S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol82 No10 Dec 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 2020 Forecast
- Mark Gibbings, Footwear Components Cluster: A long road and a reduced budget, but cluster should be up soon.
- Noel Whitehead, SAFLIA: Masterplan will give local manufacturers the edge.
- Mandy Owen, SA Manufacturers of Luggage, Handbags & General Goods: From every problem, several opportunities.
- Richard Starmer and Russell Addinall, FLIC: Aiming for 2020 vision in 2020.
- Sanjay Pattundeen, SAFLEC: Poised for growth.
9 Black Friday
- Black Friday in the U.S. through the eyes of NPD industry advisors and analysts; a very mixed picture.
- Black Friday in SA: One chain retailer's experience.
11 Notice Board
- Obituary for Joe Hembrow, formerly of Millana.
13 Doing Things Differently
- Matsidiso: A brand for the 'liberated'.
15 Marketing
- Digital marketing: Social media are the evolved version of word-of-mouth, says Shikaar Mahabir of Activate.
16 E-tailing
- Deep diving into the latest e-commerce trends in Asia.
12 And Now For Something Completely Different
- The curious origin of the high heel.
17 Trends
- It's official...2020 will be BLUE, says Pantone.
Advertisers in this Issue
Activate (2), Chillisource/Shoepack (5), Creative Leathergoods Manufacturers (6), Europa Art (OFC), Kaytex Belts (3, 8), Mossop Leather (4), Strassberger's (7).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Mixed messages from Deckers Brands results
Goleta, California, USA (23 October 2025) – Hoka grew by 11.1% to US$634.1 million and Ugg grew by 10.1% to $759.6 million in Deckers Brands’ second fiscal quarter ended 30 September, the company announced.Sales of its ‘other brands’, now mainly Teva and Ahnu following the phase-out of its Koolaburra operations, de ...moreThe basic that must be comfortable, last for a long time, and cost very little
This is the peak season for retailers to stock school shoes, the unglamorous staple which underpins so much of the SA footwear industry. Palm Footwear is one of the most successful school shoe suppliers, and here MD Rajeev Pattundeen answers our questions about what consumers expect and retailers need from this category, and what the future holds. ...moreObituary: Miles O’Brien – Sportshoe, Jordan Shoes (08/02/1950-26/10/2025) Some See the Crescent, He Saw the Whole of the Moon
Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – Miles O’Brien went to Progress College in Rondebosch and studied marketing at Cape Technikon. His first job was at Standard Bank in Plumstead for a short period of time, then onto the City Tramways for 10 years.Sportshoe was owned by Benny Stoltzman (who also owned Vogue Shoes) who had the agency for A ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- SA ostrich leather exporters still seeking solutions to U.S. tariffsCape Town/Oudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – Thurling Investments MD Vidrik Thurling said his business and its manufacturing partner, Ostriland Import Export, were “still negotiating with clients” over how to cope with the tariffs. “30% is a huge number,” he said. “There isn’t a simple solution.”Arno ...moreAvian influenza leads to ostrich cull in CanadaAccording to multiple media reports, Canada’s food inspection agency is to cull – has probably culled, by the time this is published – close to 400 ostriches on Universal Ostrich Farms, near the town of Edgewood, British Columbia, following an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza.The outbreak was first picked up in May, but ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Ethiopia 2As per coincidence, the day that S&V published the October Pill about the Development Aid which was focussed on the results obtained by UNIDO in Ethiopia, I was able to access a document published by UNIDO on their website called "Independent Evaluation of LEATHER INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT CREATION (LISEC) &ndash ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Software supports safe, controlled detonations of aerial bombs
Numerical models for the risk assessment of underground shock waves ...moreSELECTING JOB TASK PPEThe issue of ‘Selecting Job Task Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)’ seems a simple undertaking, but at many levels, it is a fairly complex issue, because for each type of PPE there are usually various product variants available for the different risks and exposures related to specific job task work occurrences and events.To ...moreFidelity acquires SSG Holdings to grow to nearly 70 000 staff over more than 250 locationsJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (17 September 2025) – Fidelity Services Group has acquired a majority shareholding in SSG Holdings, following all requisite regulatory approvals. The acquisition will expand Fidelity’s footprint to more than 256 locations and grow its workforce to approximately 69 200 employees across Southern Africa. ...more
