The United States offers a huge and potentially lucrative market for any foreign Brand, provided that they fully understand the challenges involved and are properly prepared to meet them before making the necessary investment. We can help you to understand the US market and get your company ready to sell successfully in the USA. 
So why should you trust us?

• We have first-hand experience of working in the USA. The founder of GFM successfully managed $40m in setting up and managing a fashion business in the US.
  
  
• We have over 25 years of hands-on experience in the US fashion industry.
  
  
• Our experience comes from working with hundreds of brands in the USA and we know and apply international best practice.
  
  
• We can provide you with a brief overview of the US market and share in a 5-minute conversation some of the key pitfalls to avoid (this alone could save you money).
  
  
• Our founder is very clued-up on what will make you succeed or fail:
• when you invest in going to a US tradeshow
• when you work with and manage a sales rep or distributor
• when you want to connect with and work with US buyers and department stores.
  
  
• We have a proven track record of helping brands to sell successfully in the US.
  
  
• Our core company values of honesty and transparency mean that we will always offer you the best advice and give you an honest opinion (even if it’s not what you want to hear!).
  
  
• Our USA knowledge, advice and operations skills carry a 100% money-back guarantee if you are not fully satisfied with our work.
  
  
• GFM offers an unbeatable USA workshop which will provide you and your whole team with a clear action plan for preparing to sell your brand in the US.  
  
  
• Several clients have told us that the info they gained in the USA workshop was extremely beneficial to how they should run their European business. What we share with you goes beyond purely approaching the American market. It will help you to re-evaluate how you work elsewhere.  
  
  
• Experience will be shared from working with:
• Designer Brands such as Calvin Klein; DVF; Monnalisa; Moschino; Paule Ka; Smalto; Versace; Hugo Boss; JP Gaultier…
• SME’s and Young Designers, e.g. Akong London; Cocoa Cashmere; Harlow & Fox; Jamu; Jianhui London; Lipsy; Miss Mandalay; Pomodoro; Queen of Darkness; Talulah Australia …
• Government Agencies (DITP (Thailand), Inves Trinidad and Tobago, Kotra (Korea), UK DTI …) and Fashion associations/trade shows/ trade press e.g. Bubble; Magic; Moda UK; Pure London; Who’s Next …& Drapers; Intimo Piu Mare, Journal du Textile, WWB-MWB; …
  
  
• International Brands who have attended our USA workshops include: Angel Eye; Braintree; Chantal Simard; Cocoa Cashmere; Delmod; Denisonboston; Kitten D'Amour; Lipsy; Mina UK; Marianna G; Paule Ka; Penfield; Pomodoro; Smalto; What Katie Did; Popupshop; Chokolat Kids; Bolongaro Trevor; Pretty Green… As well as government organisations and trade shows/federations (UK Trade & Investment, Stitch Menswear...).
  
  
• GFM's Founder represented the Magic Show for several years and has walked all of the US trade shows.
  
  
• Our Founder has personally worked with more than 50 US agents and regularly weekly connected with over 1000 boutiques and department stores.  
  
  
• With our American partner, we manage several hundred boutiques in the US on buying, merchandising and Open to Buy issues (some of these stores could be your future clients).  
  
  
• Our advice will enable you to choose sales channels (e.g. agents, distributors or setting up your own US business) with confidence and to get the best results from the options you choose.  
  
  
• We will teach you how to deal not just with American Buyers in general, but also with every key section of the buying audience.  
  
  
• GFM offers advice and guidance on every aspect of doing business in the US. At one recent meeting, we were able to save the client $4,000 just by looking at the transport invoices in the first 5 minutes of our meeting! (They were only doing $100,000 in sales).
  
  
• We are always happy to act as a sounding board for any issues regarding your plans for the US.  
  
  
• GFM can help you to prepare to sell in the USA as well as improve any existing operation there.  
  
  
• We have experience with all of the US fashion stakeholders.
  
  
• Succeeding in the US is not just about sales, it’s also about how you handle trade shows, sales reps, distributors, department stores, duty optimisation, custom clearance, payments, transport, marketing, social media, the admin (invoice, order form, terms and conditions, look book…) and online business. We can advise you on every aspect which will contribute to your success.
  
  
• We are project management specialists.
  
  
• We know the questions you need to ask yourself.
  
  
• WE HAVE A FULL CASE STUDY TO SHARE - Call or email us: +44 20 8576 6233 / +1 646 360 1201 / +33 1 7660 7078 or email us: [email protected].
  
  
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GFM will share the Business of Fashion across all fashion stakeholders and across all functions in the Company.

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