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Buying and Beyond
Welcome to the Buying & Beyond podcast, the podcast for all things Retail Buying...and more!
Join us, Kate & Lyns, buyers and best friends, each week for industry insights, stories and expertise from real people in retail.
Enjoy honest stories and conversations, retail therapy and learn bite-sized tips from us and our guests from across the industry.
- Season 1 starts with Becoming a Buyer - the background to how we started in the industry, what exactly is a Buyer, working your way up the ladder and the main meetings and tasks working in Buying
- Season 2 is all about Being a Buyer - leading a team, coordinating trips, working with suppliers, product & personal development and sustainability
- Season 3 takes us beyond just the direct Buying team - we introduce merchandisers, talk about designers and new trends, burnout & life coaching.
- Season 4 is where we are joined by more Retail Buyers and have also invited Retail Businesses to tell us their stories
- Season 5 continues with a fantastic assortment of Retail Buyers and Retail Businesses. We find out how they got started and what inspires & excites them about retail - plus we lift the lid on what Brands need and Buyers expect!
We are your modern day mentors; prepping Buyers of the future and empowering current Buyers. Our insights for retail businesses and entrepreneurs will shine a light on how to to build, grow, scale and pitch like a pro!
If you like listening to this podcast, please rate, follow and share - you can also find us on instagram @buyingandbeyond
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Latest Episodes
S10 E4 Why Consistency Is The Silver Bullet with Fran Pittaway, CEO at Biscuiteers
In this episode, we chat to Fran Pittaway, CEO of Biscuiteers, the UK's original hand-iced biscuit gifting brand. Fran's career path is anything but conventional - from working in TV production at the BBC, to building the first-ever buying team...
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S10 E3 How Weather Quietly Reshapes Buying Strategy, Sales and Shopper Behaviour
In this episode of Buying Beyond we dive into one of retail's biggest unspoken variables - the weather, and how it quietly reshapes shopper behavior, sales patterns, and buying strategy.We kick off discussing the current UK heatwave befo...
S10 E2 Why The Best Buyers Can Buy Anything with Natasha Caller, Head of Category at Halfords
This week, we're joined by Natasha Caller, Head of Category at Halfords, whose buying career proves that the best buyers aren't defined by what they buy - they're defined by how they think.Natasha's journey into buying didn't follow a tr...
S10 E1 The Secret Tool: Inside the World of Trend Forecasting with Jane Kellock
This week, we're joined by Jane Kellock, Founder and Creative Director of Unique Style Platform (USP), one of the UK's leading trend forecasting consultancies.Jane's career has taken her from designing womenswear and leading design teams...
S9 E10 Jo Ingham & Jo Ward: How Fashion can be more sustainable and still be profitable?
This week, we're joined by Jo Ingham and Jo Ward - two buyers who have pretty much seen it all.The pair first met at New Look (where they were so often mistaken for each other that they ended up answering each other's phone calls) before...