Franco Ceccato | Goldfields Mall

The Dodo’s brand has been synonymous with quality high fashion and contemporary footwear since it opened its first store in Cape Town in the 1900’s. By the 1950’s the company had grown into a major commercial force. With Barney Dodo at the helm, the retail group with its 280 stores across the country, was comprised of Edworks, Tiptoze and Dodo’s. Added to this a manufacturing operation with nationwide factories produced around 200 000 pairs of shoes per week. Rounding off the retail and manufacturing divisions was a tannery, which processed over half the hides in the country.