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- Waiting for the electionsDurban, KZN, SA – The industry is very quiet at the moment. Customers tell me that the chains are holding back until after the elections, and that come June and July, there will be good orders. I certainly hope so.Something which disturbs me, and I’m not a shopper, is that the shoe areas in most apparel chains seem to be much ...moreManufacturers ‘in a hole’ because of rising material pricesDurban, KZN, SA - The price of imported synthetic upper materials is influenced not just by the exchange rate between the SA Rand and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi, but also between the US dollar and the Chinese currency, said Garth Ribbink of materials importer A. Greenaways (Natal). “No-one is accept ...moreWaiting for summer season to kick inDurban, KZN, SA - "We're waiting for something to take off," said Garth Ribbink of synthetic upper materials supplier A. Greenaways (Natal). It's all dull. Summer is starting now but the build up has been slow."Durban, KZN, SA - Sales are still quiet, said Rowan Allison, who sells for Midland Leather. "A couple of the ...more2021 Forecast - Greenaways: Steep rise in ex-China synthetic pricesDurban, KZN, SA - The cost of synthetic upper materials, which are currently all imported, mostly from China, has risen steeply this year, according to Garth Ribbink, member of A. Greenaways (Natal) (Pty) Ltd, one of the leading importers.He forwarded correspondence from suppliers in China.One wrote: "During [the past] one month, th ...more
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