S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol89 No1 January 2023
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IN THIS ISSUE:
02 Innovation
- Virtual try-on arrives in fashion stores.
03 Trade Fairs & Events
- Première Vision Paris' Maison d'Exceptions: The search for something different.
04 Global Markets
- Italy: First 9 months of 2022, turnover up 13.9%, exports up 23.7%, writes ASSOCALZATURIFICI's Fabiana Tempestini.
- USA: Repositioning retail for 2023.
- Maximising the opportunity with minimised apparel spending, by Kristen Classi-Zummo. - From accessories to necessities, by Beth Goldstein.
- Footwear will need to keep pace with changing demands, by Beth Goldstein. - The NPD Group announces winners of US outdoor sports retail performance awards. - Switzerland: Richemont reports sales increase of 8% for 3rd quarter and 18% for 9 months to end December.
10 Fashion
- Stadio end-of-year show.
16 Sustainability
- 'Plastics industry, government and society all want the same thing: to reduce plastic pollution,' says Plastics SA's Anton Hanekom.
- Concerns grow over harmful substances used for water, oil and dirt repellent properties in clothing, says SGS.
14 Headlines with Tinashe Mandirahwe
- Clarks put under microscope and found wanting.
- Kiwi Shoe Polish UK goes the way of the Dodo.
- Adidas loses against Thom Browne in 'stripe showdown'.
16 Notice Board
- Long service for NBCLI's Ashley Pillay.
- Obituary: David Buckingham of Royal Adhesives.
- Obituary: Reg Hattingh, commission agent.
18 Trade Statistics
- SA footwear and accessories trade statistics for November 2022.
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Footwear Industry Articles
- Expectation 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 ...more2025 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 aspirations
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Leather Industry Articles
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IntroductionEnzymatic bating is an important part of the leather making process. Bating enzymes help remove unwanted skin components from the hide structure, as well as any scud present on the grain layer. Good bating leads to clean, soft leather. Under bating results in poor removal of unwanted skin components, and a firmer crust leather ...moreRolfes Leather: New owners give it entrée to more African marketsBoksburg, Gauteng, SA – Rolfes Leather and the other 4 divisions which collectively make up the Rolfes Group have been acquired by the Solevo Group, a pan-African distributor of specialty chemicals.In a statement, Solevo said it had bought 100% of Rolfes Group in a deal backed by Solevo’s owner, London-based Development Partne ...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 ...moreFunctionally integrated lightweight design in electric mobility: EV battery enclosures with lower carbon emissions
Chemnitz, 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 ...moreMBA North members place in top 4 of every category in MBSA National Safety Competition – again
Master 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 ...more
