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Buying and Beyond

Buying & Beyond

Welcome to the Buying & Beyond podcast, the podcast for all things Retail Buying...and more!Join us, Kate & Lyns, buyers and best friends, each week for industry insights, stories and expertise from real people in retail. Enjoy honest stories and conversations, retail therapy and learn bite-sized tips from us and our guests from across the industry.Season 1 starts with Becoming a Buyer - the background to how we started in the industry, what exactly is a Buyer, working your way up the ladder

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17:33

Retail Reflections 001 - Experiential retail, brand...

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2025/08/03

Welcome! This is the start of our retail reflections, our weekly Friday morning catch up on all that's been going on in retail. While we're taking a break from main podcast this summer, we thought actually, you know what, we chat a lot about everything that's going on in retail and we find it super interesting to hear each other's thoughts on it. So why not share it with the wider world and we would love to hear your views too, on what's going on out there because there's a lot going on...

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S5 E10: Building a career in Buying with Lucy Smith,...

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2025/07/22

In this episode, we’re joined by Lucy Smith, Senior Buyer for Womenswear and Accessories at Jigsaw. It’s a nostalgic one as we all began our buying careers together on the bags team at Accessorize a real full-circle moment for us ex-Accessorize girls! Lucy walks us through her journey into buying, from her early love of fashion (inspired, of course, by Rachel from Friends lol), to studying Fashion Management and Marketing, and finding her true passion in product development. She shares candid...

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50:47

S5 Ep9: Secrets to social media success

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2025/07/15

In this episode, we sit down with Hannah Robb, founder of Han Social, a marketing consultancy dedicated to empowering businesses to connect with their ideal customers and build sustainable growth without burning out. With over 15 years of experience working across major brands like Smirnoff, lastminute.com, and Unilever, Hannah shares her journey into the world of marketing and the insights she's gained along the way. Hannah's career began in PR, working with agencies such as Shandwick, where...

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55:55

S5 Ep8: 'Sprinkling that Merchandising magic' with...

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2025/07/08

In this episode, we speak with Anna Youngston, founder of Majury Merchandising and former merchandising professional at Accessorize, about her transition from a long-standing career in retail to establishing her own consultancy. With over 20 years of experience in merchandising across major British fashion retailers, Anna provides valuable insights for professionals in fashion, retail, and business strategy. Her career spans well-known retailers such as Harvey Nichols, Principles, Accessoriz...

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45:17

S5 Ep7: Retail doing the right thing - We discuss...

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2025/07/01

In this episode, we dive into the powerful wave of change sweeping across the retail world as more brands step up to do the right thing. From circular business models and resale platforms to thoughtful retail strategies and new legislation pushing fast fashion to rethink its impact we cover it all. Whether you're in the industry or just a curious shopper, this conversation breaks down the big shifts and spotlights brands and retailers that are truly leading by example. Circular Retail I...

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54:09

Season 5 Episode 6: Orange and Green should always be...

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2025/06/24

In this vibrant episode, we sit down with Caitlin and Claire, the designers behind The Outdoor Edit, a bold new Scottish brand reimagining how we design and enjoy our outdoor spaces. With a mission to treat outdoor areas as an extension of the home, The Outdoor Edit brings fresh, trend-led thinking to a market previously dominated by muted tones and safe choices. Their debut range spans everything from parasols and cushions to bistro sets, lighting, and fire pits crafted to work in everything...

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53:53

Season 5 Episode 5: Comp Shop, not Copy Shop! It's...

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2025/06/17

Welcome to another episode of Buying and Beyond! In this episode it's just us! We’re taking a small break from our guest spots, as we dive into the world of Comp Shops, discussing why they’re essential for staying inspired, spotting trends, and growing creatively in retail - not for copying! We break the myth; trendspotting is about inspiration and evolution, not duplication. Our recent comp shop took us to the streets of London, walking down Oxford street to see the latest IKEA takeover of t...

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Season 5 Episode 4: 'Always striving for what's...

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2025/06/10

Today we’re joined by Rosie Platt, Head of Range & Ecommerce at NOTH. Rosie has a huge amount of retail buying experience working for a wide variety of UK retailers, including Principles, Debenhams, Oasis, Jaeger, River Island, BBC Children in Need and Superdrug. Rosie is a product development buyer at heart, like ourselves. We find out how Rosie got into buying, from taking an online quiz to figure out what she might be interested in, to how she landed her first job at Principles and the...

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47:33

Season 5 Episode 3: 'The best ideas are organic' Ally...

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2025/06/03

Today we are joined by Ally Mitchell founder of Ocean Kitchen Scotland a brand that's doing amazing work using recycled plastic found in the ocean. Joining with Ally today is Anna Campbell-Jones, an awarding winning interior design and presenter of Scottish home of the year. Together they are both here to talk about their collaboration of an amazing new swallow wall ornament range. Ally chats to us all about how he started his brand after his career as a commercial diver, diving all ove...

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44:50

Season 5 Episode 2: So, your moving to Denim…. On...

