Benoni, Gauteng, SA – “Sales picked up slowly but now they’re going full steam,” Knight’s Shoes member Chiman Harjeven said on Saturday. “There is a bit of hesitation among consumers. Affordability is a problem. People want to buy the best they can, but they have to weigh it up. However, school is schoo ...more

Jannie Vermeulen, Ekspa and Adno’sBenoni, Gauteng, SA – Up until October, it was a tough year, but then it started to improve. We had a Black Friday offering, and quite a few parents took the opportunity to buy early at lower prices.     December was up on the previous year, and our first day of tradin ...more

Michael Wyatt, country manager, Bata SAPinetown, KZN, SA - We will only know the outcome of retail BTS sell out in February - January is too early to tell. But as a manufacturer and wholesaler we saw double digit growth vs. 2021 for full year sales, so another successful year for our brands.  Jannie Vermeulen, Ekspa Fabrikante/Adno's ...more