
Retail management coordinates selling goods and services to end consumers for personal use, focusing on consumer needs, merchandise assortment, and attractive display within the distribution channel from manufacturer to consumer.
Explore the retail selling process from acquiring product knowledge to closing the sale, including studying and approaching customers, understanding needs, presenting merchandise, overcoming resistance, under-promise and overdeliver, and suggestive selling.
Explain the components of the retailing concept—customer orientation, coordinated effort, value driven, goal oriented, and retail strategy—and how they satisfy customer needs with value through pricing and service.
Private labels are retailer-owned brands sold in the retailer’s stores, classified as store brands, umbrella brands, or individual brands, with higher margins and control over design, merchandising, and distribution.
The word ‘Retailing’ is derived from the French verb ‘retailer’, which means, "to cut a piece off.” From a marketers point of view, retailing is defined as a set of marketing activities that are designed to provide satisfaction to the end consumer. By the end of the course you will be able to: Understand What is Retail Management, Learn about the Retail Selling Process, Explain the Classification of Retailers, Explain the Steps of Retail Strategy Planning, Understand what is Franchising, Understand What is Visual Merchandising, Explain the Types of Retail Location, Understand What is a Private Label and the Process of Creation of Private Label, List down the Myths about Careers in Retailing and Learn the Tips for Success in Retailing.