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What is fashion merchandising, and why is it so important in the fashion industry. . Jennifer Allen Ester Bruce ENG 114 November 25. What is fashion merchandising.
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What is fashion merchandising, and why is it so important in the fashion industry. Jennifer Allen Ester Bruce ENG 114 November 25
What is fashion merchandising • The planning and promotion of sales by presenting a product to the right market at the proper time, by carrying out organized, skillful advertising, using attractive displays, etc. • Includes all the phases of planning, buying, and selling clothes and accessories. • Also known as retailers.
What a fashion merchandiser does on a day-to-day basis • Put together very interesting, eye-catching displays. • Promote things by advertising. • Choose what to sell in the store. • Attend special events such as fashion shows. • Put in long hours at a time.
Why fashion merchandising is so important to the fashion industry • The main role of merchandising is to link all the areas of fashion and manage the business. • The success of manufactures and designers really rest in the fashion merchandisers hands. • Without fashion merchandisers people in the fashion industry would not be as successful a they are.
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