IN THIS ISSUE:
03 This Month's Focus Sector: Oops
- Was intended to be Handbags, but other issues got in the way.
04 The 'Failed Coup?'
- Images of the burnt and looted A.G. Greenaways Natal, and a message of thanks from a shopping centre.
- Zapiro's take on looters' motivations.
- A message to South Africans now living overseas, by Mike Abel, CE of M&C Saatchi Abel.
09 Sector Reports
- Safety Footwear: BBF Safety Group's podiatry partner, Anette Thompson, awarded PhD for research which will aid treatment of diabetic foot disorders.
- Sports Footwear: The Athlete's Foot's Barry Selby and The Randburg Runner's Gordon Howie say a U.S. report that Nike and Adidas are losing ground to other brands in women's running is true here, too.
- Leather Goods: The travel ban has brought some leather garment business back to local manufacturers, says Manock Naturals' Klaus Manock. Now the trick is to keep it here.
- Procurement: Former chain retail procurement staff Kim van Wyngaard and Thandi Moyo set up The Retail Hub
