Initial Description of Placement

Company Overview:

New Look is a high street family fashion retailer in the UK, Southern Ireland, France, Belgium, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates & Russia. You'll find Womenswear (Including Maternity, Inspire (Sizes 18-26) & Tall , Menswear, Childrenswear, Generation 915 for teens, Accessories, Lingerie & Footwear throughout our 600+ stores and with ranges updated daily you'll be sure to find the freshest and newest trends at New Look. Why not get your fashion fix by visiting our online store at www.newlook.co.uk? It truly is the one stop shop for any fashion savvy shopper!

Products: New Look has everything under one roof and we pride ourselves on providing a truly unique offer of up to the minute fashion for all shapes and sizes! (Information above from the New Look Facebook page.)

At New Look I am working on the shop floor, which is something that I have never done before, so it is a great opportunity to get hands on experience within retail.  Although this is not a step up in my career, it does help me to gain an understanding of the insides of working within a fashion store and within a fashion environment. I currently clean the shop floor & keep it tidy as much as possible- (blocking designs together, layout) bringing out more stock/new stock, sort out sales by marking particular items down in price- (arranging the items by price on gondoliers, keeping it tidy), sort out the windows for display- (changing the mannequins, putting up signs and posters around the shop and in the windows), merchandising of the store.

I am hoping to get an insight into the relationship between this small store I work in and head office, stock control and staffing issues as well to make it more of a placement and rather than just working in the shop!

Company Overview:

LOOK is a glossy high street fashion and celebrity weekly magazine for young women. Edited by Ali Hall, it has a unique mix of up-to the-minute affordable fashion, high street shopping advice, celebrity style and news, plus thought provoking real life stories.
Mission: Your high street fashion and celebrity weekly
Products: Weekly fashion magazine, Website (launched in May 2008)

(Information above is from the LOOK Facebook page.)

At LOOK magazine I will experience the running of a busy fashion department on a national weekly magazine. (In a previous post I have already stated what LOOK sent me saying what I will be doing whilst on my placement with them, I will have to wait a few more weeks until the truth is revealed)...