Benoni, Gauteng, SA – “We’ve done fantastically well,” Graham Butler, manager of Ekspa’s Benoni store, said on Saturday. “Part of it is very prominent displays, and old stock on promotion, but a large part of it is sales incentives. We have a lot of temporary sales staff over this period, and we teach t ...more

Benoni, Gauteng, SA – “We’ve just put our spikes and rugby boots on display, and customers have seen them, felt them, touched them, so we’re starting to kick off there and we’ve had some sales,” Graham Butler, manager of Ekspa’s Benoni store, said on Saturday. “School shoe sales have been am ...more

Benoni, Gauteng, SA – “So far, the year has been extremely good,” Graham Butler, manager of Ekspa’s Benoni store, said on Saturday. Of the medium-price brands, he said Buccaneers were doing best. He said Hush Puppies, which has been doing very well off a small base, had redelivered. He said Green Cross has delivere ...more

Benoni, Gauteng, SA – Many customers “woke up earlier” and bought school shoes in December, Graham Butler, manager of Ekspa’s Benoni store, said on Saturday. “We had a much busier than usual December, and January has started the same,” he said. “I have positive vibes going forward.”He said s ...more

Benoni, Gauteng, SA – As school wear specialists, we can definitely feel that people are struggling.For term 3, in terms of sportswear, we’re selling mostly cricket and hockey apparel and equipment, and the sales are definitely a bit down on last year.  ...more

Idris Pandor, Gem SchoolwearDurban, KZN, SA – Retail sales have picked up considerably since Monday and the trend will continue till the 14th. Each year with the volume of customers coming into the store we employ over 100 parttime staff in both our retail stores to assist with the sales. These PT staff get hands-on experience in th ...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