The Buying Cycle

This is what buyers in the fashion industry use to track the events and processes that need to take place in order to buy a garment range within the time limits of the fashion seasons. I intend to follow the same key processes that a buyer in the industry would, however I will not be actually getting any of the garments made, so will not be including any of the manufacturing stages.

• Review of current seasons sales
• Budget planning
• Comparative shopping
• Directional shopping
• Fabric sourcing
• Range planning
• Garment sourcing
• Pre-selection
• Price negotiation with suppliers
• Final range selection
• Placing orders with suppliers
• Product development (sample fittings, fabric testing)
• Bulk garment manufacture
• Delivery of products to retailer
• Purchase by customer