Pure London has revealed the shortlist for its annual Buyers Power List competition, presented in partnership with WGSN, the global foresight business. The shortlist announcement follows a month of open nominations via the Pure London website; during which time buyers and retailers from across the UK and Ireland were asked to nominate themselves, their buying teams or an industry peer whose work has made an outstanding difference to the fashion and footwear retail industry over the last year. The next stage of the competition will request that all of the finalists peer nominate within their respective categories; those with the most votes will be crowned winners at an exclusive drinks reception taking place at on 3 August at Olympia London, following the second day of Pure London. The shortlist comprises:

Best Independent Buyer/Buying Team Javelin Pamela Shiffer Scarecrow Boutique Black White Denim Havetolove Couverture Bottega Anne Furbank Sisters Boutique Abi Fisher

Best Department Store Buyer/Buying Team Jarrold of Norwich Fenwick Bond Street Hoopers M&S McElhinneys John Lewis House of Fraser Selfridges Bentalls Liberty

Best Multiple Buyer/Buying Team Anthropologie Topshop River Island Debenhams Harrods Urban Outfitters John Lewis Morley Stores Next Best Online Buyer/Buying Team Alex Scolding, Head of Buying, ASOS Donna Ida, Owner & Buyer, Donna Ida Katie Starmer-Smith, Founder, Atterley Buying Team, Net-A-Porter Leeanne Walsh, Buying Manager, Avenue 32 Buying Team, thecorner.com Buying Team, SAXA Store Buying Team, boohoo.com Buying Team, Very Exclusive Buying Team, Missguided Best Individual Womenswear Buyer Alison Chisholm, Womenswear Buyer, Harvey Nichols Buying Team, Selfridges Vanessa Murray, Buyer, A Hume Country Clothing Paula Watson, Account Director, Lux Fix Jan Shutt, Owner, Sunday Best Rebecca Lodge, Buyer, Next Leighanna Auxilly, Buyer, Lipsy Vanessa Collen, Owner/Buyer, Collen&Clare Deryane Tadd, Owner/Buyer, The Dressing Room Victoria Rex, Owner/Buyer, The Women’s Society Boutique Lauren Ferguson, Owner/Buyer, Sisters Boutique Best Individual Footwear Buyer Laura Evans, Buyer, Poste Mistress/Office Sarah Tyler, Premium Buying Manager, Kurt Geiger Buying Team, Harrods Shoe Salon Vanda Withon, Owner/Buyer, Gina Ricci Harry Demopoulos, Managing Director, Tower London Gerard Levy, Owner/Buyer, SPICE London Buying Team, Selfridges Shoe Department Buying Team, Clarks Buying Team, Schuh Buying Team, Sole Trader Best Individual Menswear Buyer Ravi Grewal, Director, Stuarts London Dean Walker, Head of Buying, End Clothing ASOS Menswear Leah Patel, Menswear Buyer, Harvey Nichols Liberty Topman Fenwick Best Individual Accessories Buyer Buying Team, Phase Eight Buying Team, Cath Kidston Becky Furbank, Director, Anne Furbank Accessories Buying Team, New Look Buying Team, Boticca Accessories Buying Team, Wolf & Badger Jan Shutt, Owner/Buyer, Sunday Best Accessories Buying Team, Fenwick Canterbury

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