Dave, born in the UK, started at Dodo’s in Johannesburg in the late 1960s then moving to Edgars in Port Elizabeth as a buyer in 1973. Not long after he was offered the Jordan agency in the Eastern Cape which he grabbed with both hands and served the company very professionally for 40 years.In 1986, I was plucked from the buying o ...more

Cape Town, W. Cape, SA - The annual Cape Town Cobblers' Lunch, which was first held in 2004, has been discontinued, the organising committee said last week.Brian Schenck, Pierre Marais and Anthony Lopez said declining attendance was behind their decision."Even though there was always great enthusiasm and a lot of chin wagging that to ...more

On 04 January, Footwear News surveyed US retailers about trends expected to dominate the men's market there this year. Their picks suggested footwear, dominated by sneakers, will remain mostly casual, whereas formal clothing is making a comeback. Read the full article: HerernLocally, last week we asked a dozen men's footwear suppliers for their forecasts. 4 - all importers - responded: ...more