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Thrive in Fashion Buying and Merchandising — 67 episodes

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What to do when your margin drops

2

How to Review a Poor-Performing Fashion Range

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Q&A's - OTB, Late Deliveries, Range Plans ..

4

What Makes the Buyer-Merchandiser Relationship Work

5

How to Develop Your Fashion Buying Career

6

What Nobody Tells You About Your First Year as a Fashion Buyer

7

I Have Hired Hundreds of Fashion Buyers. This Is What Makes a CV Stand Out

8

How Fashion Buying for Digital Commerce Is Different and the Skills You Need to Do It Well

9

Why Fashion Buyers Struggle with Sustainability

10

What AI Is Actually Doing to the Fashion Buyer's Role (And How to Stay Ahead of It)

11

Why the Best Fashion Buyers Are Not Afraid to Say They Got It Wrong

12

What I Look for When I Review a Fashion Buyer's Performance

13

How Fashion Buyers can succeed at Supplier Negotiations

14

The Seasonal Planning Mistakes Fashion Buyers Keep Making

15

What Fashion Buyers Get Wrong About Range Reviews

16

How Fashion Buyers Build a Reputation for Strategic Thinking Before the Promotion Comes

17

Why Fashion Buyers Struggle to Push Back at Work (And What to Do Instead)

18

How Junior Fashion Buyers Lose Credibility With Senior Stakeholders (And How to Fix It)

19

"What Fashion Buyers Get Wrong About Taking Initiative (And Why It Stalls Promotion)"

20

Why Most Fashion Buyers Waste Their Performance Review (And How to Use It Instead)

21

The Four Things Your Manager Tracks That Are Not in Your Fashion Buying KPIs

22

How to Challenge a Fashion Supplier Without Damaging the Relationship

23

Why Fashion Buyers Who Hit Their Targets Still Don't Get Promoted

24

Forecasting Like a Pro: Bridge the Gap Between Gut Feel and Data

25

How to Speak Confidently about Margin as a Buyer

26

What OTB Is, Why It Exists, and How to Use It Confidently.

27

Why Your Boss doesn't Think You are Strategic (and how you can fix this)

28

The Critical Path: What It Is, Who Does It, and Why Your Fashion Career Depends on It.

29

Why a Fashion Degree Does Not Prepare You to Be a Buyer

30

From Good Eye to Business Brain: How to Build Commercial Credibility in Fashion Buying

31

The Hidden Career Advantage for Fashion Buyers

32

The Mistake I See Most Often When I Hire Fashion Buyers

33

Fashion School Never Taught You What 'Commercial Thinking' Actually Means

34

Why Junior Buyers Feel Lost (It's Not Your Fault – You Were Never Trained)

35

The Buyer-Ready Test: 10 Signs You're Actually Ready for Promotion

36

Stop Second-Guessing Every Buying Decision: My 3-Step Confidence Framework

37

When Buyers Go Too Far: Where Supplier Relationships Cross the Line

38

How Fashion Buyers Use Instinct and Strategy to Spot Winning Products

39

Why Job Titles Don't Matter: What Actually Makes Buyers Indispensable

40

Career Switchers: How I Help Non-Buyers Transition to Fashion Buying Roles

41

5 Common Buying Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

42

From Assistant to Buyer in 12 Months: The Promotion Roadmap That Actually Works

43

2025 Fashion Forecast: 5 Trends That Will Make or Break Your Buy Plans

44

What Fashion School Leaves Out of a Buying Education

45

Fast-Track Your Buying Career: 3 Moves to Get Promoted in Record Time

46

Sell-Through, Stock Cover and Markdown: The Metrics That Drive Buying Decisions

47

How To Prepare Your New Season's Buying Strategy

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Pricing Psychology: How to Set Prices Your Customers Will Actually Pay

49

Margin Math Made Simple: How to Calculate Profit on Every Line You Buy

50

Why Accurate Technical Packs and Specifications are required in Fashion Buying

51

How to Prepare for Your Range Sign-Off Presentation

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The Fashion Buying Crystal Ball: How I Predict What Will Sell 6 Months From Now

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Reading Sales Reports Like a Pro: Spot Problems Before Your Boss Does

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Tips & Best Practice When Developing Products Directly with Suppliers

55

OTB Budgets Explained and How to Master Them

56

The 5 Soft Skills a Fashion Buyer should Develop

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Maximise Your Sales & Profitability with Strategic Range Planning

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Turn Your Sales Reports Into Buying Gold: The Data Analysis Method Pros Use

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Simplifying Your Product Development Process for Private Label Products

60

5 Fashion Buying Myths That Are Sabotaging Your Career

61

Fabrics: Why Knowing Your Textiles Separates Amateur from Pro Buyers

62

How Cultural and Social Trends Impact Fashion Buying Decisions

63

The 7 Metrics Your Boss Uses to Decide Your Promotion (And How to Improve Them)

64

The 10 Key Steps You Need When Building a Fashion Range

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5 Skills That Separate Junior Buyers From Those Who Get Promoted

66

The Difference between Branded and Development Fashion Buying

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How I started my Fashion Buying Career