#34: How to Buy Direct in LA, with Fashion Buyer, Jacqueline Holmes.
Boutique Chat
Ashley Alderson
4.9 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2018
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Buying smarter means understanding your product lifecycle and getting the best quality and pricing for what you're bringing in. Going to LA on a regular basis isn't ideal, because well… life. That's where a buyer like Jacqueline comes in. Jacqueline has been on both sides of the aisle as a boutique owner and buyer. In this episode, we talk misconceptions buying in LA, how to build partnerships with vendors and make the most of your buying dollars.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, guys, if you've ever had questions about buying in L.A., this is your week. |
| 0:05.2 | Get ready for episode number 34 with my friend Jackie Holmes of L.A. Fashion Concepts. |
| 0:15.3 | Let's talk about your business, strategy, and the juicy details of what actually works, |
| 0:19.9 | from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street and the entire details of what actually works from mainstream fashion to |
| 0:21.5 | fashion on Main Street and the entire ecosystem behind it how do we scale your |
| 0:25.9 | company and do it with the balance and the happiness that we all seek let's hear |
| 0:30.1 | from those insiders experts and strategists that actually make it happen I'm your |
| 0:34.3 | host Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub and I can't wait to chat. |
| 0:40.3 | As you continue to grow your boutique, there is definitely one strategy that you need to start |
| 0:51.0 | implementing and that is buying so much smarter. |
| 0:55.0 | You know, part of buying smarter means really understanding the product life cycle that your |
| 1:00.0 | inventory goes through and knowing where it comes from, knowing how it's manufactured, |
| 1:04.0 | and how you can get the best pricing on the inventory that you're bringing in. |
| 1:08.0 | So for many of you going direct to LA and working with those manufacturers |
| 1:11.3 | and the companies that you're often buying with direct is very beneficial. Now for not all of you, |
| 1:18.0 | it doesn't make sense to go to L.A. on a regular basis to bring in fresh inventory, |
| 1:22.6 | which means it's time for you to start working with a buyer who's your boots on the ground |
| 1:26.8 | helping you scout |
| 1:27.5 | fresh goods and bring them in on a regular basis. Now that's exactly what our friend Jackie |
| 1:31.8 | Holmes with LA fashion concepts does for boutique owners. And the cool part is our friend Jackie |
| 1:37.2 | is actually a boutique owner herself, a successful one at that with two going on three storefronts |
| 1:43.1 | been in business over 10 years, and can not only |
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