Training

Clothesource has for the past 6 years conducted training courses in Sourcing Skills with many of the UK’s most prominent apparel retailers, including Marks and Spencer, Tesco and George.  Clothesource conducts in-house training for buyers and merchandisers, and also works in partnership with the University of Westminster, providing Sourcing Skills modules for their own external courses. 

Courses are tailored to suit the needs of individual clients, and are usually a half or a full day.

Courses for junior buying and merchandising staff include

Trends in global sourcing,
Regional variations
Quota and tariff updates
Key elements of factory assessment

Advanced courses include

Analysis of regional buying patterns
Competitor comparisons
Developing your sourcing strategy
Finding the right business partners