Heather Williams

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Ex buyer turned tech-founder looking to improve the ways in which buyers make sourcing decisions.

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Determining the Right Clothing Factories for Fashion Brands and Retailers

Heather Williams
6th March 2023

For fashion brands and retailers, selecting the right clothing factory or supplier can be a challenging task. With increasing competition and ever-changing customer preferences, it’s essential to work with a…

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4 Benefits of Nearshoring for Fashion Brands

Heather Williams
2nd March 2023

Nearshoring is an increasingly popular sourcing strategy for fashion brands looking to optimize their supply chain and reduce costs. It involves sourcing products from nearby countries or regions rather than…

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Sourcing Playground awarded government grant to deliver a cutting edge AI platform for resilient retail supply chains

Heather Williams
25th June 2020

Sourcing Playground is really pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, selected from a huge 8600 applications across the UK. The…

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Better Brands: Bear Threads

Heather Williams
3rd April 2020

Every week we showcase more sustainable brands. Whether that’s producing from more ethical sources or reducing harm on the environment using sustainable materials. This week’s “Better Brand” is Bear Threads.

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Sourcing Playground Attends Avantex Paris Round Table Discussion

Heather Williams
20th February 2020

We were delighted that our Founders (Heather Williams and Fred Russias) were asked to take part in the panel discussion “Chains analysis new tools, ecological and social dimensions are essential…

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Better Brands

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Better Brand: ELLISS

Heather Williams
7th February 2020

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More Sustainable Brands Holi Boli Sourcing Playground

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Better Brands: Holi Boli

Heather Williams
17th January 2020

Every week we showcase more sustainable brands. Whether that’s producing from more ethical sources or reducing harm on the environment using sustainable materials.

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Better Brand: Silfir

Heather Williams
3rd January 2020

Every week we showcase brands who are doing things better. Whether that’s producing from more ethical sources or reducing harm on the environment using sustainable materials.

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Better Brand: Bastet-Noir

Heather Williams
20th December 2019

At Sourcing Playground, we are always looking to recognise brands that are striving to make a difference. Check out this week’s better brand.

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Better Brands: Wearable Collections

Heather Williams
11th December 2019

Every week we showcase brands who are doing things better. Whether that’s producing from more ethical sources or reducing harm on the environment using sustainable materials.

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Heather Williams

Determining the Right Clothing Factories for Fashion Brands and Retailers

4 Benefits of Nearshoring for Fashion Brands

Sourcing Playground awarded government grant to deliver a cutting edge AI platform for resilient retail supply chains

Better Brands: Bear Threads

Sourcing Playground Attends Avantex Paris Round Table Discussion

Better Brand: ELLISS

Better Brands: Holi Boli

Better Brand: Silfir

Better Brand: Bastet-Noir

Better Brands: Wearable Collections

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Research Suppliers and Collect Emails, Contacts and Factory Company Information Effortlessly with Sophia

Find Verified Supplier Contacts and Send Automated Emails with Sourcing Playground

Why Supplier Outreach Is Stuck in the Past (And Why We’re Changing That)

Sourcing Playground Speaks at REFASHIOND Ventures’ Miami Fashion Tech Meetup

Mastering Data Management for Smarter Sourcing and Procurement

How to Use Procurement and Supply Chain Data for Large Scale Optimisation

Unlocking Efficiency: AI’s Role in Procurement Document Analysis

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