UK BASED BUYING OFFICES, AGENTS & CONSULTANTS FOR OVERSEAS RETAILERS

(Including UK offices of major Japanese Trading Companies)

LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES
34 Great Queen Street
London WC2B 5AA
Tel 020 7823 2660
zoe@lambertandassociates.fr
www.lambertandassociatesgroup.com
Zoe Brown
Merchandise: designer, womenswear, menswear, accessories, childrenswear, lingerie, shoes, decorative home
items, gourmet food, antiques and collectables.
USA
Bergdorf Goodman and Bergdorf Goodman on line
Neiman Marcus, Neiman Marcus Online & Neiman Marcus Direct
CANADA
Holt Renfrew & Co Ltd.
For HONG KONG (Lane Crawford & Pedder Group -both part of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group)
contact Paris office of Lambert & Associates
THE APOLLO FASHION CO
188-190 Albany Street
Regents Park
London NW1 4AP
+44 20 7388 5555/3373
Fax +44 20 7388 1444
apollo3456@aol.com
Mrs A T Gregory
Middle East. Buying office/agent covering the Middle East.
Mainly cocktail and eveningwear.
BEAMS
5 Kirkstall Road
London SW2 4HD
www.beams.co.jp (also in English)
Contact Mrs Keiko Kitamura
N.B. The London office is happy to be contacted but by post only.
Wholesalers and retailers of men's and womenswear. Ca. 60 Stores. Under various names including: Beams,
Beams Boy, Ray Beams, Beams Modern Living, Beams Record, Time Caf. Mostly own label but also other
brands.

BLUEPRINT
27 Vineyard Avenue
Mill Hill East
London NW7 1HR
Tel 020 8349 4140
Fax 020 8349 4150
ct.blueprint@virgin.net
Ms Chikako Takahashi
Japan. Buying office for Marui Co.Ltd, Mitsumine Co.Ltd,Yamaki Co Ltd & Always Co. Ltd.
BOUTIQUEYE BUYING OFFICE LTED
3 Cyntra Place
201 Mare Street
London E8 3QE
Tel 07970 720355
Karen Harries
karen@boutiqueye.com
www.boutiqueye.com
Working with luxury store groups and boutiques in Australia, America and South Africa.
womenswear.

Mens and

CREATIVE FASHION NETWORK

CFN LONDON LTD
Unit 301, Crown Business Centre
20-22 High St
Hawick TD9 9EH
Tel/fax: 01450-374 020
cfnlondon@btconnect.com
Jeremy Crawford
Japan. Works with a number of Japanese retailers and importers. M & W and accessories, especially young
fashion.
DEFO
16 Camborne Way
Middlesex TW5 0PW
Tel: & Fax: 020 8577 3013
Ms Haruko Tanaka
h4tanaka@yahoo.co.jp
Japan. Buying agent for young fashion, womenswear, including accessories and footwear. Disributor and
retailer.

DIAMARU MATSUZAKAYA DEPARTMENT STORES CO. LTD

JFR GROUP
20 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HZ
Tel 020 3178 4606
Fax 020 3178 2456
daimarumatsuzakaya@ma.kew.net
Mr Terunobu Nakahara
Department store group
EL CORTE INGLES Spain
Their London office has now closed down but Jose Mendonca is still based in the UK and works as a consultant
for El Corte Ingles.
jomendonca@aol.com
www.elcorteingles.es
GLAMOUR INC
9 Lanark Road
London
W9 1DD
Tel 020 7286 9435
And 0795 286 8284
Email: nincw@hotmail.com
Contact: Nin Choong-Wilkins
Marketing consultant with extensive connections in the Far East (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,
Taipeh, Hong Kong, Philippines, China) and most recently India.
Puts on trunk shows for designers, and organises sales trips for up and coming designers
JAPAN STRATEGIES
4 Dawson Close
Saffron Walden
Essex CB10 2AR
Tel: 01799 525649
walter@japanstrategies.fsnet.co.uk
Mr Walter McLellan
Japan. Agent/buying office specialising in Japanese market - 40% menswear & 40% Ladies & 20% Accessories.
Age range: 16-240 & CH 0-8.
JAPANESEY CO LTD
29 Browns Road
London E17 4RN
Tel: 020 8509 3404
M: 07968 830 480
Fax: 020 8150 5666
info@japanesey.com
www.japanesey.com
Contact: Claire Sandy
Japan.Sourcing agents for Japanese department stores and major retailers

