Joseph Ondari Nyakundi

What say leather industry honchos on Apple Inc’s recent move to do away with leather in its phone cases, watchbands and more? texfash.com finds out.

The death-knell of Somerset-based leather manufacturer, Pittards had been sounded much earlier but when it finally closed shop last September, the story of a worldwide brand known for producing gloves for the Royal Family, is one that has lessons for entrepreneurs of all hues.