S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol83 No3 March 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 Business
- Bounty Brands 'not affected' by Coast2Coast business rescue.
4 The Coronavirus
- Have imports been affected? Not yet, seems to be the answer.
5 Has the Masterplan led to more business for local factories?
- The retailers who have signed up to source more locally.
- Angel Footwear: Not so far.
- Bolton Footwear: It's opening doors.
- Burhose: A change of attitude.
- Caprini Footwear: Definitely more opportunities.
- Corrida Shoes: Much the same as last year.
- Prisaan Footwear: Up 50% for winter.
- Saddler Belts: Capacity needs to be built up over time.
7 The U.S. Market - Opinion
- The sports business in an Olympic year.
- Sneakernomics: Opportunities in sports retail, by Matt Powell of NPD.
8 Shop Fittings
- Point-of-sale fittings manufacturer launches range made from elephant grass.
9 Trends & Fashion
- GA Creative Brands: Preparing for the post sneaker world.
- Roberto Morino relaunch.
- Forecasts from Dangee Carken.
11 Trade
- SARS statistics for January 2020.
11 Notice Board
- Retirement: Arnold Buckby, agent.
- Obituary: Michael Wakeling, Millana and Matchpoint Agencies.
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In The Next Issue:
- What's wrong with our CBDs? Durban as a case-in-point.
Footwear Industry Articles
- How Asics expansion in non-metro India supports local growth and echoes BRICS aspirations
Japanese sportswear brand Asics is making notable progress in expanding into India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities to meet the rising demand for athleisure outside major metro areas. According to Economic Times, by the end of 2024, Asics plans to operate 120 stores across the country, driven by a surge in e-commerce sales from non-m ...moreSAFLIA: Hopefully the slide will be reversed
Durban, KZN, SA – My forecast for 2024 is that production will be 12.5% down on last year. Meaning 41,690,000 pairs.The last time we saw such low volumes was in 2007.My forecast for next year is that production will be stabilised at the same level as this year – let’s say 42,000,000 pairs. However, with some serious inte ...moreThe Complete Shoemaker – and Golfer
Obituary: Michael Lambrakis – Scotts Group, Frame Group, Poly-Soles, OG Footwear, Kalistos Footwear, Lambella Footwear, Andreoli Shoes, ShoePairMarket (04/04/1945-20/09/2024) ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Rolfes Leather: New owners give it entrée to more African marketsBoksburg, Gauteng, SA – Rolfes Leather and the other 4 divisions which collectively make up the Rolfes Group have been acquired by the Solevo Group, a pan-African distributor of specialty chemicals.In a statement, Solevo said it had bought 100% of Rolfes Group in a deal backed by Solevo’s owner, London-based Development Partne ...moreHide demand steady amid growing global supply, gelatine plants absorbing higher number of lower grades
The picture I get of the leather industry globally is that it is losing share in all its markets for a variety of reasons. In South Africa, the situation is compounded by cash-strapped consumers choosing cheaper alternatives. Cape Produce Company is at the beginning of the leather process, and it supplies all leather markets in SA and internationally. I asked CEO Benjy Lapiner if the picture is as bleak as I’m told. No, he said, but… ...moreUpdate on FMD in SA: 4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease outbreaks
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (25 October 2024) – The Department of Agriculture has announced that the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, which occurred during 2021-2022, has been successfully resolved in the North West, Free State, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga Provinces. These provinces, which were initially impacted by the outbreak, have n ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Circular economy: Fungal mycelium as the basis for sustainable products
Potsdam, Germany (02 September 2024) – Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing sustainable, biodegradable materials. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP in ...moreArtificial intelligence for Clinical Pathology: Data-efficient foundation model for biomarker detection
Bremen, Germany (02 September 2024) – The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems shows promise in medicine, where they can be used to detect diseases earlier, improve treatments, and ease staff workloads. But their performance depends on how well the AI is trained. A new multi-task approach to training AI makes it possible to t ...moreAutomatic image recognition to identify types of wood: Harnessing AI to fight global deforestation
Kaiserslautern, Germany (02 September 2024) – The new European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is intended to prevent goods marketed in the EU from contributing to the spread of deforestation. When a wood product is brought into the EU market, for example, there must be documentation of which types of wood were used to produce it, a ...more
