fashion buyer
Clothing industry selector
A fashion buyer is a retail professional who selects and purchases clothing, accessories, or other merchandise for stores to sell.
Buyers analyze trends, negotiate with suppliers, and decide which items will appeal to their customers.
The role combines aesthetic judgment with business strategy: She worked as a fashion buyer for a department store chain.
The term is sometimes shortened to simply buyer in retail contexts.
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
- runwayPaved path for planes
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- showroomRetail exhibition space
merchandise · collection · sourcing · retail · sales floor · inventory · designer · garment · lookbook · trade show · seasonal · curate · margin · assortment · style · forecast · purchase order · lead time
- fashion industryrunway, catwalk, boutique, boutiques, couture
- buyersbuyers, purchasers, purchaser, homebuyers, shopper
- clothing retailboutique, department store, clothing rack, dressing room, fitting room
- clothing sellerstailor, clothier, seamstress, boutique owner, dressmaker
- fashion careersstylist, tailor, seamstress, dressmaker, wardrobe stylist
- Fashion Retailready-to-wear, boutique, department store, fitting room, sales floor
fashion buyerfashion designer
Creator of clothing lines
sales representative · clothing designer · wholesale distributor · pattern maker · seamstress
fashion buyerfashion designer
Creator of clothing lines
clothing designer · couturier · creative director · fashion illustrator
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