Cora Bhatia

Experience

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  Sonal Garments

  Jan 1986 - Apr 1988

  Merchandise Manager.

  Export House.I worked with this company for two years in 1986 and re-joined them in Sept 1988 and worked with them till December 1989 as a Merchandise Manager.The clients I handled while with them were:UK: Fosters,GUS, Freemans,City Swingers(representing Miss Selfridges, Etams etc),Intraport, Risky Business.Canada: Chateau Stores of Canada,John Forsyth,Arrow Shirts,Wayfoong Holdings, Try One International, Cotton Cove.USA: JC Penny,Maurices etc.Germany:C&A.France: Galleries Lafayatte, Monoprix, Sonac and Carel.Belgium:Peek and Copenhagen.. Show less

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  Associated Merchandising Corporation

  Apr 1988 - Sept 1988

  Merchandiser.

  I handled the Mass Merchandising Product line for AMC's, Mumbai office.The clients I was handling for them were:USA: Target, Bradlees, Clover Stores, Gold Circle, Merwyns, Bloomingdale's, Abraham and Stores.Canada:Hudson Bay.UK: Harrods and House of Frazers.France: Gallaries Lafayette.

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  Fashion Co-ordinators Limited. {FCL)

  Dec 1989 - Nov 1990

  India Sourcing Head.

  I started the India Office for this company in Bangalore,developing both the Outerwear and Fashion Merchandise product line.The clients I dealt with were:Outerwear: Canada : Amerella of Canada,Robin International, Bertex, DKP.USA:Outerwear: Lollytogs.Sporstwear/Fashion Wear: UK :Carrie-Ann,B-Axident, Network(an importer for various brands like Miss Selfridges etc)Canada:Lanalee, Double Joy, Hot-N-Spicy, Cobros etc.

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  Export and Domestic Market

  Jan 1991 - Mar 1993

  Freelance Consultant and Designer

  Worked on various projects both in the Export and Domestic Market on a free lance basis.

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  Tijarat Impex

  Apr 1993 - Aug 1996

  Merchandise Manager

  Apparel Buying Agency.As Merchandise Manager had a team of Merchandisers and Quality Control reporting to me and I handled the following clients while I worked for this company.Canada: John Forsyth,Crystal of Canada, Le Importations Ango Mode.Germany: Katag and Bay City.UK: Jeoffrey Rogers, Debbi Morgan,J.Tricot and Sons,Cohen and Wilkes etc.Italy: Oviesse.

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  Axx's India

  Aug 1996 - Dec 1999

  Owner

  Apparel Buying Agency,which I founded and developed.Clients handled: Canada: Amerella of Canada,Pure Basics etc.USA: Northern Apparel, Design Trading.New Zealand: Strategy.

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  Source One

  Oct 2003 - Nov 2008

  Vice President Sourcing and Merchandising

  Apparel Sourcing company,dealing in both Apparel and Home Products.I handled the following clients while working for this company.USA :Homefurnishings: Evergreen and Leila Linen.USA: Fashion wear:Attitude Unknown.Netherlands: DEPT, JC Rags,Bandolera, Not the Same(NTS),Summum Womens wear ,Forecast,Capsize, Shore, Braez among others. UK: Celebrity Kids, BC London etc.Spain:Trovels.

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  Creatnet Services Ltd

  Feb 2009 - Oct 2010

  Vice President

  Apparel Sourcing company for the northern European market.I started the Bombay office and handled clients in Netherlands:Herb Industries(10 feet), Blosh BV (Aiko), Isla Ibiza.In Denmark: DNY, Marc and Lauge, St Tropez, Message,Jensen Womenswear, Modstrom,Noir etc.Belgium:Who's that Girl.Sweden: Brittinger, Swesco and Velour.Norway:Ricovero.U.S.A: White and Warren.

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  Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd

  Oct 2010 - now

  Freelance Editor

  Freelance copy editor at Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd. Editing fiction and non fiction books for flow, content,character, plot, style, description, grammar and style, typos and proof-reading.I have edited about 200 manuscripts covering various genres: crime, thrillers, mythological, autobiographies, historical thrillers, self improvement, management among others.

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  ADDS India

  Oct 2010 - now

  Proprietor

  Apparel Design Development and Sourcing Management company sourcing Womenswear and Menswear apparel for the international market from India.Sourcing Home furnishing products both soft and hard goods.Looking for clients that need a good buying agent to source for them from India in above mentioned product categories.Clients:G.P. Fashion ( Roman Rothschild). Besides some other European clients.

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  Write Editing Hub

  May 2018 - now

  Founder, write-editinghub – The Right Editors… (wordpress.com)

  Editing services for developmental, line editing, copy editing and content writing