Shoe and
Sandal Production in Wedoro
Colonel
Sugiono Joint Streets Wedoro Waru Sidoarjo is solid then man
grass. Parking area for two wheels has been full. All outlets
have been opened and ready to greet the buyer with each pledge
product.
Wedoro
village, Waru district, Sidoarjo regency is known as industrial
centre of sandal and shoe since long time ago. Not only that,
it also has batik and ‘tempe’ product. Start in
1978 shoe and sandal craft in this place has been progress and
marked by the increase of the crafter and product. The material
that applied for this craft is leather. Its distribution is
still relying on the merchants in Turi Market, Supermarket,
Blauran Market.
During through years do transaction with the merchants; the
crafter often feel harmed by payment system that apply giro
billet, the payment due often imprecise and there is a cutting
equal to 4-5% per month. Finally they try for self-supporting
with open a showroom so that they can sell directly. The other
constraint is the expensive of the main material price especially
spoons and glue because distribution line length. Therefore,
the crafters hope the role of government to create regulation
that supporting their business.
The
product that yielded by the crafter is hardly variety and innovative.
There are always newest model each month. They claimed for that
purpose, because if they don’t do it, they will lose their
business.
In this area, sandal and shoe product price range between Rp
5000, - until Rp 35000, -. Even sometimes moment it has sold
Rp 10000, - (3 sandal tides). Product that sold in Wedoro is
not only made of local crafter but also there are external product
for example Bogor and Bandung.
The
number of outlet up to June 2003 has reach 210. While, the amounts
of the crafter that noted by the Shoe and Sandal Business Association
is 600. The production ability of the crafter is 100 gorsier
/ week / crafter. In Waru district Sidoarjo regency, there are
17 villages, 9 part of it is the centre of sandal and shoe industrial
that is Wedoro, Kepuh Kiriman, Brebek, Wadung Asri, Tambak Rejo,
Ngingas, Tropodo, and Janti.
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