Make Good Fashion: A Fashion Business Podcast · Jasmine Rennie

Wholesale Challenges No One Tells You About (And How to Overcome Them)

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Jasmine shares a real story where a brand was left with unsold inventory after a retail partner went bankrupt six months after placing a large order.
Host Jasmine Rennie outlines the major, often unspoken challenges fashion brands face when selling wholesale to retailers, including late payments, retailer bankruptcy, strict payment terms, capital constraints, and compliance chargebacks. She provides practical strategies to mitigate each risk, drawing on real-world examples and actionable negotiation tactics.

As heard by us

Wholesale gets real about the risk behind a promising retail order.

Make Good Fashion treats wholesale as a practical growth channel and centers on a hard truth: a store can place an order months before shipment and still go out of business before the goods arrive.

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Why you'd press play

You want the retail upside without getting blindsided by canceled orders.

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