What Are Retail Buyers?
Retail buyers are professionals who are trained to purchase goods at a wholesale price to be sold in stores or online at a retail price. Depending on the size of the store that the buyer works for, he or she might be responsible for purchasing goods for the entire store, or just for one department. Small boutiques, for example, might only have one retail buyer on staff, or the owner might be responsible for all of the buying. Large department stores and retail chains, on the other hand, may have numerous retail buyers who oversee the purchasing of specific types of goods.
