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Ackermans is a South African chain of clothing retail stores. Founded in 1916 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Ackermans has over 700 stores across Southern Africa, including in Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, eSwatini and Zambia, [3] and is headquartered in Kuilsrivier near Cape Town.
Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [2] [3] Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.
Edcon Limited was a retail company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its subsidiaries included Edgars, a department store with 203 [2] branches. [3] [4] In 2020, the Competition Tribunal approved the sale of the Edgars division to Retailability (pty) Ltd, [5] and Jet to The Foschini Group.
Tekkie Town is a South African shoe retailer, offering a range of shoes, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and children. The retail chain has 400 stores across South Africa, with the majority of them located in Gauteng, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. The company also has an online store. [21]
Edgars was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1929. [2] Its was named after London based Swan and Edgar. [2] Eli Ross opened his first Edgars store in Joubert Street. [2] It relocated to Cape Town in 1929 before returning to Eloff Street, Johannesburg in 1937, now owned by Sydney Press.
PEP is a multinational retail company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1965, PEP operated in 11 countries in Southern Africa with the opening of an outlet in Lobito, Angola in November 2008. [2] As of November 2009, the company reported over 1400 stores in operation, with total employment equalling 14,000 employees. It also owns and ...
African waxprints, West Africa Waxprints sold in a shop in West Africa Lady selling colourful waxprint fabrics in Togo "Afrika im Gewand - Textile Kreationen in bunter Vielfalt", African Textiles Exhibition Museum der Völker 2016. African wax prints, Dutch wax prints [1] [2] or Ankara, [3] are a type of common material for clothing in West Africa.
For example, among the Ewe and Ashanti, black and white kente cloth is typically worn at funerals of elderly people to signify both a celebration of life and the mourning of death. In most cases end up with a widow wearing her late husband's apparel for several days. African textiles can be used as historical documents.