Topics covered include security, pricing, merchandise handling, inventory control, personnel, and data analysis. A hands-on course that will develop career planning skills by analyzing personal values, interests, and experiences that will help identify short and long range career direction, including resume and job interviewing. Retail businesses need to have employees who understand the big picture and can use merchandising math data to provide information for effective decision making. Explore retail merchandising math concepts, their relationships, and the information they provide. Areas of concentration are anticipating customer demand, financial planning, inventory control, six-month plan, vendor negotiations and market analysis.
Seminar revolves around the individual work experiences of each student.
Professional development and growth emphasized. They learn valuable experience in managing a retail store.