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Where’s my crystal ball…….
If you’d told me a few months ago that things would have changed this much, I don’t think I, or anyone else would have believed it. I...
reddersj
Apr 24, 20206 min read
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Taking to the stage…….
So, today I took to this stage at Fashion SVP (there was an audience by the time I got up there!) to deliver a talk on the challenges...
reddersj
Jan 16, 20192 min read
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Ransoms, rickshaws and recognition…
MAY 2018 Fresh out of an amazing double win at the Brand and Lifestyle Licensing Awards (B&LLA’s) in April, we are head down in...
reddersj
Jun 3, 201819 min read
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Dedication, diligence and determination………
As is frequently the case when we are planning and undertaking these mammoth buying trips, things do not go according to plan! This time...
reddersj
May 25, 201720 min read
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Hold on tight, it’s going to be a rollercoaster of a ride………
I cannot quite believe it’s been a year since I last posted this blog; the trip I was about to embark on did not go according to...
reddersj
Nov 4, 20165 min read
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Eat, sleep, work, repeat……..
Arriving in the murky, wet greyness of a hot and steamy Sunday evening in Dhaka, my senses are as usual, assaulted by the sights, sounds...
reddersj
May 25, 201516 min read
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Creating awareness………
The past few weeks have seen a great many changes, and some real ups and downs, from the excitement of appearing in the Sunday Times Top...
reddersj
Mar 28, 201515 min read
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New experiences!
Well, that was one hell of a trip! It started with an early morning departure from Heathrow, travelling with three of my colleagues,...
reddersj
Jul 10, 20148 min read
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A difficult summer………..
It’s been a while since my last post (this sounds like I am about to confess my sins, which I am not!), and a great deal has happened...
reddersj
Nov 7, 201313 min read
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Feeling hot, hot, hot………….
Arriving in Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday morning, we bunch of weary travellers were greeted by the stifling heat and a missing...
reddersj
Jun 4, 20137 min read
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Standing out from the crowd……….
As is always the case in a modern buying environment, it has been a very busy few weeks, and our ever changing business has presented...
reddersj
Apr 21, 20133 min read
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Wacky races, camels and kebabs……….
Leaving home on Sunday afternoon, I had a very odd feeling that this was going to be an eventful trip; if only I’d known just how...
reddersj
Mar 3, 20137 min read
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Full speed ahead………
Well, the Christmas and New Year Holiday feels a very long time ago and the first few weeks of the year have been non stop; a continuous...
reddersj
Feb 15, 20133 min read
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No rest for the wicked (or in this case, a busy buying team)……..
We had just over a week to recover from the exertions of Bangladesh, and then we were off again, this time further afield, to Hong Kong,...
reddersj
Nov 10, 20129 min read
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Diary of a Bangladesh buying trip…….
Leaving home at 5.30am on Sunday morning, to meet the buyer and designer travelling with me at the airport, I was clear in the knowledge...
reddersj
Oct 21, 20128 min read
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Both a buying dilemma, and a more personal one……….
So, this week has seen us going through SS13 phase 3 (essentially our high summer) meetings in preparation for sign off, as well as...
reddersj
Sep 30, 20122 min read
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A very bumpy ride…….
Yet again, just when we think we’re making great strides forward, catastrophe strikes! This time in the form of a key supplier who has...
reddersj
Sep 21, 20122 min read
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