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S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol87 No5 May 2021

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IN THIS ISSUE:

03 This Month's Focus Sector: Safety Footwear
- Local production up, imports down, pressure on prices.
- 'Our relationship with industry is good,' says NRCS.
- The NRCS needs to do what it's supposed to do; Sourcing from China hasn't been a problem; Swing to lower priced boots, but demand is good, says Rebel's Gavin Cooke.
- PPE budgets stretched, but sales up, says BBF's Ndlela Mazibuko.
- NRCS has an enormous task, but the process needs to be speeded up, says BBF's Eugene du Toit.
- Pandemic has helped us take market share from importers, says Bata SA's Michael Wyatt.
- Plan. Support your customers. Grow, says ProFit Safety Footwear's Nick Bryant.

13 The U.S. Market
- Sneakernomics: Team sports equipment recap for Q1 2021, by Matt Powell of NPD.

14 SA Sports Retail
- Locally, sports retailers are also seeing an upturn, say Mike's Sports' Mike Augoustides and Sports 'n All's Pierre Coetzer.

14 Sustainability
- Law firm Webber Wentzel explains the likely implications for all stages of the value chain of new legislation on packaging.
- Sustainability in fashion must be eco- and budget-friendly, says Kristen Classi-Zummo of NPD.

16 Innovations
- Joe Nimble launches post exercise 'foot recovery sandal'.

17 Online Retail
- The impact of online retailing on China's apparel market - an article by inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS.

18 Trade Fairs
- MICAM ready to start again, but digital event has proved its value and will remain.



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BBF Safety Group (OFC), Creative Leathergoods (3), Deluxe Footwear (5), Freestyle (2), Hi-Tec/Magnum (11), Kaliber (9), Rebel Safetygear (7), Saddler Belts (6), Woodland (4).


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- Focus Sector: Outdoor Footwear.

Out on June 11

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  • Effects of the pandemic: Local production up, imports down, pressure on prices
    More than any other footwear category in South Africa, safety footwear has so far survived the pandemic relatively unscathed - no life support from government, and apparently no casualties. It helped that its status as part of PPE, and therefore an essential service, allowed it to operate, albeit on a reduced scale, during the strictest p ...more
  • Rebel Safety Gear - Q&A with Gavin Cooke, MD
    - The NRCS needs to do what it's supposed to dorn- Sourcing from China hasn't been a problemrn- Swing to lower priced boots, but demand is good ...more
  • PPE budgets stretched, but sales up
    Q&A with Ndlela Mazibuko, BBF Safety Group sales managerHow well has the safety footwear market held up over the past 18 months? Are there any noticeable changes in the quantities your customers are buying, in the price points that they're buying, or in the end customers that they're supplying? (e.g. is mining down but some other sect ...more
  • They have an enormous task, but the process needs to be speeded up
    Eugene du Toit, BBF Safety Group technical managerTo start, we’d like to acknowledge the work the NRCS is doing with regards to safety footwear and the PPE categories they regulate.  The enormity of the task is sometimes overlooked but, taking into account that safety footwear only came into the NRCS portfolio a few years ago, ...more
  • Pandemic has helped us take market share from importers
    Q&A with Michael Wyatt, MD Bata SAHow happy or otherwise is your business with the NRCS? Do you have numbers for all your styles? What are the problems, for safety footwear suppliers, with what the NRCS is doing? Bata has a good relationship with NRCS. However, South Africa would benefit from speeding up the turnaround time of ne ...more
  • Plan. Support your customers. Grow.
    Q&A with Nick Bryant, national sales manager, ProFit Safety FootwearYou have said that ProFit Safety Footwear has secured 18% growth year on year through Covid-19. How do you get shipping berths? This is the crystal ball part of the game. The “Magic 8 Ball” gets a shake as we ask the question…will the vessel be ...more
  • Joe Nimble launches post exercise 'foot recovery sandal' 
    The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A. – ‘Functional Footwear’ specialist Joe Nimble has developed a 'recovery sandal' for runners – with assistance from Footwear Innovation Lab GmbH and  global chemical company Huntsman Corporation. The so-called 'recoverToes'  sandals, which are designed to rehabilitate tired fee ...more
  • The Impact of Online Retailing on China’s Apparel Market
    Consumers are increasingly turning towards online retailers to buy apparel. In China, e-commerce now accounts for over one quarter of all non-food retailing. How can brands succeed in this competitive market? It would be wrong to think the 2020 pandemic caused consumers to shift their shopping habits away from ‘bricks and mortar&rsq ...more
  • 'Our relationship with industry is good', says NRCS
    Mirriam Moswaane, head of communications and marketing at the NRCS, responded to our questionsHow does the NRCS view its relationship with the safety footwear industry in terms of compliance and co-operation? The relationship is good. How does the NRCS react to criticisms such as:Why do approvals take a long time? This is due to the ...more
  • Team sports equipment recap for Q1 2021
    April 23, 2021 - The strong trend we saw in golf and team sports equipment under COVID has continued into 2021, with a few notable exceptions. Sales growth for Q1 was robust, up more than 50% compared to 2020 and up more than 40% compared to 2019. There, of course, were several one-offs that drove these trends: the third stimulus check, t ...more
  • Locally, sports retailers are also seeing an upturn
    We asked a number of South African sports goods retailers to comment on the NPD report. Two responded. Mike Augoustides, partner, Mike's SportsCape Town, W. Cape, SA - Generally there has been a more positive sentiment since the beginning of May. Team sports have started to begin again albeit in a staggered manner. Some clubs are tra ...more
  • Brand owners, manufacturers, importers, retailers BEWARE!
     On 5 May 2021 the Regulations Regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR Regs) came into force under the Waste Act.  On the same day, the second round of amendments to the EPR Regs were finally published after extensive consultation with the affected sectors. The significance of the EPR Regs cannot be understated.  Th ...more
  • Sustainability in fashion must be eco- and budget-friendly
    For Millennials and Gen Xers, some of the most popular videos on TikTok (aside from the ones telling us our jeans are out of style) are ones that allow us to relive the nostalgia of our youth. I was recently brought back to my pre-teen adolescence when a particular video showcased a book in The Baby-Sitters Club series, “Dawn Saves ...more
  • MICAM 'ready to start again, but digital event has proved its value and will remain'
    Milan, Italy (May 13, 2021) - The Italian government’s recent announcement of a date for starting physical trade fair events again "makes us cautiously optimistic about the future,” says Assocalzaturifici and MICAM Chair Siro Badon. “We’re working on a new 3-day formula rather than the usual 4 days, guarantee ...more

