Stephen Laundy简介
BorninLondon,whilstaged9atSchoolStephenwasoftenboughtbeforetheteachersandreprimandedforsellingvariedclothingandproductstohisfriendsthathepurchasedfromhisfatherswholesalebusiness,andwhenthemotherswerewaitingatthegateswithalisttheschoolcamedownhardandstoppeditAt12hewasretrievinggolfballsfromthelakeonhole17atnightandsellingthembacktothegolfersattheweekendStephenthenstartedshowjumpinghorsesandbetween13and18boughtandsoldmanyhavingwonuncountabletrophiesAt18heleftschoolandservedanunofficialapprenticeshipatSmileyBluePta,50chainstoresinSouthAfricaStephenexperiencedallaspects;Warehouse/logistics,Display,Assistantbuyer,StoreManager,AreaManagerandmoreFrom1984to2000StephenhadhisowncompaniesStartingwith3concessionswithintheBurtonGroupPLChebuiltittoover400shop-inshopwithintwoyearsAtthesametimehewassupplyingwomensweartoliterallythousandsofindependentsthroughoutEurope,openingtradingofficesinHongKong,Stockholm,Helsinki,Hamburg,Barcelona,DelhiandLondonThroughoutthisperiodhiscompanieswerealsomanufacturingforsomeofEurope’sleadingstoregroupsandhealsohadanichemailorderclothingcataloguedirecttothepublicSince2000,StephenhasbeenevolvedinBrandDevelopment,Wholesale,Retail,Ecommerce,Buying,SalesandMarketing,Start-upsStephen’sstrengthsarevariedandatmostlevels,departmentsandpeopleovertheyearsandthroughFashionCompassisnowofferinghisknowledgeand“cando”experiencetoaneverchangingindustryHeisverywellconnectedintheUK/EuropeandAsiaStephenisnowveryactivewithinternationalretailersandbrandsonaGlobalscalebutisstillintouch,duetohistradingnaturewithwhat’shappeningatgroundlevelintheUKwithindependentnewcomersandthesurgeinonlineactivitiesandatoughmarketStephenisnow44andbelievesamazingopportunitiescanbemadeintheyearsahead“Lookaround,threeoftheUK’srichesttoptenindividualsarefromretailclothingIfyouarenotturninginagoodprofit,youarenotdoingitright!”StephenLaundy