KIMBERLEY Expertise Ltd

NO LONGER WORKING IN FASHION (Furniture/interiors etc. only)
MITSUKOSHI (UK) LTD
Dorland House
14/20 Regent Street
London SW1Y 4PH
Tel 020 7839 6714
Fax 020 7839 1167
k.hoshino@mitsukoshi.co.uk
Mrs K Hoshino
Japan. London Office Department store group
PARSNIPS LTD
90 Belsize Lane
London NW3 5BE
Tel 020 7431 7056
Fax 020 735 7646
info@parsnips-uk.com
Ms Mina Wakatski
www.parsnips-uk.com
Japan. No longer an actual buying office, but still work for Isetan and their buyers when they come to London.
Also involved in journalism, PR and translation.
A. RONAI (EASTERN) LTD.
122 London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 OPL
Tel 01892 523171 Fax 01892 515625
info@ronai.co.uk
www.ronai.co.uk
Mr Gavin Dodd
Mostly Middle East. Export house exporting garments primarily to the Middle East. Now specialise in supplying
uniforms and other items to hotels.
RUSSIAN TRADELINK LTD
43 Barnardo Road
Exeter EX2 4ND
Tel: 0797 494 3391
Fax: 08700117644
russiantradelink@mail.ru
Maria Clarkson
Russia. British company working with Russian wholesalers, chain stores and independent retailers and
handling Russian business for UK fashion companies. Arranges all payment transactions and goods shipment
to Russia and conducts all necessary communication.

STYLE UK
22 Cranbourne Avenue
Wanstead
London E11 2BQ
Tel 020 8530 8141
Fax 020 8989 0131
jane@sylte.demon.co.uk
Jane Dollermore
Buying office for Hagkaup chain store in Iceland. They handle all clothing.
TARA ENTERPRISES
The Studio
Wattles
Magpie Lane
Coleshill
Bucks BHP7 0LU
Tel 01494 432228
Fax 01494 726 101
tara.enterprises@virgin.net
www.tara-enterprises.co.uk
Contact: Kim MacGreevy
Korea. Buying Office for Korean department stores and also marketing consultant.
TARGET SOURCING SERVICES/AMC
PLEASE NOTE THAT TARGET/AMC (previously dealing with Bloomingdales, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth
Avenue and Target) have closed their London office.
DONEGER GROUP
463 Seventh Avenue
3rd Floor
New York
NY10018
Tel 212 564 1266
www.doneger.com
Thomas J Burns tburns@doneger.com
Raymond Hewins rhewins@doneger.com
Catherine Moellering cmoellering@tobereport.com
N.B. The Doneger group are based in New York but would welcome approaches from UK companies wanting to
sell to the US. They work for all the major stores in the US, gathering trend information from around the
World, sourcing product, and facilitating buying. They are family business with around 240 employees. HQ in
New York and an office in L.A.

JAPANESE TRADING COMPANIES

There are many large trading companies in Japan with offices all over the world, who play in important role in

the apparel industry: Itochu and Marubeni are perhaps the most well known for apparel but there are many
others.
They are primarily matchmakers; setting up licensing agreements and putting manufacturers and retailers in
touch with each other, nationally and internationally, but they also source and buy on their own account. They
work with every type of retailer, manufacturer, designer and wholesaler and act as a link between companies
who might not otherwise be able to do business.
ITOCHU EUROPE PLC
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2EU
Tel: 020 7827 0720
Fax: 020 7583 3627
bml@itochu.co.uk
www.itochu.jp
Manager: Mr Yoichi Mearashi
MARUBENI EUROPE PLC
London Textile Department (LDNTEX)
Lifestyle Group
River Plate House
7-11 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7AF
Tel 020 7826 8844
Fax 020 7826 8624
Mr Katsuhide Nakabo
katsuhide-nakabo@marubeni.com
www.europe.marubeni.com
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION (UK) PLC
Midcity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6BA
Tel: 020 7025 3000
Fax: 020 7025 3499
No general e-mail & contact names not given out.
http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/gb/en/
MITSUI & CO UK PLC
24 King William Street
London
EC4R 9AJ
Tel: 020 7822 0321
Fax: 020 7131 9000
No general e-mail and contact names not given out
www.mitsui.co.jp

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