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Trump tariffs a stone in the shoe of 'Made in USA' cowboy boots

The manufacture of iconic "made in the USA" cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump's 30 percent tariffs on South African exports due to come into force Friday. Texas's most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from the small South African town of Oudtshoorn, 400...

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Authentic expand Ted Baker in South Africa with Ares Holdings

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), the global brand development, entertainment and marketing platform, which owns British retailer Ted Baker, has partnered with Ares Holdings, a South African brand distribution company, to expand the brand’s retail footprint in South Africa. In a statement, Authentic said the partnership would strengthen Ted...

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Guess sets up shop in South Africa for next DestinationGuess location

American ready-to-wear brand Guess has unveiled the location of its next '#DestinationGuess'. After setting up shop in a number of European beach clubs and ski resorts over the last few months, the label is now settling in South Africa. In collaboration with its long-standing partner Marcolin, specialists in the production and distribution of...

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Labels To Watch: 5 South African brands that reflect the richness of Africa’s fashion

South Africa Fashion Week (SAFW) has enjoyed a good reputation for decades. Founded in 1997 by Lucilla Booyzen, the biannual event takes place in both Johannesburg and Cape Town and presents an important opportunity for retailers to discover the richness of African fashion. South Africa is a breeding ground for fashion talent. According to...

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TFG to bring JD Sports to South Africa

The Foschini Group (TFG) is set to bring British sportswear retail giant JD Sports to the South African market through a newly established franchise agreement with the group. As JD Sports’ exclusive retail partner in the region, TFG’s CEO Anthony Thunström said the company would be bolstering its existing sports positioning, building on its...

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South African town sees gold in ostrich plumes

Oudtshoorn, South Africa- At a South African farm, hundreds of ostriches stretch their slender necks and shake their black feathers under the setting sun. The birds' lanky legs raise a cloud of ochre dust in their enclosure, one of dozens dotting the rugged landscape surrounding the southern town of Oudtshoorn. "May the feathers be with you,"...

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South African shopping centre unveils AI-powered marketing campaign

Sandton City, a Johannesburg-based shopping centre, has exhibited how the fast developing artificial intelligence (AI) can be put to good use when it comes to marketing. The South African retailer has unveiled a campaign powered by the smart technology that displays digital iterations of iconic fashion staples in a reinvention of its ‘City of...

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Top trends shaping the Apparel industry in South Africa

This month’s Fashion Friday podcast episode by Euromonitor International analyses top trends shaping the apparel industry in South Africa in the medium term. The region experienced recessionary economic conditions in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Middle East & Africa, the value of the industry declined by 15 percent due to...

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Fashion Friday: Top Trends Shaping the Apparel Industry in South Africa

There has been a rise in digitalisation in South Africa. All major apparel retailers, both local and international, now have an online presence and have been investing heavily in their e-commerce platform to improve user experience. Pure online retailers such as Superbalist and Zando, who already had a competitive edge on apparel specialists...

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The impact of Covid-19 on Beauty and Personal Care in South Africa

This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International analyses beauty and personal care in South Africa in light of the global pandemic. Euromonitor International · Fashion Friday: A Path to Recovery in the South African Beauty and Personal Care Market Since the start of the pandemic, we saw a hard lockdown being implemented to...

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A closer look at the affordable fashion market in South Africa

Friday Podcast - In this Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International, we will have a closer look at affordable fashion in the South African apparel and footwear market. Currently estimated to be worth R184,375 million, South Africa’s apparel and footwear market has been slowly declining in volume terms leading up to 2018 but...

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Nike stores reopen in South Africa after racism controversy

Nike has reopened its stores in South Africa, following the controversy which caused the brand to close some shops in the country last Wednesday. A video which went viral on South African social media showed a white man saying the word “kaffir”, which is equivalent to the N word in the United States. While the man is not employed by the...