![]() S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol.6 No.15, April 14, 2020This Newsletter is sponsored by SAFLIAPlease note: Click on any ad to go to the advertiser’s website
Chains seek end to retail standstillTalks around local sourcing also to continue
Covid-19: More DTIC notificationsPretoria, Gauteng, SA – Dr Jaywant Irkhede, Director: Leather & Footwear at the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition (DTIC), last week forwarded more announcements.
Zambeef starts mass face mask productionLusaka, Zambia – Zambeef’s Zamshu shoe division is using its stitching expertise to make thousands of face masks to help protect people from the COVID-19 disease. The company has bought more than K100,000 of fabric and is aiming to make 25,000 protective masks over the next 8 weeks.
Ihlobo Footwear: Extension for offersPietermaritzburg, KZN, SA – Following a request by the DTIC because of the lockdown, Berrangé Inc., the liquidator of Ihlobo Footwear, has granted an extension to local manufacturers to make offers on the equipment until close of business on May 1, professional assistant Marcel Nel confirmed last week.
NULAW statement on wages over lockdownBy Ashley Benjamin, general secretary, National Union of Leather and Allied Workers
Death noticeDurban, KZN, SA – Malcolm Hill, who spent most of his long footwear career with Bata SA, died on April 3, aged 88, after a long illness. An obituary will be carried in the May edition of S&V Footwear & Leather Goods.
Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) Woolworths - Covid-19 update and trading statementThe impact of the COVID-19 virus is being felt across all markets in which the Group operates. The Group is actively pursuing operational steps and considering strategic options to best mitigate the impacts of the crisis and to ensure the appropriate robust response in this developing situation.
And now the good news...(there's always some)SA mining industry, government and unions 'agree to sector reboot from 16 April' - Headline in Business Maverick, April 09.
They Said It"Technically it's a Saturday, as my wife keeps reminding me. But if you send me a WhatsApp, I can say I'm going to the toilet or something and then I can check my emails." - National Clothing Retail Federation executive director Michael Lawrence.
Got anything you'd like to share?Do you have any suggestions, comments or experiences about the lockdown that you'd like to share with the industry? We will publish the throughout the lockdown, so please let us know. - tony@svmag.co.za
Updating the 2020 S&V DirectoryI am using the lockdown to complete the 2020 edition of the S&V Directory. Something productive you could do with your lockdown time is to let me know if you have moved, had any other address or staff changes in the last 12 months. Please mail to tony@svmag.co.za.
2020 Trade Fairs Another essential service from S&VPlease note that we have updated most 2020 trade fairs and conferences on our website, linked to their websites: http://www.svmag.co.za/events
Exchange ratesSource: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator/
ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins pricesHide prices (March 25, 2020) - Please note: We will not be sending out any hide reports for the next 3 weeks due to the lockdown period. The hide markets will be closed. - Conce Moraba, agricultural economist, Absa group.
13/04/1970: Jason Wilkins, agent/retailer, Johannesburg. ![]()
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