{"id":2540,"date":"2019-10-31T09:17:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T09:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2020-04-05T09:57:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T09:57:57","slug":"digital-sales-from-a-garage-workshop-dynamics-of-the-new-generation-fashion-and-apparel-industry-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/digital-sales-from-a-garage-workshop-dynamics-of-the-new-generation-fashion-and-apparel-industry-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Sales from a Garage Workshop: Dynamics of the New Generation Fashion and Apparel Industry in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2540\" class=\"elementor elementor-2540 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21adafc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21adafc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e679d7c\" data-id=\"e679d7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d1e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d1e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every region has its unique business dynamics and rules. The dynamics of the textile industry and entrepreneurship in East Africa have been rapidly evolving. The extensive use of digital media and digital sales leads way to agile companies that combine traditional industry with new sales channels. International companies must understand these trends and the value chain at each industry before making a sizeable investment.<\/p><h5>Entrepreneurship without Corporate Financing Solutions<\/h5><p>Msafiri Raphael Paschal is a 28-year-old entrepreneur in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He owns a clothing workshop which manufactures fashion bags, clothes and all type of accessories with the use of Kitenge fabric (colorful pieces of fabric commonly used in Sub-Saharan Africa). He learned everything about Kitenge from his mother, a lady from the rural areas of Mount Kilimanjaro. Then, he combined their family tradition with some technology and modern production techniques.<\/p><p>He started his company when he was a student at the University of Dar es Salaam at the age of 23. He realized the market opportunity of Kitenge fabric in modern clothes. Firstly, he bought basic t-shirts and sew Kitenge pieces on them in a fashionable way, then sold them to the local markets serving tourists. He rented the sewing machines of another workshop and bought fabric for daily use.<\/p><p>The lack of affordable bank loans and microfinance solutions pushed him to use his University scholarship savings and borrow from family members for buying machinery and equipment. He bought used sewing machines and rented a workshop in Dar es Salaam. Currently, the company has 6 employees who are working at the design, cutting, and sewing of clothes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e7317 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e7317\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc7c9a\" data-id=\"ddc7c9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733e36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733e36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-4.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The workshop of Msafiri in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01c24eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01c24eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60a8aa4\" data-id=\"60a8aa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4484c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4484c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>The Distribution of Fabrics: From Global Manufacturers to Local Workshops in Tanzania<\/strong><\/h5><p>Msafiri does not keep a high amount of fabric stocks, instead, he buys fabric with new orders to minimize stock costs. The fabrics are mostly made in China or India, however, there are also some local suppliers. The foreign fabric companies sold their products in bulk to local wholesaler, then the products are distributed to workshops through their distribution channel.<\/p><p>These distribution channels should be analyzed very carefully by international textile companies before aiming at the Tanzanian market for fabric sales. The major fabric distributors are located in the city center, and they serve local workshops with available stocks. Although these fabrics are much more expensive compared to the price in international markets, these local workshops cannot undertake the investment of importing them on their own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6000bc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6000bc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf83fd1\" data-id=\"bf83fd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da8cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2da8cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kitenge Fabrics - Traditional in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eec230f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eec230f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b351127\" data-id=\"b351127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc74e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc74e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>The Rise of Digital Sales Channels and Social Media<\/strong><\/h5><p>The use of technology and the internet shapes the Business environment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The penetration of GSM and smartphones is high and there are great opportunities for companies to generate more sales through mobile channels. Msafiri uses this social and technological trend to his advantage.\u00a0<\/p><p>His company is very active on social media, such as Facebook and Instagram. He primarily shares his new designs and models on these platforms and collects feedback. Also, he mentioned that he had many sales Thanks to referrals on social media. Moreover, he uses Google Ads and Facebook Ads to promote his products.<\/p><p>In terms of sales, he uses three main channels. Firstly, he makes sales in a showroom at his workshop. You can choose from a variety of products and directly buy them at the workshop. If you want some customization, it is done at the workshop instantly. Secondly, he sells to local shops in the touristic areas of Dar es Salaam. Both local people and foreigners are his customers. His products can be found in more than 10 physical stores. Lastly, he cooperated with a Swiss company to sell their ethnic products in Switzerland through an online website. Msafiri ships the orders to Switzerland with air Cargo and they are sold to European customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8917d79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8917d79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e1d45b\" data-id=\"4e1d45b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f314a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94f314a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-textile-africa-2.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This building serves as a workshop and a sales showroom.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9482605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9482605\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7054801\" data-id=\"7054801\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd95fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd95fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>The importance of understanding local consumer trends and supply chain<\/strong><\/h5><p>The consumers and SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa have their characteristics. The use of mobile technology and an increase in purchasing power have positively shaped the consumer market. However, there are still many obstacles for SMEs. The lack of financing and complications in the supply chain are the main obstacles.<\/p><p>Istanbul Africa Trade Company conducts detailed research on the consumer markets and the local business environment. We have local partners in African countries to facilitate trade and investment. You can reach our other research papers and case studies on our website: www.istanbulafrica.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b4d0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50b4d0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f329693\" data-id=\"f329693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef549e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef549e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.istanbulafrica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Msafiri-Textile-Africa-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our company distributes Turkish products in the African countries.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every region has its unique business dynamics and rules. 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