Sourcing the product

In our last b&m lesson we looked at sourcing material, where it comes from the pros and cons of getting it from certain countries and the different ways of importing
The main places that the uk sources from are:

• Europe-Italy, Portugal, Polland, Turkey, Romania.
• Fair East
• Asia
• Middle East

Each place has a particular fabric that their known best for. For example Italy is good for true knitwear, if its highly embellished and embroided then India's the best bet, and Bangladesh for basic jersey fabrics and woven products at low costs.

It was actualy quite interesting to hear about how you source the fabrics/product and the diferent importing options that are on offer-which one is going to be more cost effective, but also get your product back in time.

Jo told us abit about her experience on buying trips, visiting the factories and all the different countries that you get to travel to. It sounded absolutely amazing going to all these countries, but at the same time really stressful and jam packed!!!