Fundamentals of Fashion Retail, Technology, Manufacturing and Supplier Management

The book outlines the fundamental principles and mechanisms that are applied in fashion retailing from end to end with focus on the technological aspects that are relevant during the manufacture of product and covers both fabric and garment construction as well as the options available during the storage and movement of products from the source of origination to the customer's shopping basket. Also included is topics such as supplier sourcing, briefing, product specification, garment costing, negotiations and performance measurement during the critical path of product development.