There isn’t such a thing as a typical day in retail! Day-to-day tasks include helping customers and getting their feedback, replenishing stock, merchandising the...
This can be anything from making orders for delivery, general cleaning of the shop and stock area, doing wedding consultations/preparations, catching up on paper...
In my role as a buyer I am also responsible for reacting to any changes in customer demand, researching and finding the right suppliers, selecting new products and reviewing the old. I also maintain relationships with existing suppliers while seeking new ones, as well as buying trips to make product selection for the department; I mainly travel to London for the big exhibitions.