S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol88 No9 September 2022
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Upfront
- allfashion Sourcing gears up for first show in 3 years.
05 Local Sourcing
- Woolworths: Growing local sourcing and aiming to change mindsets and add design skills, says technical manager, footwear & accessories Jonathan Hagan.
- ...and there was good news for Woolworths' apparel in the annual report.
07 Sport
- Comrades shoe count: Surprisingly consistent, writes The Sweat Shop's Jax Snyman.
09 Innovation
- Introducing Zyler: A new way for consumers to virtually 'try on' garments.
11 The US Market
- Retail rebalances as consumers return to work, school and play.
- Sales of dresses grow 42% and surpass pre-pandemic levels, says NPD.
13 Casual Footwear
- Genuine Grasshoppers: 'Style is just a step away.'
- Rossimoda: Creating legacies since 1977.
15 Safety Footwear
- Foot care in the workplace is more than just appropriate footwear.
19 Notice Board
- Obituary for Katz Footwear's Graeme Katz: Humble, honourable, talented, decent.
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Footwear Industry Articles
- 2025 FORECASTSBy common consent, 2024 has been a difficult year for almost all businesses, organisations, government departments and people in the SA leather value chain. The main exceptions would have been successful exporters, because the domestic market has been getting poorer year after year. The underlying reasons are mostly to do with the policie ...moreHow 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 ...moreThe Complete Shoemaker – and GolferObituary: Michael Lambrakis – Scotts Group, Frame Group, Poly-Soles, OG Footwear, Kalistos Footwear, Lambella Footwear, Andreoli Shoes, ShoePairMarket (04/04/1945-20/09/2024) ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Hide 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… ...moreGroenewald returns to OPSAOudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – Newald Groenewald rejoined Ostrich Products SA (OPSA) in September as tannery manager.He started at the then Klein Karoo International in 1991 before joining OPSA as tannery manager in 2015. He joined Le Croc as tannery manager in 2021, and left there earlier this year. ...moreLULUC: Explaining the link between deforestation and the leather industryLand use and land use change (LULUC) refers to the study area in general – that is the study of how global land use change (commonly through human intervention) results in increased atmospheric emissions. The obvious emission is that if the forest is burnt, the emissions are directly released into the atmosphere. However, the change ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Test methods for breathability of infant products focus of new subcommitteeSubcommittee F15.12 aims to fill the gap on breathing hazards for infant products W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S. (26 September 2024) – ASTM’s consumer products committee (F15) has begun a new subcommittee on Firmness and Breathability of Juvenile Products (F15.12) on infant breathability test methods. The subcommitt ...moreHow dangerous is Radon?Radon is estimated to cause 3% to 14% percent of all lung cancer cases in the world, depending on where you live and how much radon you are exposed to.Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible and odourless gas that enters homes and workplaces unnoticed. It can pose a serious health risk at elevated levels for a prolonged period. But what ...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 ...more