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What Buyer Jobs Are Like

In this video from CareersOutThere.com: “Buyer jobs are explored with retail buyer and Vice- President of Retail at House of Blues Entertainment, Allison Meyerson.  Allison tells Careers Out There what retail buyers do and describes some typical scenarios that people … Continue reading

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Life as a Trainee Merchandiser

A lot of people don’t know what “merchandising” really is. Some people think it is visual merchandising – dressing shop windows – and others think it’s all to do with figure crunching. This video from Next, a British fashion retailer … Continue reading

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Being a Fashion Buyer

Sahar Kasiri buys knitware for the Evans brand in the UK. As a girl she would pretend to sit on a plane and go on a business trip. She also liked fashion programs on TV, and wondered who the people were who were … Continue reading

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