Yourbrandspace.com to launch B2B fashion marketplace

Online wholesale fashion platform yourbrandspace is set to expand its offering in the business to business arena of the industry by launching the first online marketplace for women’s wear and accessories labels.

"Sam and I have known for some time now that we wanted to introduce a b2b marketplace to yourbrandspace in order to help the industry and bring wholesale into the 21st Century," explains co-founder and director Louisa Valvano. "Retailers need to be able to react quickly to trends, weather and cash-flow and inject fresh products into their stores all year round. We will offer a multiple brand platform in one online marketplace. 92 percent of our brands believe this will help them sell more to their existing customers as well as find them new ones."

International retailers spanning the globe will be able to purchase stock and short order items from a number of brands through the new Shop e-marketplace, which aims to help businesses save time and money. In the Shop, approved trade buyers are able to search and filter the offerings by brand name, product type, season, delivery time-scale and price-point and then purchase stock from multiple brand via credit or debit card.

“As an independent retailer, [Shop] will really help my business when it comes to buying in-season,” commented Pamela, from London-based independent Pamela Shiffer. “I like to top up throughout the season with the latest colours and trends and this will help me buy from multiple new brands quickly and easily.”

Brands will be given the option to approve retailers based on their geographical location, set minimum orders, delivery costs and update their product offering whenever they choose to. Orders will be dispatched directly by the brand and sent to the retailer, with yourbrandspace handling the financial transaction in one go. The online fashion platform aims to continue working alongside with forward order brands in its newly created Discovery Zone.

Founded in 2011 by Samantha Bleasby, former Event Director at Pure London and Louisa Valvano, former Global Marketing Director at WGSN, yourbrandspace.com currently works with over 2700 trade buyers and brands, from 68 countries around the world.