The reason why, as we head out of COVID, retailers need to invest in developing their teams’ capabilities.
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...
What does it mean to be an intern?
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...
Why negotiating is one of the most important skills in life to learn
When people think about negotiating, they usually think it is about getting the price you want for something, but that’s just haggling. Negotiation is about so much more. We negotiate every day, in business, with our boss and colleagues and at home with our partner...
Why you need to have a strong sense of colour to be a Fashion Buyer
Some years ago, when working as a fashion buyer, I had a partner who was colour blind. Not only did he struggle to distinguish between different colours, but he couldn’t describe a colour either. So, when I would talk about a fern green, a sage green, an olive green...
5 ways to make a memorable first impression as an intern
“You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Will Rogers You have landed that great internship, which you hope will set you on the road to your career in fashion buying or planning, and it’s important that you get things off to a flying start. So...
4 ways to stay up to date with the latest global fashion trends for FREE!
There are many trend prediction companies out there who provide services for the fashion industry at a cost. However, many of these companies also give away some of their insights and information on trends for free. Here we check out four sources of FREE fashion...
5 things you didn’t know a Fashion Buyer was responsible for
Many people think that fashion buyers simply travel the world selecting products from designer clothing ranges to go into their stores or sell online. Well, that’s a tiny aspect of fashion buying, reserved for upmarket boutiques. The majority of fashion buyers work...
3 Reasons why you shouldn’t study on your bed
Being alert! Bed is comfortable right? It’s so comfortable and cozy, you just want to drop off to sl…zzz. Which is not the frame of mind you need to be in when taking in new information. To process and retain new knowledge, you need an agile mind. Posture! If you...
4 tips to help you study better online
1. Diarise your study time It is just too easy to put off watching that lecture or completing a module of online learning because you think, “I’ll do that later”. So, get yourself organised, map out assignment deadline dates and chunk down your course modules into...
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