So, you have finished Uni, you have done your fair share of casual jobs along the way to pay the bills and now you want to land that all-important entry-level role to launch your dream career. How should you go about it? Like many people I undertook a two-week, work...
We know that buyers and planners have different skill sets and that their roles are often seen as complementary, but what are the attributes of a great merchandise planner? Analytical and organised First and foremost, anyone considering a career in planning needs to...
Mother’s Day is a major gift-giving time in the retail cycle and one that needs to be handled very carefully by merchandise planners… Whilst a much smaller sales peak than Christmas, Mother’s Day is a very important time for retailers particularly in the area of...
Under no stretch of the imagination can anyone working in retail young or old say that the last 12 months have been nothing more than unparalleled and extraordinary. Not only did we all have to learn to work and collaborate in new and different ways, but many...
Being an intern is an exciting opportunity that allows for the transition from higher education into the workplace gaining that all important ‘work experience’. But what is an intern? An intern is essentially work experience, for an extended period of time. Now you...
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