John Bright Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

The Good Neighbour was a sustainable brand I created, focused on filling a market gap between mass produced fast-fashion and premium menswear brands. The turnover had reached over £300k in 2023, however the rate of growth has not adequately recovered since the pandemic and continuing did not make financial sense on a professional or personal level, so the brand was sold to a larger company in 2024.- Managed and sourced sustainable ranges from European factories.- Established online sales channel with digital marketing campaigns.- Created sales avenues via retail partners and via successful ‘pop-up shops’around London.

London Area, United Kingdom

Jabong.com was one of India’s leading online fashion retailers and they wanted to replicate the success of asos.com, specifically introducing a ‘London based, youth fast fashion’ brand.- I set-up the London buying and design studio, with a team of 20 people. - Within 6 months of launch sales rose from £500k (AW14) to £2,000,000(SS15), to become the best-selling menswear brand on www.jabong.com. - Developed pricing architecture, in-line with Indian retailers and detailedseasonal plans with the central finance team.

London Area, United Kingdom

- I was a key contributor to the asos brand, working with the founding team throughout the growth period, contributing to the exponential sales growth from circa £4m per season (AW08) to over £100m (AW14).- During a six-year period, I worked across all clothing categories and launched both the Tailoring and asosblack ranges. - Managed year on year profit growth, with an intake margin rise from 53% 2008 to 64% in 2014.- Recruited, developed, and managed a team of buyers, assistant buyers and buying assistants across all the clothing product categories, implementing a successful buying structure.

- Buying responsibility for all clothing product areas within the RedHerring ‘own label’ menswear range. Contributed to expansion and sales growth from £11m to £18m annually and increased Red Herring’s national store space by circa 50,000sq/ft, expanding product categories, introducingnew opening price-point programmes and a ‘smart range’.- Increased profitability including intake margin by 8%, through effective sourcing and targeted trialling.