S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol.7 No.32, August 9 2021This Newsletter is sponsored by SAFLIAPlease note: Click on any ad to go to the advertiser’s website
The aftermath part 4 Orkin's: Hard to forecastGermiston, Gauteng, SA – Trade has improved, although last month's looting "made business very difficult", said Ivan Orkin, whose business includes a family footwear store and 2 men's outfitters. "We weren't looted ourselves, but the centre closed for 4 days."
May's: Looted, but luckyDurban, KZN, SA – Comfort footwear specialist May's Shoes reopened on Saturday, proprietor Yusuf Kadwa said.
Company Survey: Impact of the unrestPretoria, Gauteng, SA – The Department of Trade, Industry & Competition (DTIC) is asking businesses which were affected by unrest in July to complete a survey to assist it to react appropriately. In a release, Dr. Jaywant Irkhede, Director: Leather & Footwear, Industrial Competitiveness and Growth Division: Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear, wrote:
Zuzi Designs: Bag manufacturer seeks to share space with shoe factoryPinetown, KZN, SA – Handbag manufacturer Zuzile Mchunu would like to share space with and have access to the machinery of a footwear manufacturer to expand her range. She writes:
Hush Puppies SA 'unaffected by decisions on distribution in the U.S.'Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Southern African Hush Puppies customers are "not affected at all" by a decision by the brand to close hundreds of retail accounts across North America, according to Laurence Lotzoff, MD of Hush Puppies distributor Dale Footwear.
Stock Exchange News Services (SENS) TFG - trading updateCape Town, W. Cape, SA (02 August, 2021) – - Group turnover growth of 15.8% compared to Q1 FY2020;
Death noticeBen Peters, retired former director of Tuftex Distributors, died last week, a little over a month before his 87th birthday. An obituary will follow in the August issue of S&V Footwear & Leather Goods.
They Said It"I particularly enjoyed the letter from Mike Abel. South Africa and the shoe industry here have been very good to me so I’m not bailing out. I moved from Pietermaritzburg to the Cape because my home was broken into and I had a sharp knife stuck at my throat. I fought the bugger, got the knife off him, but he escaped." - Former Conshu director Joe McGinley, now retired, writing about an article in the last edition of S&V Footwear & Leather Goods. He also said he was "having a bit of trouble with my legs, so I don't get to the pub as much as I'd like". From this you can infer that a) it doesn't pay to attack an Irish shoemaker, no matter how old, and b) Irish shoemakers always love a drink, no matter how old.
Directory and Calendar updatesThe S&V Directory and the S&V Calendar are dynamic documents, undergoing ongoing constant updating. Readers are therefore advised to refer to them at least once a week.
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
10/08/1951: Kevin Davidow, Nakara Leather, Namibia.
In Memoriam this week09/08/2013: Daniël Bruwer (Stoffel) Matthis (b. 04/05/1934), SHALC and many meat industry bodies, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA. AN URGENT REQUEST TO READERS: THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK IN THE SIX-AND-A-HALF YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PRODUCING THE NEWSLETTER THAT WE HAVE MORE NAMES IN THE IN MEMORIAM SECTION THAT UNDER BIRTHDAYS. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER READERS CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK, AND IN THE WEEKS AHEAD. PLEASE LET US KNOW.
Exchange rates1. SA Rand (ZAR)/Lesotho Loti (LSL)/Namibian Dollar (NAD)/Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
Note: For previous rates, see HERE 2. Botswana Pula (BWP)
3. Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
4. Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins pricesJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (05 August, 2021) - The current average hide price is R9.60. The current price is 1.2% higher than the average price a month ago and is 1074% higher than the average price a year ago. The range of prices reported was as follows: Minimum price: R7.13, Maximum price: R10.50. Please note, we have changed our methodology and price levels are not directly comparable to previous prices that we reported on. NB* Hide prices are determined by the average of the RMAA (Red Meat Abattoir Association) and independent companies. - Marlene Louw, senior agricultural economist, and Nkhensani Mashimbyi, agricultural economist, Absa group.
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