FRONT-LINE ASSOCIATES
RETAIL AS A CAREER
Retail Basics: What Makes an Effective
Enterprise
4 Hours
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What is Retail? Is it the mere
exchange of goods and payment?
What makes a retail establishment
successful?
This 4 hour session gives a brief
overview of what makes up a retail
enterprise. It also outlines careers
within the industry– from front of
the line to the crucial back
support, from in-store to corporate
careers. Issues regarding inventory
turnover and its role in effective
selling as well as basic performance
measures provides students with an
idea of what to expect when they
work in the industry. |
TOPICS COVERED:
Retail Operations: Expectations & Performance
Measures
Frontline
Management
Corporate
Basic Retail Terminology
Inventory Management
Turnover Rates
Mark-Ups to Margins
INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN EXERCISE