Dolores J. (Dee) Shaw Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Greater New York City Area

Independent retail business consultant for venture capital companies, Big box retailers, specialty store retailers,off-price retailers, and apparel manufacturers. Includes but not limited to brand development, merchandising, strategic repositioning, and product development.

Irvine, Ca.

DMM/Senior Buyer in charge of dresses, coats, lingerie, and accessories.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed $100 million business across three channels of distribution including Coldwater Creek Catalogs, 349 plus stores and e-commerce. Designed and sourced private brand programs with domestic and overseas partners. Product categories included jackets, dresses, shirts, skirts, pant sets and social separates.Increased sales from $60 millon to $100 million by adding new categories into the apparel mix.Created new revenue stream valued at $12MM by identifying emerging trends and evaluating competitive landscape. Increased MU% from 58% to 73% without raising retail prices. Saved $6.0MM by creating a task force with Quality Assurance to reduce high return rates. Initiated a training program for all assistants, interns, and new hires which focused on building their analytical,communication,strategic, and negotations skills to increase internal promotions. Trained over 100 employees. Sucessfully trained and mentored 3 assistant buyers to promotion.

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Managed $50 million business across 139 department stores.Responsible for planning and presenting seasonal merchandise, financial, and marketing plans in ladies & juniors, coats, suits, and dresses. ACHIEVED HIGHEST GROSS MARGIN AND SALES INCREASES IN APPAREL for 3 straight years. Elevated buying process in coats by introducing pre-season style outs, creating profitable vendor profile and leveraged fashion forecast information to adapt quickly to in-season trends. Inspired and motivated buying staff to significantly shift their fashion trend and awareness in all classifications to improve overall sales and gross margins. Responsiblity included working with senior management on planning all sales promotion, visual presentation, and in-store objectives.Traveled to branch stores with regional directors to improve floor adjacencies and create stronger communication with all store staff.Coat Buyer named buyer of the year for three consecutive years.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Directed design, development and merchandising of three dress and sportswear lines including Sheri Martin, R.J. & Co. and R.J. Collections.ADDED $50MM IN GROSS SALES in 1997 and additional gross sales of $20MM in 1998.Created and presented 6 seasonal dress lines and sportswear separates for department and speciality stores. Controlled profit margins by creating and negotiating cost sheets that allowed both retailers and the company to achieve financial goals. Traveled Europe and the States for inspiriational and seasonal trend direction.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Managed $175 million business for a $3 billion catalog company.HIGHEST SELLING PROFIT IN ALL APPAREL FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS. Increase dress sales by 35% over 3 year period. Increased suit sales by 25% over two year period.Managed product selection and development, vendor negotiations,inventory control, advertising and price strategies.Traveled extensively to Europe and Asia to shop for trends and import key item suits for higher profit margins.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Senior Buyer for Ladies Contemporary & Better Dresses.