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Five Parts of the Fashion Buyer Lifecycle

“One of the things that makes fashion retailing different from other businesses is the frequency of the buying lifecycle,” says Nick Godfrey, partner at Customer Portfolios, a Boston-based analysis and marketing service provider.

Out of Character

Unlike some businesses that have been wrung out by the downturn, fashion retail has a huge upside. It is the number one industry in the world. More people make their living designing, manufacturing, shipping,or selling apparel and accessories than

The Indecisive Customer In A Decisive Year

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
The words come from Yves Saint-Laurent, the designer who ruled the catwalks of Paris and the aisles of fashion retailers for decades. Saint-Laurent died in late 2008, leaving his fiefdom to a younger