FORMER Sainsbury’s and Asda buyer Kate Briggs has joined growing Huddersfield-based online retailer Buy It Direct as nursery category manager at its Bambino Direct arm.
Ms Briggs, pictured with managing director Nick Glynne, has joined Buy It Direct, based at Trident Business Park, Deighton, from Sainsbury’s, where she was senior buyer for toys and nursery. She previously worked for Asda in the toys category.
She said: “Bambino Direct has massive potential and I’m looking forward to growing the business.”
Mr Glynne said: “Kate brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from years working with some of the biggest brands in the country.
“We have huge ambitions for the company and I believe Kate will help us become one of the largest independent nursery retailers in the UK.”
