DvK was established in 1999 and for many years we worked as the buying office for various high end specialty stores in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, UK and Australia. Today we are exclusively working for Saks Global, which includes The Neiman Marcus Group (Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman) and Saks Fifth Avenue as their foreign buying office (FBO) for various countries. We will find hidden treasures in the world of apparel, accessories, interior products and holiday trim.
DvK is located in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), the important banking and business centre in the middle of Europe and the city of the biggest consumer goods fair in the world. Our merchandising personnel is highly specialized in foreign trade, consumer goods know how and in various and innovative IT-systems. The team has many years of experience, working with retailers and buying offices.
In the changing world of retail and new demands in buying we are a reliable and open-minded partner for this ongoing process. In regards of new IT-merchandise processing systems, supplementing advanced technologies, following updated laws and regulations regarding sustainability and supply chains we constantly improve ourselves and stay on top of innovations and requirements.
From exclusive organization of buying trips to negotiations, order placements, follow up of orders and pre-ticketing, sampling including online shootings, classifications, shipping and logistics, export and customs handling, vendor and government compliance.
For our client we research:
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We feel like trend scouts, always tracing the zeitgeist and future developments. It is our intention to find sophisticated products that will impress and surprise costumers. We know the market, brands, designers and manufacturers in our region for many years. For private label product we work with reliable hi-class partners on exclusive lines and develop and organize extraordinary products for our client.
Decor & Gifts
Furniture & Lightning
Holiday Trim
Tableware
Womanswear
Menswear
Kidswear
Shoes
Handbags
Soft Accessoires
Beauty
Precious jewerly
Choclates & Sweets
Oils
Pasta
Condiments
DVK is managed by Draga von Koeckritz and Stephan Kuhweide.
Owner
Draga is very much interested in aesthetics, design and craftsmanship. She is the founder of DvK and is coordinating all buying trips, research, negotiations, order follow ups and shipping organizations. She has a long experience as buying agent for luxury products and product developments in many categories. Her educational background is Master of Arts for German and Slavic Literature and Languages at the University of Frankfurt, bachelor in foreign Trade from Academy of World Trade and bachelor in Buying and Materials Management, Academy of Purchasing and Materials Management, both in Frankfurt. Draga also successfully completed several special Fashion Construction, Production and Quality control courses from Fashion Management University LDT in Nagold.
IT Expert
Stephan is an IT-specialist and is passionate for all kind of technical novelties. At DvK he is responsible for IT solutions, systems, processing, logistics, compliance and finances. Stephan studied Computer Science at University of Frankfurt and has also a bachelor´s degree in Foreign Trade from Academy of World Trade in Frankfurt. Stephan is very experienced in all kinds of informatics matters and he worked for various retailers in his career in buying offices.
Assistant
Cara is part time assistant at DvK. She has a vocational diploma in New Media, Product Design and Graphics. Cara successfully completed school of Fashion, Design and Graphics and is now studying Informatics at University of Applied Science in Frankfurt. She combines her interest in design, fashion and creativity with applied computer science in her work on various projects at DvK.
