S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol83 No6 June 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 The Economy
- Edcon: The billions owed to suppliers.
6 Exports
- Statistics, knock-offs and the virus have set SA back, says SAFLEC, so it's 'time to get back on our feet and start again'.
7 Retailing
- Street trading: Independents vs hawkers, foreigners and second hand goods - Durban's CBD.
10 Compassion
- 1. There's life after liquidation: Aubrey Neimann on how to survive.
- 2. Debt relief for consumers: ImStaying and Pep launch 'Lay-Bye Buddy Initiative' to help customers pay off debt.
11 Opinion - The U.S. Market
- Sports retail under Covid-19, by Matt Powell of NPD.
12 Trends & Fashion
- Micam: Spring-Summer 2021 trends unveiled.
- What's hot by Dangee Carken's Madelein Kearns.
- Walmart introduces used apparel to its stores.
18 Notice Board
- Obituary: Cyril Saxe, the last of the great wholesalers.
- Narrow escape for former Green Cross staff member Pierre Marais after horror smash.
- Down Memory Lane: A photo from agent Ivor Saks' album.
19 Trade
- SARS statistics for April 2020.
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Creative Leathergoods (9), Freestyle (5), Kaytex Belts (7), Palm Footwear/Terrapod industrial safety footwear (OFC), Selective International Footwear/Kaliber (2).
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Footwear Industry Articles
- Rip Curl, Kathmandu owner KMD Brands preliminary result: Second half improvementChristchurch, New Zealand (20 August 2024) – KMD Brands Limited provides the following unaudited preliminary results for the year ending 31 July 2024 (“FY24”): Rip Curl and Kathmandu sales have shown continued improvement on first half sales trends during both the third and fourth quarters of FY24, as outlined below. ...moreTheir strategy hasn’t unfolded as they expectedCape Town, W. Cape, SA – Yes, Nike has been down this road before. Their current new Global Strategy to streamline their distribution was implemented and we independent businesses were out of their bigger plan. This sadly led to many independent retailers, dependent onNike, Adidas, NB, etc., to close down or to downscale their opera ...more‘We have and will continue to investigate sourcing opportunities for apparel’
Several SA raw materials make it into H&M’s value chain, but so far, no finished goods ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Celebrity panel to judge ‘Real Leather’ competition
Washington, DC, U.S. (16 August 2024) – The promotional blog Real Leather. Stay Different. (RLSD), funded by the Leather & Hide Council of America (LHCA) to promote U.S. leather internationally, organises an annual international student design competition. It has issued the following release: ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humour" You can’t help those who don’t help themselvesThe International Trade Centre in Geneva spent a large amount of money in order to analyse the leather value chain in Mongolia. An extensive value chain study was made from the raising of the animals up to the finished product. The ITC presented a strategy proposal to the Go ...moreCangilones Drums: All-in-one production and environmental solution
This drum technology can offer the highest leather quality with savings of 70% in energy, 60% in water, 48% in space, 30% in water treatment cost, 50% in maintenance cost and an important saving in the cost of investment in new facilities ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Afreximbank and Africa CDC join hands to strengthen health systems in AfricaCairo, Egypt (19 June 2024) – On 04 June, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) entered into a cooperation agreement with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to leverage their strengths in boosting health systems across Africa and improving the livelihoods of African citizens. This milestone agreeme ...moreUnderstanding the issues using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in OHS
Artificial intelligence is an innovative and transformative technology that has been making waves across various industries & today is the big buzzword in business. But very few of us understand what AI is and means, including OHS practitioners who are starting to use AI in the OHS field.Firstly, the Occupation Health & Safety fie ...moreDangee Carken enters safety footwear
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Fashion footwear company Dangee Carken has entered the safety footwear market with its Grittgear brand.Safety footwear industry veteran Mark Silverman has joined as a director of Dangee leading its safety division.“With three decades in the workwear industry, I have gained an in-depth understanding ...more
