District Spotlight
Downtown LA Wholesale for Boutiques: Questions That Prevent Bad Buys
The strongest buying questions connect an appealing sample to margin, size balance, delivery, compliance, and the customer who will actually wear it.
The strongest buying questions connect an appealing sample to margin, size balance, delivery, compliance, and the customer who will actually wear it.
Recheck the date, register with each building, confirm the right showrooms, sequence the route, protect open-to-buy, and assign follow-up before the first appointment begins.
A healthy assortment is not a universal category percentage; it is a cash-aware system that separates core, test, seasonal, and exit inventory while preserving size and customer truth.
A useful open-to-buy plan connects sales, markdowns, inventory targets, on-order commitments, cash, and category decisions on one consistent basis. It is a control system, not a demand prophecy.