S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol87 No1 January 2021
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 The Master Plan
- The chains support the ultimate goal of the Master Plan, says NCRF director Michael Lawrence, which is job creation.
- Yes, local procurement is up, says TFG CEO Anthony Thunström.
05 Alternative Facts
- How much is that shoe in the window? How Dr Martens and Grasshoppers prices have escalated over the years.
06 Technology
- School lockdown delays launch of locally-made synthetic upper material.
- Main Group Technologies: Smart production with artificial intelligence.
07 Business
- Hush Puppies: Broadening the range means broadening the customer base, says Laurence Lotzoff.
- Adrian Furstenburg moves to Singapore in quest to become a global luxury brand.
- Afro Leather: The show will go on, says director San-Marie Stevens after the death of founder Elaine Coy.
10 The U.S. Market - Opinion
- 2021 outlook for sports retail, by NPD's Matt Powell..
11 Good Works And The Humble Flip Flop
- Self-taught artist Davis Ndungu has created a business making sculptures from recycled flip flops.
- The CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation urges people to take part in Flip Flop Day to make a difference to charity.
13 Notice Board
- Retirement: Lionel Astill, an innovative, insightful, sometimes acerbic contribution to SA's footwear story.
- Obituary: Neville Dodo, "Footwear SA loses a well-loved son", by Dodo's Shoes.
- Obituary: Yoosuf Bham, Megashoe's ladies' (shoe) man, Faiz Bham.
- Obituary: Alvin Naidoo, Angel Footwear's ever-helpful factory manager, by Avi Ramlakan.
- Obituary: Elaine Coy, the dynamic founder of Afro Leather, by Sandra Gordon.
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Footwear Industry Articles
- How Asics expansion in non-metro India supports local growth and echoes BRICS aspirationsJapanese 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 ...moreExpectation that December will be betterDavid Fox, Choice ClothingCape Town, W. Cape, SA - It’s been a pretty tough year for most retailers, I think – a weak Rand and cash-strapped consumers. Our Black Friday promotion will run from 21st November to 3rd December, with specials every day. The merchandise will be across the board – T-shirts, jeans, footwear. It ...moreSAFLIA: Hopefully the slide will be reversedDurban, 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 ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humourIt’s the middle-class market, not the rich, where the real money isAlthough I fully realise that luxury is a very important factor for the leather industry, I believe that we focus too much on this particular sector, and forget the day-to-day use of leather. There aren’t too many people who can afford a €100 000 bag, a &e ...moreHide demand steady amid growing global supply, gelatine plants absorbing higher number of lower gradesThe 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 outbreaksPretoria, 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
- MBA North members place in top 4 of every category in MBSA National Safety Competition – againMaster Builders Association North (MBA North) members have continued their multi-year winning streak by being placed in the top four of every category in the 2024 Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) National Safety Competition (NSC) – the flagship event for health and safety in the building industry.Gerhard Roets, Health and Safety ...moreAutomatic image recognition to identify types of wood: Harnessing AI to fight global deforestationKaiserslautern, 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 ...moreFunctionally integrated lightweight design in electric mobility: EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissionsChemnitz, Germany (02 September 2024) – More charging power, higher range, lower environmental impact: In the COOLBat joint research project, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have teamed up with partners to develop next-generation battery enclosures for electric vehicles. Th ...more