Tag Archives: childrenswear

Eat, sleep, work, repeat……..

Posted on May 25, 2015 by BuyersEye

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 and smells of a very different culture from the London I left behind. Having negotiated … Continue reading →

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Creating awareness………

Posted on March 28, 2015 by BuyersEye

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 100 Companies, to significant changes in senior management and a rollercoaster of emotion, a … Continue reading →

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New experiences!

Posted on July 10, 2014 by BuyersEye

Well, that was one hell of a trip! It started with an early morning departure from Heathrow, travelling with three of my colleagues, first destination Bangalore, India, where none of them had ever been before. This was going to be something … Continue reading →

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Time out!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by BuyersEye

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 welcome antidote to the trials of the last few weeks! Why is it that … Continue reading →

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A difficult summer………..

Posted on November 7, 2013 by BuyersEye

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 over the last few months, not all of it easy to write … Continue reading →

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Feeling hot, hot, hot………….

Posted on June 4, 2013 by BuyersEye

Arriving in Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday morning, we bunch of weary travellers were greeted by the stifling heat and a missing bag! Cue lots of arm waving and pigeon English as we tried to locate said bag – … Continue reading →

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Wacky races, camels and kebabs……….

Posted on March 3, 2013 by BuyersEye

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 eventful! It was destined to be a very busy few days! Having made it … Continue reading →

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Full speed ahead………

Posted on February 15, 2013 by BuyersEye

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 round of sign offs and planning meetings, supplier visits, ongoing product development for … Continue reading →

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No rest for the wicked (or in this case, a busy buying team)……..

Posted on November 10, 2012 by BuyersEye

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, and then on to either Indonesia or Sri Lanka. Under normal circumstances I would have tried to … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Bangladesh buying trip…….

Posted on October 21, 2012 by BuyersEye

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 that this was going to be a long and tiring week. What I hadn’t really … Continue reading →

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