Footwear Industry Articles

  • Grasshoppers Trooper, first school shoe in South Africa to acquire the prestigious Banzi Feet Gold Certification
    The journey of BanziFeet began in 2015 with research to compare the foot measurements of German and South African children and adolescents. Research revealed significant differences in foot shape and size between the 2 groups. It also found that 91% of South African participants grew up habitually barefoot, and 67% of their school shoes w ...more
  • AI is putting an end to counterfeit sneakers
    Osmo’s AI-powered scent authentication machine in action, revolutionizing the fight against counterfeit sneakers by detecting unique chemical profiles with remarkable precision.As the sneaker resale market continues to boom, counterfeit goods remain a persistent concern for both luxury and mass-market brands. Counterfeiters have bec ...more
  • NCRF: ‘A very complicated stew’
    Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – The NCRF has 10 members with very different approaches to all sorts of things, so a forecast is difficult.We’re keeping an eye on factors including reduced interest rates, the two-pot retirement system, and political outcomes, and there is a degree of optimism, but I’m not willing to attach any f ...more
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  • Slaves
    Publicity has always been a very important trade tool and its use to sell products goes back ‘ages’. The use of publicity is becoming more and more important as people, the consumers, are not thinking anymore with their own heads, but follow what others, so-called self-promoted influencers, tell them how to behave, how to dres ...more
  • Fusion achieves LWG silver rating
    Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – Fusion Leather World (Pty) Ltd is the 11th South African tannery to become a Leather Working Group (LWG) certified supplier. It has been awarded a silver rating.“It’s now expected of leather exporters to have certification,” said MD Denzil Spolander. “Most of our growth will be from e ...more
  • Agency company changes
    Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – Gert Bosch and Arné Husselman left TST Agencies earlier this year.Bosch started Bosch Technical Services (Pty) Ltd (BTS), which began trading on 01 March, servicing the tanning industry. He represents a number of principals including some formerly represented by TST.Husselman has left the industry and ...more
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