S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol83 No8 August 2020
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 The Retail
- Edgars: Back in business.
04 Businesses
- Bolton Footwear: Busier than we expected to be, but we need to be much busier still, says CEO Alan Fleetwood.
- Handel Street Upholsterers: How an automotive aftermarket specialist has converted to making Covid products, including shoe covers.
- Tika Shoes: A small market remains in Zimbabwe for men's fashion, says MD Hashmook Naran.
- Zamleather: Designing basics for the Zambian home market.
07 The U.S. Market
- Second half predictions for U.S. sports retail, by Matt Powell of NPD.
- Booming sneaker business because of back-to-school, writes former Zimbabwean footwear manufacturer Tinashe Mandirahwe.
09 Headlines
- From global trade media.
11 Trade Fairs & Conventions
- Messe Frankfurt SA to hold virtual trade show for 2020 edition of Allfashion Sourcing.
- Italian fairs to go ahead with September editions.
12 Notice Board
- Retiring: Odette Vosloo, Leather Industry Sick Fund.
- Retiring: Brian Zyster, JoJo IV U.
- Retirement voice: Ross James, formerly Olympic Footwear.
- Obituary: Malcolm Novos, Economic Shoe Store.
- Obituary: Averson Govender, Leatherhaven.
- Obituary: Carlo Longano, The Biodynamics Institute.
- Obituary: John Kellett, Durata Shoeworks.
- Obituary: Malcolm Ramakrishna, Eco Rubber.
17 SAFLEC AGM
- Presentations by chairman Sanjay Pattundeen and executive director Nerisha Jairaj.
21 Trends & Fashion
- Is Birkenstock's Arizona sandal 'the world's hottest shoe'?.
21 Trade
- SARS statistics for June 2020.
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Footwear Industry Articles
- SAFLEC AGM 2026: Strengthening of relationships between industry organisations and government a key development
This has been a defining year for the South African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC). It has been a year of innovation, collaboration and meaningful progress, where together with our members and strategic partners, we have continued to strengthen the competitiveness of South Africa's footwear and leather industry while creat ...morePlastics SA ‘celebrates 30 years of inspiring South Africans to take action against litter’ – but so much more is needed
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Plastics SA, the umbrella body which represents all sectors of the SA plastics industry, will hold its 30th annual ‘Clean-Up and Recycle Week’ from 14-20 September.In a release, Plastics SA said the annual event “has grown into one of South Africa’s largest collaborative environmen ...moreComrades Expo 2026
Durban, KZN, SA – The exhibitor list at the Comrades Expo, from 11-13 June, has shown an evolution in the types of companies exhibiting. Just 1 running footwear supplier, Ikhambi Distribution, promoting its Hoka brand, was there.Technical sock suppliers, however, were well represented, with Balega, Falke, Sox Footwear and The Hirst ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Beyond the data trap: Why better decisions matter more than just more data
On 1st July 2026 I presented at the FILK Leather Days conference and asked the delegates to consider “Sustainability through a new lens: resetting how we view impacts in the leather value chain”. This month’s article therefore explores this idea a little more with a focus on how we view data and whether it can blind us t ...moreOBLIQUITY
Shareholder value is usually the result of running a good business, not a reliable operational principle for running one ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Over and AgainThe EU announced that hides and skins could be removed from the EUDR directive's deforestation commodities. Could! Last month, like many others, I thought that the decision had been taken, but that doesn’t seem to be correct. The final decision will be taken after public feedback. Yeah, you read this right: after public feedback. As ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Global stage for occupational safety innovations: exhibitor registration for A+A 2027 has begun
Düsseldorf, Germany – The next A+A fair will be held from 19 to 22 October 2027.Since 16 June 2026 exhibitors have been able to register for A+A 2027. Companies and organisations from around the world are invited to introduce their innovations and solutions for safety and health at work and sustainable prevention to an int ...moreCONSIDERING A PPE MATRIX
What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) do we need to have on site to reduce and manage the workplace and environmental exposure risks to our employees?Safety and mining legislation place the responsibility on employers to ensure that they provide and maintain working environments that are safe and without risk to the health on employees ...moreStatistical shape modelling for population-specific respirator design: Addressing fit failure in South African populations
Respirators are widely regarded as the last line of defence against hazardous airborne exposures. Whether protecting healthcare workers from tuberculosis, laboratory personnel from infectious samples, or workers exposed to carcinogenic dusts and fumes, respirators are often relied upon when other controls cannot eliminate exposure. This r ...more
