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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PPE Industry Articles
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