S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol.10 No.26, June 24 2024

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Caprini to resume production

Durban, KZN, SA – Caprini Footwear is currently gearing up to resume production following a restructuring, and expects to be producing by month end, MD Sanjay Pattundeen said on Friday. “We have orders for 1200 pairs a day at the moment, and we have the capacity to increase that with demand.”
      It will continue to make medium fashion, mostly synthetic upper women’s boots, shoes and sandals, “because that’s where the demand is”, he said.

Dr Jacob’s registering to supply Amazon

Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – In preparation for the arrival in SA of online retailer Amazon, at least 1 local footwear manufacturer has begun the process to register with it as a supplier.
      Comfort footwear manufacturer Dr Jacob’s Comfort Shoes, which makes leather upper women’s sandals, shoes and clogs, already sells online via its own portal and via the online site onedayonly.co.za.
      “That has been very helpful,” Dr Jacob’s member Peter Nashed said. “We supply a different style every 6 weeks, and sales vary between 150 and 350 pairs.”

They Said It

"All our wives are the financial directors." - Regan Govender, Paragon Footwear, Pietermaritzburg, KZN, SA. I was updating his directory entry, which lists Dione Govender as FD, but in fact, her current role is handling sales for Paragon’s new division, Paragon PPE.

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Do you have any suggestions, comments or experiences about the industry that you'd like to share with the industry? - tony@svmag.co.za

New subscribers last week

Margaret Mawere, Production Manager, Saziwa Leather Products, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Iqbal, Neptun Boot, South Africa

Birthdays this week

24/06/1956: Dhirendra Bhoola, Danny's Outfitters, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
24/06/1968: Meshi Sunker, Soviet Group, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
24/06/1978: Ashveer Kallichurum, Shoe Component Supplies, KwaDukuza, KZN, SA.
25/06/1976: Scott Croney, agent, East London, E. Cape, SA.
25/06/1983: Sylvia Steyn, Fashion House Rules, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
26/06/1935: Jurgen Wedekind, retired, formerly Bellstedt, Durban, KZN, SA.
26/06/1945: John ‘Zorb’ Caryer, retired, formerly Camdeboo Meat Processing, Graaff Reinet, E. Cape, SA.
26/06/1956: Beau Rynhoud, RR Chemicals, Edenvale, Gauteng, SA.
27/06/19??: Mpho Ramoshaba, the DTI, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
28/06/1948: Joan Furner, retired, formerly Shoe Style, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
28/06/1957: AH Bulbulia, formerly Papa Shoes/Bulhafi Shoes, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
28/06/1975: Zane Ashraf, Foot Style, Durban, KZN, SA.
29/06/1947: Saeed Bux, formerly Elahi Footwear (closed), Durban, KZN, SA.
29/06/1958: Ahmed Saloojee, Status Shoetique, Rustenburg, N.W. Province, SA.
29/06/1975: Girish Chagan, American Clothing/The Vault, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA.
30/06/1948: John Ashworth, Little Slipper, Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA.
30/06/1964: Raj Singh, Mr Price, Durban, KZN, SA.

In memoriam this week

24/06/1995: Anand Singh, Angel Footwear Manufacturers, Durban, KZN, SA.
25/06/2002: Gerald Haug (b. 28/01/1924), Bondseal [closed], Pinetown, KZN, SA.
25/06/2021: Guy Blake [b. 12/07/1970], commission agent, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA.
26/06/2021: Gordon Singh (b. 02/02/1931), retired, formerly Monique Shoes, Pietermaritzburg, KZN, SA.
27/06/2015: Dave Bromfield (b. 19/11/1946), Apeco, Pinetown, KZN, SA.
27/06/2019: Ebrahim 'Briggs' Mohamed (b. 29/04/1943), agent, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
28/06/1996: Geoff Hirsch, Leather Publicity Committee, S&V, Durban, KZN, SA.
28/06/2020: Athan 'Saki' Baronos (b. 07/04/1958), E. Baronos Leather Manufacturers, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
29/06/2014: Joe Vivian (b. 02/11/1928), agent, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA.

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Directory entries updated this week

Apparel Manufacturers of SA (AMSA), Durban, KZN, SA.
D.P. Sheppard & Co., Port Elizabeth, E. Cape. SA.
Falke Hosiery [Franz Falke Textiles (Pty) Ltd], Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
iSync Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Durban, KZN, SA.

3. Malawian Kwacha (MWK) (buying)

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4. Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) (buying)

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5. Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL$) (average) / Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)

Source: Source: https://www.rbz.co.zw/

Note: For previous rates, see HERE

ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins prices

Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA (20 June 2024) - The average hide price decreased by 0.55% to 3.21/kg from R3.23/kg a week ago. The current price is 0.05% lower than the average price a month ago and 5.9% lower than the average price a year ago. The range of prices reported was as follows: Minimum price: R3.00 Maximum price: R3.25. Price movements will be highly influenced by developments in the status of our animal diseases. Please note: 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, and Zama Sangweni, agricultural economist, Absa group.

Note: For previous prices, see HERE

Have a look at these links

We 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:

Sustainable Leather Foundation, Welton, Northamptonshire, UK. Compliance auditor.
Suzi Q, Phalaborwa, Mpumalanga, SA. Women’s boutique.

THIS WEEK LAST YEAR!

Gerald Naidoo announced that Footwear sector wage negotiations were settled.

Muhammad Bulbulia, formerly with retailer Joey & Sam, announced that he had re entered the footwear industry.

Load shedding dominated the Stock Exchange News Service results.

READ IT HERE - S&V WEEKLY NEWSLETTER VOL.9 NO.26, JUNE 26 2023

THIS WEEK FIVE YEARS AGO!!

5 Reatilers reported that trading conditions had been terrible

Update from Jensen Belts, which went into voluntary liquidation

The annual RT59 tender for footwear for the State was awarded

READ IT HERE - S&V WEEKLY NEWSLETTER VOL.5 NO.25, JUNE 24, 2019

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