S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol.7 No.42, October 18 2021This Newsletter is sponsored by SAFLIAPlease note: Click on any ad to go to the advertiser’s website
APLF 2023 will go ahead - in DubaiHong Kong – After repeated postponements followed by cancellations of the 2020 and 2021 events, APLF Leather, Materials+ and Fashion Access will be held in 2022 at their normal time of year - 30 March to 01 April - but will be held in Dubai, organiser APLF Ltd announced in a Zoom press conference last Wednesday.
Online retailer HomeChoice shuts fashion divisionCape Town, W. Cape, SA – Online retailer HomeChoice Holdings has closed its fashion division, effective last week. At the time of writing, it had not responded to a query about the reasons behind the closure, or how many staff were affected.
Vietnam overtakes China in textile upper footwearWellington, W. Cape, SA – According to World Footwear, in 2020 Vietnam was responsible for more than one quarter of the world’s exports, and climbed to the leadership of the table of the top 10 exporters of textile footwear.
Zimbabwe moves to maintain financial stabilityIn Zimbabwe, where importers bid for US dollars, the black market is threatening stability.
Stock Exchange News Services (SENS) Steinhoff updatesOn Friday, News24 reported that the Constitutional Court had refused Steinhoff's application for leave to appeal a ruling by a lower court that found it has jurisdiction to hear a liquidation case against the retailer.
They Said It"Just hope that SASRIA will continue to pay out to their customers so that retailers can get going again. It ‘s been 3 months after the looting/riots and a lot of the rebuilding has not yet taken place. Carte Blanche covered it very well Sunday 10th October 2021. It is so sad to see how the independent retailers are trying to get everything together again – the state of their stores/buildings is dreadful – wonder if Durban will ever be the same again." - Sue Isaacson, agent, Durban, KZN, SA.
In case you missed it! Surf & Skate is the focus sector of the latest issue of S&V Footwear & Leather Goods magazineS&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol87 No9 September 2021 IN THIS ISSUE:
Got anything you'd like to share?Do you have any suggestions, comments or experiences about the industry that you'd like to share with the industry? - tony@svmag.co.za
18/10/1967: Chetan Jeram, Concept Distributors, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
In Memoriam this week18/10/2000: Manuel da Costa (b. 13/09/1930), the Superior Footwear Group [closed], Harare, Zimbabwe. 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.
DeathsDebbie Ditchfield, formerly with machinery supplier Shoetech Engineering in Pinetown, KZN, SA, died on 03 July, of Covid, aged 45. An obituary will follow in the October edition of S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine.
New subscribers this weekJanet Scott, brand manager, Intershu, Germiston, Gauteng, SA.
Classified AdvertsFree State & Northern Cape agentCorvari Footwear seeks an agent for the Free State and Northern Cape to market its Natural Steps and Angels ladies' brands and its Cobbles and Noodles infants' brands. Please reply to business@corvari.co.za, tel 031 700 3234.
Position sought / services offered Susan van Rooyen
Please feel free to request my CV/further information. E-mail: icaregreen@gmail.com Contact number: +27 072 410 6683
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)
Directory updates this weekCorvari Footwear, Pinetown, KZN, SA.
ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins pricesJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA (14 October 2021) - The current average hide price decreased by 9.5% to R5.68/kg from R6.27/kg a week ago. The current price is 42% lower than the average price a month ago and is 176% higher than the average price a year ago. The range of prices reported was as follows: Minimum price: R5.50 Maximum price: R6.50. Please note, we have changed our methodology and price levels are not directly comparable to previous prices that we reported on. Our methodology weighs the prices we collect according to the number of hides they sell in a month. This is done to make it more representative of the prevailing market price. 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.
Have a look at these linksWe invite businesses to send us links to websites, Facebook pages and the like which they feel would be of interest to others. The links below are from our database:
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