S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol.7 No.19, May 10 2021This Newsletter is sponsored by SAFLIAPlease note: Click on any ad to go to the advertiser’s website
Shoe Junxion: End of grants hurts retailSasolburg, Free State, SA – The phasing out of the Covid-related monthly R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants has been felt at retail, Shoe Junxion director Kirit Mistry said.
Memories: Dependent on tourism upswingKnysna, W. Cape, SA – Memories, which sells and eclectic mix of footwear, leather goods, headwear and jewellery, "is very reliant on tourists, international and local," said Morné Pienaar, son of the owner, Corrie Hofmeyr. He owned a similar business, with the same name, in Bloemfontein before closing it and joining his mother.
VF Corporation announces fourth quarter fiscal 2021 earnings dateDenver, USA – (Business Wire)--VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) plans to release its fourth quarter fiscal 2021 financial results on Friday, May 21, 2021, at approximately 6:55 a.m. ET. Following the news release, VF management will host a conference call at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET to review results.
They Said It"Decided I was still too young to be a pensioner and managed to acquire the Calvin Klein franchise/distributorship for our territory." - Stan Kotkin, formerly of Footwear Trading. He turns 80 in September. "No, I'm not involved in footwear, and I never want to be again." - Anthony Cotterell, former owner of mini-chain Makk Footwear, which he closed 6 years ago.
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
10/05/1950: Brian da Costa, agent, Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA.
In Memoriam this week10/05/2011: Albino Rodrigues De Oliveira (b. 09/01/1944), Andreoli Shoes/Giorgio Marelli/Sabrina Shoes [all closed], Durban. Have you let us know about your birthday, or the birthdays of your colleagues? Our readers love this section, so please become part of it. This also applies to the In Memoriam section. Help us remember former colleagues.
Exchange rates1. SA Rand (ZAR)/Lesotho Loti (LSL)/Namibian Dollar (NAD)/Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
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3. Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
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ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins pricesJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (May 06, 2021) - The current average hide price decreased by 15.8% to R7.56/kg from R8.98/kg a week ago. The current price is 16.4% higher than the average price a month ago and is 821% higher than the average price a year ago. Market stakeholders reports that demand is softening which is putting downward pressure on price. NB* Hide prices are determined by the average of the RMAA (Red Meat Abattoir Association) and independent companies. - Abrie Rautenbach, head Absa agribusiness, Marlene Louw, senior agricultural economist, Absa group.
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Classified AdvertsAgent wantedNew brand, *Gaby and Butch*, ladies', men's and children's leather footwear, seeks an agent to cover Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Free State.
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