The Clothing Industry 2015
Price
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 119.89 (USD)*
Report Coverage
The report on the South African Clothing Industry evaluates the domestic industry, government attempts to stimulate local manufacture and factors influencing the sector’s success. The report profiles 80 companies active in the manufacture, wholesale and retail of clothes. Included are the six main retailers, The Foschini Group (TFG), Edcon, Truworths, Woolworths, Pep and the Mr Price Group. Also profiled are manufacturer and wholesaler, Ninian and Lester (Pty) Ltd, which specialises in the production of underwear, socks and active wear, and SMME Karma Clothing (Pty) Ltd, which employs 70 people to manufacture ladies’ and men’s corporate wear at three factories in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
Manufacture and Retail of Clothes
As with the textiles industry, a lack of competitiveness in the clothing manufacturing sector has resulted in South Africa becoming a net importer of clothes. Statistics for 2014 reveal that the value of imports increased by 13.7% from 2013 to reach R18.7bn. Despite this, stakeholders report an improvement in the sector with employment increasing from 51,703 workers at the beginning of 2014 to 56,290 at the end of July 2015. As far as the retail sector is concerned, there has been an influx of foreign retailers in the last five years competing for a share of the local clothes market. This has encouraged local retailers to improve the competitiveness of their supply chains by working closely with manufacturers and switching to a Quick Response (QR) model.
Government Support
Government incentives introduced in 2010 as part of the DTI’s Clothing and Textile Competitiveness Programme have enabled clothing manufacturers to upgrade equipment, skills and processes, leading to more competitive manufacture. Other measures to support the competitiveness of the industry include the proposed Export Development and Promotion Bill, the average 22% import duty on fabrics, the imposition of a 45% import duty on garments imported by foreign retailers and the establishment of an industry body, the Clothing and Textile Development Council (CTDC).
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 2 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 3 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 4 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 24 |
| 4.1. | Local | 24 |
| 4.2. | Corporate Actions | 32 |
| 4.2.1. | Regulations and Government Programmes | 35 |
| 4.2.2. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 39 |
| 4.3. | Continental | 39 |
| 4.4. | International | 43 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 46 |
| 5.1. | Adoption of the Quick Response Supply Chain Model | 46 |
| 5.2. | Limited Textile Capability | 47 |
| 5.3. | Government Intervention | 47 |
| 5.4. | Economic Environment | 48 |
| 5.5. | The influence of Retailers / Lead Firms in Sourcing Decisions | 49 |
| 5.6. | Listening and Responding to Customers | 49 |
| 5.7. | Labour | 50 |
| 5.8. | Seasonality | 53 |
| 5.9. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 53 |
| 5.10. | Environmental Concerns | 54 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 55 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 56 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 57 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 58 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 58 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 59 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 59 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 59 |
| APPENDIX 1 | 61 | |
| Background to the Local Clothing Industry | 61 | |
| APPENDIX 2 | 63 | |
| Zara Supply Chain | 63 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 65 | |
| AJ Charnaud and Company (Pty) Ltd | 65 | |
| Al's Clothing CC | 67 | |
| Allwear (Pty) Ltd | 68 | |
| AST Safetywear CC | 70 | |
| AVI Ltd | 72 | |
| B and J Meltz (Pty) Ltd | 76 | |
| Big Blue | 78 | |
| Blue Falcon 188 Trading (Pty) Ltd | 81 | |
| BMT Streetfever CC | 89 | |
| Brand ID Ignite (Pty) Ltd | 91 | |
| Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd | 93 | |
| Catheryne Gayela Fashions (Pty) Ltd | 98 | |
| Celrose (Pty) Ltd | 100 | |
| City Express Stores (Pty) Ltd | 102 | |
| Colbar Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 104 | |
| Davinscot Tongaat (Pty) Ltd | 106 | |
| DBApparel South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 108 | |
| Diva Fashions (Pty) Ltd | 110 | |
| Duchess Uniforms (Pty) Ltd | 112 | |
| Durban Overall (Pty) Ltd | 114 | |
| Edcon Ltd | 116 | |
| Fabio Milano (Pty) Ltd | 120 | |
| F and R Clothing Manufacturers CC | 122 | |
| Fields Wear CC | 123 | |
| Frame Leisure Trading (Pty) Ltd | 125 | |
| Franz Falke Textiles (Pty) Ltd | 127 | |
| Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd | 129 | |
| Gina of Charles Street (Pty) Ltd | 132 | |
| Holdsport Ltd | 134 | |
| House of Busby (Pty) Ltd (The) | 138 | |
| House of Monatic (Pty) Ltd | 140 | |
| Imagemakers (Pty) Ltd | 142 | |
| J Gross and Company (Pty) Ltd | 144 | |
| Jade E-Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 146 | |
| Jacques Hau (Pty) Ltd | 148 | |
| Jade Corporate Clothing Concepts (Pty) Ltd | 150 | |
| Jadine House CC | 152 | |
| Jaff and Company (Pty) Ltd | 153 | |
| Jo Borkett Fashions (Pty) Ltd | 155 | |
| Jonsson Workwear (Pty) Ltd | 157 | |
| Judy's Pride Fashions (Pty) Ltd | 159 | |
| Junit Manufacturing CC | 161 | |
| Karma Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 163 | |
| Kingsgate Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 165 | |
| LA Group (Pty) Ltd | 168 | |
| Lancashire Manufacturing Company (Pty) Ltd | 170 | |
| Levi Strauss South Africa (Pty) Ltd | 172 | |
| M1 Latex Products (Pty) Ltd | 175 | |
| Massmart Holdings Ltd | 177 | |
| MB Workwear (Pty) Ltd | 182 | |
| McIver Apparel (Pty) Ltd | 184 | |
| Model Extension (Pty) Ltd | 185 | |
| Moregolf (Pty) Ltd | 187 | |
| Mr Price Group Ltd | 190 | |
| Ninian and Lester (Pty) Ltd | 195 | |
| Pals Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 197 | |
| Parys Lingerie CC | 199 | |
| Pepkor Retail (Pty) Ltd | 200 | |
| Peter Blond and Associates (Pty) Ltd | 204 | |
| Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd | 206 | |
| Pretty Girl Fashion Group (SA) CC | 210 | |
| Prikell Clothing CC | 212 | |
| Queenspark (Pty) Ltd | 214 | |
| Rage Distribution (Pty) Ltd | 218 | |
| Retailability (Pty) Ltd | 220 | |
| Rowmoor Investments No 329 (Pty) Ltd | 222 | |
| Seamless Technologies (Pty) Ltd | 224 | |
| Select M Stores (Pty) Ltd | 226 | |
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd | 228 | |
| Spring Romance Properties 34 (Pty) Ltd | 234 | |
| Sterling Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 237 | |
| Stuttafords International Fashion Company (Pty) Ltd | 239 | |
| Suzi Products CC | 242 | |
| Sweet-Orr and Lybro (Pty) Ltd | 244 | |
| Time Clothing (Pty) Ltd | 245 | |
| Trade Call Investments Apparel (Pty) Ltd | 247 | |
| Triton Clothing Manufacturers CC | 248 | |
| Truworths Ltd | 250 | |
| Twin Clothing Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd | 253 | |
| Woolworths (Pty) Ltd | 255 |
