TY - BOOK AU - Jacobsen, Marie-Louise TI - The art of retail buying : an insider's guide to the best practices from the industry SN - 9780470823224 U1 - 658.72 PY - 2009/// CY - New Jersey: PB - John Wiley and Sons, Inc. KW - 12 qualifications and qualities required making a buying Career KW - anticipating consumer trends KW - assortment planning KW - brand strategies KW - budgeting KW - buyers roles KW - buying functions in different retail formats KW - buying merchandise KW - central buying KW - forecasting customer demands KW - general duties KW - management expectations KW - negotiations KW - purchasing KW - retail math KW - retail trade KW - shrink the bare truth KW - supplier management KW - true essence of buying KW - writing reports ER -