Experience

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  CROWE

  • Cape Town

  • Director

    • Jun 2014 - Present
    • Cape Town

    Crowe is an online boutique selling its own label CROWE and also a collection of eclectic and unique items from Cape Town curated by Maria Crowe. £1 of every item purchased is donated to www.thelunchboxfund.orgwww.croweshop.com

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  Peckham Gift Shop

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Founding Director

    • Jul 2013 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Peckham Gift Shop is an online shop selling the infamous Peckham Palm Tree merchandise. www.peckhamgiftshop.bigcartel.com

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  fenton walsh ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director

    • Nov 2004 - Jun 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    fenton walsh is an award winning ‘independent’ clothing boutique established by myself in 2005. Based in London we stock mid/high end ladies & men’s fashion, sourcing up and coming labels from around the world. With new stock coming in each week I am constantly on the lookout for new innovative designers that cannot be found on the high street. I also stock local designers and advise and work with them on their collections.Achievements include establishment of a successful multi-channel strategy including e-commerce, social media management & planning, and creation of in-house designed ladies wear range. fenton walsh was twice voted one of the UK’s most inspiring independent boutiques in 2012 and 2013 by Drapers Record, Uk leading fashion trade magazine.http://www.drapersonline.com/news/independents/inspiring-indiesResponsibilities include:• Managing sales forecasts, cash flow projections and budgets, strategic planning , figure and product analysis• Buying of all products and brand mix – ladies wear, menswear, jewellery, accessories and shoes• Supplier negotiations• Introducing new brands to the UK market• Brand Design, marketing and social media• Organising customer events & promotions• Accounts, VAT, PAYE, end of year• Designing, developing and maintaining www.fentonwalsh.com transactional website• Personnel management and development of retail assistants, junior buyers and weekend staff• Customer liason, personal shopping and styling of private clients• Visual merchandising and window displays• Point of Sale and IT infrastructure management, including cloud based and SaaS

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  Oasis Retail

  • Senior Fashion Buyer

    • Sep 1997 - Jan 2005

    • Departments bought – outerwear, casual wear, denim , tailoring, fabric, soft separates, suede and leather• Managing forecasting and budgets , range planning and sales analysis• Managing a team of buyers, merchandisers and product developers• Supplier liason and negotiation• Oversea buying and supplier meetings, factory visits• Management of CMT• Quality control• Managing garment fit sessionsSenior Buyer 2003 - 2005Junior buyer 2001 - 2003Assistant buyer 1999 – 2001Product developer 1997 – 1999Sales Consultant 1993 - 1997

  • Sales Consultant

    • Jan 1993 - Aug 1997