Yup, it’s a degree. Companies like Target, Kohls, Macy’s, Dillards, Foley’s and even Walmart hire these people to create a store “look” in their fashion departments. Typically, these graduates wind up on a team of “Buyers” who have the job of procuring the style, sizes and whatnot that you see in these stores.
They had a really great show on Costco recently, where the teams of “Buyers” researched fashion, electronics, toys, fine wines, and power tools.
Those things do not just happen by themselves.
Yeah. People are way too quick to poo-poo things they don’t understand. I know a buyer for Neiman-Marcus. She buys men’s socks. It’s a good job and gives her an opportunity to move into a position some day in which she is more interested.
As you said, things don’t appear on the shelves as if by magic.