TY - BOOK AU - Shaw,David AU - Koumbis,Dimitris TI - Fashion buying: from trend forecasting to shop floor T2 - Basics fashion management SN - 9782940411689 (pbk.) : U1 - 746.9'2'0688 23 PY - 2014///] CY - London PB - Fairchild Books KW - Fashion merchandising KW - Clothing and dress KW - Purchasing KW - Beauty and Fashion KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes index; Specialized N2 - 'Fashion Buying' provides a full exploration of the key areas of buying activity - the buying role, sources of fashion inspiration, cyclical buying calendars, merchandise management and planning, supplier management, and internal as well as external relationship management. Each chapter features an interview with a successful industry professional, which helps readers to put the contents of the chapter into context and perspective; as well as a business case study that provides a real world example of the activities described ER -