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2025/05/27

Today we’re joined by Shani - Shani has worked for Arcadia, Tesco, Tie Rack and Superdry - all large Uk retailers but with very different buying offices and Shani is here to tell us all about it. It’s a really raw and honest talk about how retail used to be and the stereotypical situations you would hear about in Buying offices. Katy and Shani met at university studying the same Fashion Retail Buying course (20 years ago!) and lived together at their first jobs in London. We dive into the sto...

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51:15

Season 5 Episode 1: We ‘chat’ to the creator of the...

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2025/05/20

We couldn’t be more thrilled to kick off Season 5 with such an incredible guest! It was an absolute privilege to have a conversation with the creator behind the wildly popular Instagram account, Life of a Buyer (LOAB). With over 33,000 engaged followers, this account has become a must-follow for anyone in the industry. If you know, you know! We’ve been eager to get answers to some burning questions we’ve had for LOAB, and guess what? They responded! To keep the mystery alive, Katy will be st...

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Season 4 Episode 10: Collaboration is kindness with...

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2025/03/19

In today’s episode, we’re joined by the incredibly inspiring Bex, founder of the beautiful family run jewellery business in the heart of Wilkshire Boho Betty. From a doctor to a business owner, Bex has managed to juggle her growing brand while raising four kids under five! Her story is a testament to resilience, compassion, and the power of kindness in business. Boho Betty’s designs focus on making every wearer feel good, affordable luxury stylish pieces resonating with so many people. ...

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53:21

S4 E9 Turning plastic waste into Candyfloss: The...

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2025/03/12

Today we are joined by Audrey, one the co- Founders of The Polyfloss Factory. The company's main goal is to reduce plastic waste and to transform it into a valuable and unique new resource by inventing a machine inspired by the principle of candy floss making, to recycle plastic waste. The technology turns plastic waste into fibre that can be used for insulation, packaging, textiles and moulded plastic pieces. We have a huge interest in sustainability as we have discussed in many of our previ...

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56:33

Season 4 Episode 8 To fit and flatter: The Founder...

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2025/03/05

To celebrate International women's day we are so excited to be joined by Jayne Lasley founder of clothing brand Fairlie Curved. Fairlie Curved is a brand that is dedicated to helping curvy women, particularly those with fuller busts, feel and look fabulous in stylish garments that fit and flatter their unique shapes. Jayne is an ex New Look and Internacionale Buyer with a very commercial eye. It was vey clear from day 1 that she was going to excel in a fashion retail career - who wants ...

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55:49

Season 4 Episode 7: The Better Trends co-founder...

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2025/02/26

Today we are joined by co-founder of The Better Trends Company, Louise Healy, here today to talk about her career journey and of course all things trends! The Better Trends Company are a trend and design agency doing better, with focused trend insights and design strategies to fuel creativity and empower confident decisions for SME's. By turning trends into actionable tools, they help you create purposeful products that resonate with your audience. Better trends lead to better products—and br...

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38:39

Season 4 Episode 6: Taking leaps of faith with Ex...

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2025/02/19

Today we are speaking to Claire Gray founder of the amazing skin care brand Ermana Natural skin care and fellow podcaster, for the 'Skin and Within' podcast! Claire is also an ex buyer. Claire will be telling us all about her journey through retail and onto her most recent ventures. Claire and Lynsey first meet briefly at Marks and Spencers and then again at Dobbies garden centres - retail really is a small world! We discuss the similarities of our highs and lows in retail, giving insight int...

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Season 4 Episode 5: Buyers of the Future. Ex M&S,...

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2025/02/12

Today we are joined by the lovely Sarah Hansford, a buying professional with many hats! Sarah has been in the buying world for over 20 years and worked for lots of different retailers. She’s a fellow ex M&S buyer and most recently is doing some amazing work teaching and inspiring at the Fashion Retail Academy. From the M&S grad scheme to working across multiple big high street names, such as, BHS, The White Company and QVC to name a few, plus working suppliers side Sarah’s journ...

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Season 4 Episode 4: Get retail ready as this week we...

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2025/02/05

Today we discuss the importance of trade shows for Buyers and for brands to connect. We give you the insight into our favourite things about a trade show, trend spotting and helping the evolution of a brand. Plus we debate the pros and cons to be stocked in a large retailer, pitch tips and how to nurture that long term partnership. What do we as Buyers look for in a brand to list them and some of our favourite ways of being approached... Then, how should Brands follow up after a trade show? A...

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51:54

Season 4 Episode 3: A full circle moment. Ex NEXT...

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2025/01/29

Anna joins us to tell us her incredible and emotional story of how events in life have taken her from Fashion Retail Buying to Founder of an activewear brand. Anna loved her job as a Retail Buyer but events outside of her control ended her career. Her passion for fashion, buying and retail shines through in this episode, as well as her determination to turn every moment into a positive. There is an amazing full circle moment from her dissertation to the ethos of her brand now. Mardy Bum is a ...

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Season 4 Episode 2: Retail resolutions & revolutions....

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2025/01/22

We are feeling so excited for 2025 and all the exciting projects we have in the pipeline. Ready to leave 2024 behind and bring through positive energy from such a great year to build on our foundations and grow into the business we want to be. Starting the year a fresh, goal setting and talking about what’s in store for retail…There is still uncertainty on the high street and a budget that threatens to strangle, yet some brands are turning themselves around, focusing in on a customer base and...

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