The Clothing Industry 2018
Price
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 120.93 (USD)*
Report Coverage
The South African Clothing Industry report provides an overview of the sector, outlines current conditions and discusses factors that influence the success of the industry. The report profiles 95 companies active in the manufacture, wholesale, retail and online retail of clothes. Profiles for Allwear Clothing, the leading manufacturer of school wear in the country, online clothing retailer, Spree and Skinny Sbu Socks owned by Sibusiso Ngwenya, a successful niche sock designer are included in this comprehensive report.
The South African Clothing Industry
Data provided by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) indicates that the total value of the country’s Clothing, Textile, Footwear and Leather (CTFL) market exceeds R180bn. However, the domestic clothing manufacturing sector has declined sharply over the past two decades and currently contributes only 3.2% towards the country’s total manufacturing production. The CTFL sector has shed almost 170,000 jobs during the past fifteen years and as at June 2017 the industry provided formal employment to 87,057 people. There are an estimated 800 clothing manufacturers but less than half of these companies are registered with the National Bargaining Council (NBC) for the clothing manufacturing industry. This means a substantial number of companies continue to conduct non-compliant operations.
School Uniform Sector
The competitive school uniform industry which serves approximately 15 million learners and is estimated to be worth R10bn is currently the focus of a Competition Commission investigation. The investigation into the industry is in response to complaints from parents and other interested parties that certain schools and/or their governing bodies have entered into prejudicial supplier agreements with specific manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. According to the Competition Commission, of the 1,595 schools surveyed, 33% of all former ‘Model C’ schools and 32% of all private schools have concluded exclusivity agreements with school uniform suppliers. Some role players have attributed the high cost of customised school uniforms to the hyper-cyclical nature of the market.
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 4 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 6 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 7 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 19 |
| 4.1. | Local | 19 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 25 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations and Government Policies | 27 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 30 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 32 |
| 4.3. | International | 35 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 38 |
| 5.1. | Adoption of the Quick Response Supply Chain Model | 38 |
| 5.2. | Limited Textile Capability | 39 |
| 5.3. | Government Intervention | 40 |
| 5.4. | Economic Environment | 40 |
| 5.5. | The Influence of Retailers / Lead Firms in Sourcing Decisions | 41 |
| 5.6. | Customer-led Approach to Doing Business | 41 |
| 5.7. | Labour | 42 |
| 5.8. | Seasonality | 45 |
| 5.9. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 46 |
| 5.10. | Sustainability and Environmental Concerns | 47 |
| 6. | COMPETITION. | 48 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 51 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 51 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 53 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 53 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 54 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 54 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 55 |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 57 | |
| A J CHARNAUD AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 57 | |
| AFRICOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 59 | |
| AL'S CLOTHING CC | 61 | |
| ALLWEAR (PTY) LTD | 63 | |
| AST SAFETYWEAR CC | 65 | |
| AVI LTD | 67 | |
| BIG BLUE | 71 | |
| BLUE FALCON 188 TRADING (PTY) LTD | 74 | |
| BMT STREETFEVER CC | 82 | |
| BRAND ID IGNITE (PTY) LTD | 85 | |
| CAPE UNION MART INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD | 87 | |
| CATHERYNE GAYELA FASHIONS (PTY) LTD | 92 | |
| CELROSE (PTY) LTD | 94 | |
| CITY EXPRESS STORES (PTY) LTD | 96 | |
| COLBAR CLOTHING (PTY) LTD | 98 | |
| DAVINSCOT TONGAAT (PTY) LTD | 100 | |
| DUCHESS UNIFORMS (PTY) LTD | 102 | |
| DURBAN OVERALL (PTY) LTD | 104 | |
| E'TEM FASHIONS CC | 106 | |
| EDCON LTD | 107 | |
| FABIO MILANO (PTY) LTD | 111 | |
| FOSCHINI RETAIL GROUP (PTY) LTD | 113 | |
| FRAME LEISURE TRADING (PTY) LTD | 117 | |
| FRANZ FALKE TEXTILES (PTY) LTD | 119 | |
| FREDOCK TRADING CC | 121 | |
| GAUTENG UNIFORM SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD | 123 | |
| GELVENOR CONSOLIDATED FABRICS (PTY) LTD | 125 | |
| GEM SCHOOLWEAR (PTY) LTD | 127 | |
| GINA OF CHARLES STREET (PTY) LTD | 129 | |
| GOLDENDICE INVESTMENTS CC | 131 | |
| GRAND UNIFORMS CC | 133 | |
| GSM TRADING (SOUTH AFRICA) PTY LTD | 135 | |
| HANES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 138 | |
| HOLDSPORT LTD | 140 | |
| HOUSE OF BUSBY (PTY) LTD (THE) | 145 | |
| HOUSE OF MONATIC (PTY) LTD | 148 | |
| HTC STORES (PTY) LTD | 151 | |
| IMAGEMAKERS (PTY) LTD | 154 | |
| JACQUES HAU (PTY) LTD | 157 | |
| JADE E-SERVICES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 159 | |
| JADINE HOUSE CC | 161 | |
| JAFF AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 162 | |
| JO BORKETT FASHIONS (PTY) LTD | 164 | |
| JONSSON WORKWEAR (PTY) LTD | 166 | |
| JUDY'S PRIDE FASHIONS (PTY) LTD | 168 | |
| JUNIT MANUFACTURING CC | 170 | |
| K-WAY MANUFACTURERS (PTY) LTD | 172 | |
| KARMA CLOTHING (PTY) LTD | 174 | |
| KINGSGATE CLOTHING (PTY) LTD | 176 | |
| L A GROUP (PTY) LTD | 178 | |
| LADUMA NGXOKOLO (PTY) LTD | 180 | |
| LANCASHIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (PTY) LTD | 181 | |
| LEVI STRAUSS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 183 | |
| MARY'S FASHIONS (PTY) LTD | 185 | |
| MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD | 187 | |
| MCCULLAGH AND BOTHWELL (HYDE PARK) (PTY) LTD | 193 | |
| MCCULLAGH AND BOTHWELL (PTY) LTD | 195 | |
| MCIVER APPAREL (PTY) LTD | 197 | |
| MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD | 199 | |
| MODEL EXTENSION (PTY) LTD | 207 | |
| MOREGOLF (PTY) LTD | 210 | |
| MR PRICE GROUP LTD | 213 | |
| MS ANVERALI | 218 | |
| NINIAN AND LESTER (PTY) LTD | 219 | |
| PALS CLOTHING (PTY) LTD | 221 | |
| PICK N PAY RETAILERS (PTY) LTD | 223 | |
| PRETTY GIRL FASHION GROUP (SA) CC | 228 | |
| PRIKELL CLOTHING CC | 230 | |
| QUEENSPARK (PTY) LTD | 232 | |
| RAGE DISTRIBUTION (PTY) LTD | 236 | |
| RETAILABILITY (PTY) LTD | 238 | |
| S NGWENYA | 241 | |
| SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD | 242 | |
| SEDGARS SPORT (PTY) LTD | 244 | |
| SELECT M STORES (PTY) LTD | 245 | |
| SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD | 247 | |
| SIMPLY WORK WEAR CC | 252 | |
| SIRDICKS CC | 253 | |
| SPARKS AND ELLIS (PTY) LTD | 254 | |
| STEINHOFF AFRICA RETAIL LTD | 256 | |
| SUZI PRODUCTS CC | 260 | |
| SWEET-ORR AND LYBRO (PTY) LTD | 262 | |
| TAKEALOT ONLINE (RF) (PTY) LTD | 264 | |
| TEAM CLOTHING AND GIFTS (PTY) LTD | 267 | |
| TIGER GUARDGEAR (PTY) LTD | 268 | |
| TIME CLOTHING (PTY) LTD | 269 | |
| TRADE CALL INVESTMENTS APPAREL (PTY) LTD | 271 | |
| TRITON CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS CC | 273 | |
| TRUWORTHS LTD | 275 | |
| TWIN CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS (PTY) LTD | 278 | |
| UBUNYE UNIFORMS (PTY) LTD | 280 | |
| UMOJA EMBROIDERY (PTY) LTD | 282 | |
| WEAR SOUTH AFRICAN (PTY) LTD | 283 | |
| WOOLWORTHS (PTY) LTD | 285 | |
| WORKSGROUPHOLDCO (PTY) LTD | 288 |
