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...

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...

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...

As is frequently the case when we are planning and undertaking these mammoth buying trips, things do not go according to plan! This time...

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...

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...

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...

Well, that was one hell of a trip! It started with an early morning departure from Heathrow, travelling with three of my colleagues,...

What I really needed was some time out to recharge my very lacklustre batteries, so a few days off in the run up to Easter was a very...

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...

Arriving in Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday morning, we bunch of weary travellers were greeted by the stifling heat and a missing...

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...

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...

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...

2012 has been a year of new experiences, some amazing highs and one or two lows, and a very steep learning curve! I feel as if I have...

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,...

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...

So, this week has seen us going through SS13 phase 3 (essentially our high summer) meetings in preparation for sign off, as well as...

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...

Trade is tough out there, but there is definitely a growing feeling of optimism – the weather finally appears to be improving, which will...