The Foschini Group (TFG), the fashion, home and beauty retailer expects to employ 5,000 workers in its factories by 2026 as part of ramping up its local manufacturing capacity at its five hubs across the country.
TFG’s Prestige Clothing already employs 2,470 permanent workers, as at the end of July.
According to managing director for TFG’s merchandise supply chain, Graham Choice, the jobs would be created at the Prestige Maitland and Caledon factories together with the launch of three additional hubs.
Choice said the Prestige Caledon factory would likely employ more than 700 workers by the end of the 2021 financial year and more than 1,000 employees in three years.
Choice said Prestige Clothing’s learnership programme would produce 288 graduates by the end of February 2022.
“Upon completion of this learnership programme these learners will be considered for permanent employment at TFG. This is likely to continue for a good few more years as our four hubs have the capability to grow to between 1 100 and 1 500 employees each,” Choice said.
Prestige Durban was launched in May 2021 after TFG acquired TCI Mobeni. Choice said together with TFG’s newly acquired assets from Playtex, this factory was intended to become the intimate wear and active sportswear manufacturing hub for the group.
