EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IS CRITICAL TO HELP BUYERS AVOID PITFALLS WHEN SWITCHING SUPPLIERS
April 21st, 2015
Changing textile and other input suppliers may be fraught with difficulties, but it is key to the role of any clothing buyer. “It can be extremely difficult,” said Emma Wilson, buyer for UK-based specialist sourcing agency Smartway. “There are issues such as quality, lead-times and monitoring the supplier.”She stressed to just-style that it is tough to find reliable suppliers for small or medium-scale businesses unless companies have overseas offices.The best way to find a supply source is through recommendations, but as Emma’s client Jules Canterbury, ...
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