Analysts had forecast the potential that Africa would have for fashion sourcing, predicting a bright future for the development country. Adidas: 8 FactoriesBack in 2010 during the World Cup in South Africa, Adidas published its supplier list to abide to transparency and displayed the 7 factories from which it sourced from in South Africa. It also has one factory in South Africa; however, the majority of its suppliers remain in China (110), India (8), Brazil (22), with a selection of suppliers implanted Europe. In North Africa, the British retailer sources from five distinct factories in Africa, four in Morocco and one in Tunisia, that has about 276 workers. Filtering in the water consumption area of its suppliers, it reveals that PVH operates with suppliers situated in Ethiopia, Egypt, and Kenya.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 30, 2020 07:52 UTC