Board Member | Senior Retail Executive | Expertise spanning luxury to off-price. Senior Advisor to C-suite Retail-Wholesale & Financial Firms. Experienced in full P&L ownership. Ex-Macys/Bloomingdales senior leader.
Such an accurate account of the magic and the science of retail merchandising.
Growing up in a rural town in the UK, “where access to high fashion was completely non-existent,” Linda Ayepe sought local opportunities to explore her fascination for the fashion industry, landing her first role in a surf shop. This retail job, despite its remoteness, was formative as her “first insight into how buying works.” Ayepe went on to study fashion design and marketing in London, having tailored her studies to a career in fashion. “I did art and design, textiles, Italian, French — I wanted to work backstage at fashion shows, speaking Italian with Gianni Versace.” Through a retail recruitment agency, Ayepe landed a buying role as an admin assistant at a high street supplier for the likes of Topshop and New Look. She later went on to hold roles over the next 15 years at Net-a-Porter, Threads Styling and now currently at Harvey Nichols. Now, Ayepe shares her career advice. Read the full interview.
Part ethnography and part art form! Love it
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1yWell deserved. Congratulations!