Buying and merchandising notes

23/10/09
Suppliers; works with retailer. Talks to the buyer/trainee buyer/merchandiser/garment tech.
A Merchandiser can also be named as an account manager. This is when you handle all the numbers and look after the retail products.
Suppliers could work in a separate factory to make garments.
Direct sourcing- ‘no middle man’
Importer/importing – An import is any good service brought in from one country to another country in a legitimate fashion, typically for use in trade.
It is more expensive to go through a supplier.
Tesco- more direct. Still use office.
Office can also be called a hub.
Sri Lanka- big office for next
There are retailer offices all around the world. (Cheaper)
License product- for example HSM would pay a small amount of profit to Disney.
For a change stores like Next bring in suppliers of different brand/ranges to move up the chain. They have brought in brands like Miss Sixty, Lipsy, Replay and Calvin Klein.
Topshop have lots of different suppliers.
Who’s feeding into garment supplier?
Suppliers source fabrics
Labeling and packaging- hangers/swing tickets
Braintrim uk LTD- supplier
Trim suppliers and packaging suppliers
Components- parts of garment
Strike off- one off print. It will be sent for approval
Greige state- correct weight, UN dyed. Not colored
Components;
Print
Swing ticket
Care label
Cord
Eyelets
Tabs
Logo label
Mesh
Size pip
Task – to find a jacket and list the components
Critical path- How going to get from A to B and on time. Use excels spreadsheet to plan this.
Bulk- what’s going into production? The real garment as your going to get it but in shed loads.
Lead-times
Fabric- 8weeks
Buttons-6weeks
Interfacing- 3weeks
Lining-6weeks
Care label/pips-4weeks
Swing tickets-4weeks
Elastic-3weeks
Zips-3months (YYK)
Polybags-3weeks
Thread-3weeks
Toggles-6weeks
It takes 3years to make a profit on your own buisness!!!