Profiles

Dr. Marsha Dickson is President and Co-Founder of Better Buying^TM, a global initiative that provides Retailers, Brands, and Suppliers a cloud-based platform to obtain data-driven insights into purchasing-related activities.  With this new transparency Better Buying^TM promotes sustainable partnerships and mutually beneficial financial results and additional outcomes.  Dr. Dickson is also Irma Ayers Professor, Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, at the University of Delaware.  She is a widely recognized global academic leader for her research, teaching, and practical engagement with global suppliers, retailers/brands, and sustainability groups. Through sustained engagement, Dickson has built thoughtful working relationships with leaders in corporate social responsibility and sustainability, buying groups, suppliers, industry associations, civil society organizations, and foundations.