The textiles war

• SA retail stores reluctant to sell locally made uniforms
• Choppies saves the day, creates market for local uniform manufacturers

An uproar has ensued over the ban on importation of school uniforms because there are growing suspicions that the move is calculated to benefit the massive chain store, Choppies Enterprises. In the course of these suspicions, The Business Weekly & Review has established that Choppies is providing a market for local textiles manufacturers while South African retailers, PEP Stores and Ackermans among them, have not been keen to stock up on locally made textiles.