South Africa: Textile Body Rejects Claim By Retailers
TEXTILE manufacturers are disputing reports that poor-quality fabric and delivery delays are to blame for the woes of local clothing manufacturers.
Local retailer Foschini said last week restrictions on clothing and textile imports from China had forced it to cut back severely on obtaining ready-made garments from local "cut, make and trim" operations as clothing manufacturers struggled to obtain textiles locally, on time and in adequate volumes, while agreements with Chinese suppliers had also been affected by the quotas.
Two cut, make and trim operations, working exclusively for Foschini, have been forced to close down while others are reportedly struggling to make ends meet.
But the Textile Federation (Texfed) has entered the fray and rejected claims that the industry is unable to meet demand.
Texfed executive director Brian Brink, said a common cause of late deliveries was customers’ poor credit rating or the late settlement of accounts with suppliers.
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