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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 inviting more Buyers and also Brands and Businesses to tell us their stories...
We are your modern day mentors; prepping Buyers of the future, empowering current Buyers and giving insights to retail businesses and entrepreneurs
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Season 2 Episode 9: Sustainability. The impact of retail on the world is huge so we talk about companies doing good, the greenwashing and why we feel strongly about quality over quantity,
This is a topic we are both incredible passionate about, in this episode we discuss what does sustainability actually mean, how are certain retailers getting behind it. The greenwashing effect and our thoughts on some brands that are making some great changes in how we think about where our products come from. Quality vs cost and the new emerging rental market.
Here are our most passionate points summarised -
- Climate change is real problem
- and retail has realised we have had a huge part to play. We all need to step up and push to pivot into more sustainable shopping habits and be realistic about the future of retail..
- Embracing the move into rental and reused, or pre-loved. How can we as big retailers be a part of the change and offer options to encourage circular consumer habits
- Let's get back to quality as number 1, it should be a foundation brick for all retail, make to last, not to throw away. It may mean re-looking at our price architecture, but with people buying less, investing more, we need to balance our books while also not being to concerned with the cost of living, as customers mindset shifts to quality v quantity!
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