In the short to medium term, factors such as ongoing load shedding and inflationary crisis, might affect demand for discretionary goods and, therefore, continue placing pressure on apparel and footwear specialists. In response, chained stores will leverage store cards to boost demand.
Since 2020, South African retailers have been accelerating their investment in digitalisation to meet consumers' greater demand for convenience. The move has led to momentum in omnichannel strategies, the development of dedicated technology departments, and the strategic acquisition of logistic companies to support last mile delivery services.
An increasing number of chained apparel and footwear specialists have been turning to local sourcing, a trend consolidated by disruptions to the supply chain due to China’s “zero-Covid” policy, as well as momentum in sustainability. For example, Pepkor Africa has committed to significantly increasing its locally-sourced products, estimated at just 30% of apparel, footwear and homewares in January 2022.
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Apparel and footwear specialists are chained or independent retail outlets with a primary focus on selling one or more of the following categories: clothing, footwear, and/or fashion accessories (costume jewellery, sunglasses, belts, hats, gloves, handbags, scarves, etc.). Apparel specialists include specialty apparel like wedding dress shops. Example brands include Primark, TJ Maxx, and Zara. Sportswear retailers, such as Adidas and Nike, are excluded from this channel and are included in Sports Goods Stores; this is due to the companies considering themselves sports companies as opposed to apparel companies.
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