S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol83 No7 July 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 The Retail
- Edcon: Rays of hope for footwear department staff.
5 Trends: Sneakers - more of the same or time up?
- Tri-Africa's Richard Dixon, Dangee Carken's Michael Craft, Puma's Brett Bellinger, Skechers' Marvin Bernstein and Superga SA's David Abramsohn think sneakers are forever.
- GA Creative Brands' Dale Strime and Geestep's Jarod Grossberg are ready for the post-sneaker world.
- FLIC's Russell Addinall says there are opportunities for more local manufacturers to join the handful making sneakers.
- What IS a sneaker, anyway?
11 R-CTFL Masterplan
- FLIC's Richard Starmer calls out TFG for its commitment in "initiating genuine response to the R-CTFL Masterplan'.
12 Business News
- Jinbo Trading: Broadening customer base.
- Natal Trimmings and the virus: One door closes...
13 Opinion - The U.S. Market
- The top trends shaping footwear today, by Beth Goldstein and Matt Powell of NPD.
14 Ancient Fashion
- Exquisitely designed 2 000-year-old Roman shoe discovered in a well.
- Ancient Scythian shoe preserved for 2 300 years.
15 Headlines
- 16 Trade Fairs.
17 Notice Board
- Obituary: Athan 'Saki' Baranos: Passionate about the important things.
19 Trade
- SARS statistics for May 2020.
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Creative Leathergoods (3), Chillisource/Shoepack (7), Dale Footwear/Hush Puppies (OFC), Freestyle (2), Jinbo Trading (6), Kaytex Belts (5), Palm Footwear/Terrapod industrial safety footwear (9), Selective International Footwear/Kaliber (4).
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Footwear Industry Articles
- Elan-Polo SA launches sneaker range made largely from recycled materials
Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – Elan-Polo SA MD Stuart Worrall has launched a sneaker range made largely from recycled materials.The Green T range – currently 5 styles selling online for R1400 – have uppers and linings made entirely from recycled polyester/PET, insoles with 85% recycled PU content, and outsoles with 35% recycle ...moreGrowing trend in the East towards factories staffed entirely by robots – rest of the world ‘being left behind’'While Europe is still focused on Industry 4.0, Asia is already gearing up for Industry 5.0, which emphasizes autonomy over mere connectivity.' ...moreTraditional Guinea Leppi fabric now officially recognised as a PGI
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (15/04/2025) – Leppi fabric dyed using local plants is the traditional fabric of the Foutah Djallon region in Guinea. Its Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) designation, recently granted by the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI), safeguards the fabric from misuse inc ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- World Leather Day… - Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourLeather Naturally again promoted World Leather Day, and luckily for its members they provided a social media kit, which people could use for participating in the promotion. Like last year this initiative is not a global leather industry initiative but a promotional action by LN, supported by LWG and SLF as described in the mentioned &ldqu ...moreUK Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists annual conference, AGM and dinner dance
The annual Conference, AGM and Dinner Dance of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists took place on 25-26th April in Glasgow.This year, there was a 2-day programme that included a field trip to Scottish Leather Group on the afternoon of Day 1, when 30 delegates had the opportunity to learn about SLG’s heritage and world l ...moreEagle Italian businesses ‘set to reopen’
Marondera, Zimbabwe – Eagle Italian Leather (Pvt) Ltd and Eagle Italian Shoes (Pvt) Ltd, which operate as a combined tanning and footwear manufacturing business and which were set up about 20 years ago to supply the Zimbabwean Government with military boots, are expecting to reopen, director Francesco Marconati said this month.He sa ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Switch to updated standard: Footwear suppliers given time limit to run out old stockPretoria, Gauteng, SA – Safety footwear suppliers have until April 2026 to sell stock made to the 2014 edition of SA National Standard (SANS) 20345.The National Regulator for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) confirmed this at a stakeholder meeting on 11 March.The SA National Standard (SANS) for safety footwear in South Africa was upgrade ...moreUnderstanding respirator PPE
The subject of Respirator Personal Protective Equipment is confusing until one understands the basic concept requirements.OHS Act defines Respiratory Protective Equipment as a device which is worn over at least the mouth and nose to prevent the inhalation of air borne hazardous chemical substances and which is of a type or conforms to a s ...moreNew standard for PFAS assessment for consumer products ‘is useful for manufacturers, consumers, laboratories, and regulators’W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S. (07 January 2025) – A new ASTM International standard will provide users with a road map for planning and executing assessments of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products and articles. The new standard, which will be published as F3700, was developed by ASTM&rsqu ...more
