Sales, press and consulting for luxury fashion brands

· Promoted to Retail Manager after six months· Implemented a new sales direction which led 2010 sales to increase by 97% over 2009· Created store budget and daily store goals for 2011· Initiated and managed a collaboration between Rogan and Nikolai Rose for SS11· Established retail visual merchandising guidelines· Assisted wholesale team at (Capsule) women's trade show for Fashion Week 2011· Orchestrate large scale in-store events with PR Director· Responsible for both product selection and fiscal relationship with consignment brands· Enter P.O.s, receive goods, manage returns to warehouse and other vendors· Hire and train new staff including instruction in Retail Pro· Generate sales reports, actualize budgets, daily closeouts, bank deposits and payroll

Acted as visual merchandiser and allocator for fashion working with our warehouse and the company’s other two stores Compiled weekly sales reports and kept buyers informed of best sellersAssisted head buyer at meetings providing direct knowledge of brand and or style performance Researched new brands for the shop and liaise with wholesale repsWorked with management to negotiate budgets; assess brand performance; and identify areas for improvement