Mastering fashion buying and merchandising management

The first academic textbook covering European retail fashion buying and merchandising. It provides a unique insight into best practice across the fashion industry. – Covering design, marketing, sourcing, negotiation, range planning, supply chain and stock management, it clearly integrates current operational practice with theory. – This, combined with a thorough explanation of careers, makes it a key text as it provides an important reference source for existing practitioners, as well as being vital for students, new entrants and those seeking a career change into buying and merchandising.