Buyer

How it is used

Buyers visit trade shows and showrooms, review samples, negotiate prices and place orders with suppliers. For a Turkish manufacturer, the buyer usually means the customer brand's team. Buying offices or buying houses act for foreign brands in sourcing countries.

Example sentences

1. The buyer liked the samples but asked for a lower price on the jackets.

2. Two buyers from a German chain are visiting the factory next week.

Common collocations

• fashion buyer
• buying office
• buyer meeting
• buyer comments
• place an order

Related terms

• merchandiserA person who plans and manages a product range so that the right products are available in the right quantities, at the right time and price.
• retailerA business that sells goods directly to the public, through shops, a website or both, such as a department store or a fashion chain.
• supplierA company that provides a brand with fabric, trims or finished garments, often a factory, mill or agent that produces to the brand's orders.
• wholesaleThe sale of goods in large quantities to shops and other businesses, which then sell them to the public at a higher price.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• buyer · Logistics & Supply Chain

More terms: Fashion Industry & Retail

• ready-to-wear
• fast fashion
• sell-through
• fashion week
• visual merchandising
• sustainable fashion