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Host Amanda (with the help of her friends) decodes and demystifies the fashion and retail industries, and takes on topics like consumerism, workers rights, personal style, and why fashion is a case study in capitalism gone awry."If you wear clothes, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Elise"If you are human and live in the world, you need to listen to.

The podcast about trends and how they define the world around us.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

I assist a wide variety of small business owners and entrepreneurs with all things product, merchandising, and planning. From boutique owners to growing e-commerce and wholesale brands to micro businesses, I provide one-on-one coaching, training, analysis, best practices, and so much more.Projects have included developing a 100% closed loop (recycled) core.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

As a member of the leadership team at Attic Salt, I managed the buying, visual merchandising, allocation, and planning teams. I developed and integrated assortment planning processes and best practices, along with training and development in retail strategy for my team. I introduced the Artist of the Month program and rolled out a new visual merchandising.

Greater Philadelphia Area

--Steered assortment planning and financial strategy for a new sustainable start-up under the URBN umbrella.--Partnered with logistics and engineering partners to develop a streamlined inventory management and site merchandising work flow utilizing a custom-built WMS.--On-boarded more than 300 market brands across all price points and aesthetics, while.

Portland, Oregon Area

--Managed both the product and planning team for a rapidly growing retail startup. Prioritizedteam development and mentorship by creating a merchant training program.--Grew the private label business from 5% of product sales to 75% of product sales in less than twoyears by expanding category offerings and building new vendor partnerships.--Developed and.

--Managed Tops, Bottoms, Denim, One-pieces, and Outerwear, approximately $60 million inannual sales including both ecomm and stores with a team of buyers, associate buyers andassistants.--Delivered double digit positive comps in Bottoms, One-pieces, and Outerwear while thecompany as a whole was showing negative comps.--Worked with nearly 500 vendors and.

--Managed the assortment and receipt plan for the largest category in the business, approximately$60 million in annual sales with a team of associate buyers and assistants.--Delivered a 300% YoY comp in plus size dresses by on-boarding new production partners andintroducing new attributes, ultimately better integrating the assortment with the.

--Interpreted current fashion trends in both the overall brand and local market in order to generate creative solutions and sales via outfitting and product placement.--Created a full sensory experience that appealed to the customer emotionally through the presentation and placement of product, store mapping, and music selection.--Partnered with the Store.

--Developed a balanced assortment for both the retail and direct businesses reflecting fashion vision, quality, price point awareness, and key item depth.--Tightly managed the receipt plan by constantly analyzing business needs and reacting with timely reorders, cancellations, and assortment revision.--Worked cohesively with the marketing and creative.