{"id":203263,"date":"2022-04-07T18:35:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=203263"},"modified":"2022-06-30T17:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:58:01","slug":"agility-amid-uncertainty-preparing-for-peak-its-never-too-early-feat-boohoo-group","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/podcasts\/agility-amid-uncertainty-preparing-for-peak-its-never-too-early-feat-boohoo-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Agility amid Uncertainty: David James, Supply Chain Director, Boohoo Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to \u2018Agility amid Uncertainty\u2019 our latest podcast in partnership with international logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group.<\/strong> In this series we will explore how six leading fashion retailers are managing their businesses in the face of some of the greatest disruption the world has experienced in a lifetime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10398053\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/991828\/10398053-agility-amid-uncertainty-preparing-for-peak-it-s-never-too-early-feat-boohoo-group.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10398053&player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to an example of Olympic-level agility in times of uncertainty, <strong>you would be hard pressed to find a better example than Boohoo Group<\/strong>. While some of the high street\u2019s biggest names floundered and, in many cases collapsed, the Manchester-based group took full advantage to press forward with its plans to create a digital-first, global fashion force.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006 Boohoo Group started out with just one brand; today it has 13, around half of which were acquired during the pandemic. In the Spring of 2020 it <strong>acquired the collapsed Warehouse and Oasis brands, and in early 2021 it snapped up Dororthy Perkins, Burton and Wallis from the former Arcadia Group<\/strong> (as well as a major warehouse in Daventry), along with the Debenhams brand and website.<\/p>\n<p>All of these brands were relaunched as digital first entities in a matter of months and the man working behind the scenes to ensure everything ran smoothly, as well as dealing with new COVID regulations and a global supply chain crisis, is the <strong>group\u2019s Supply Chain Director David James.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David joined the Boohoo Group three years ago from value fashion giant Primark where he speaks to Lauretta Roberts, Editor in Chief of TheIndustry.fashion about <strong>how the group coped with fluctuating demand and external market forces beyond its control.<\/strong> He also explains how the business learns lessons from each challenge to help it prepare for peaks and troughs in trading on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to episode one of this series feat. Mint Velvet' <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/podcasts\/agility-amid-uncertainty-navigating-disruption-by-enhancing-service-feat-mint-velvet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In proud partnership with<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedsupplychain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-187766 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ASCG_Blue_logo-2-300x74.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ASCG_Blue_logo-2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ASCG_Blue_logo-2-768x189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ASCG_Blue_logo-2.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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