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Retail Management | Business Studies

Retail Management

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Paper Code: 
BSG 423
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
OBJECTIVE: 

With retail sector already gaining grounds, this course has been introduced to fill in for the opportunities available in the retail sector by imparting the empirical knowledge of the functioning of retail formats.

 

Course Outcome : 

CO103To familiarize the students with the fundamentals of retail business and current trends in the industry. 

CO104 : To examine the current state of retail industry in India and its related issues like financing etc.

CO105:  To discuss and make the students understand the integrities involved in deciding location, pricing and communication by a retailer.

CO106 : To equip the students to take effective merchandise management decisions for the products and services.

CO107 : To develop the skills among the students to enable them to manage retail store effectively there by reducing costs.

CO108 : To make the students aware about nuances in designing a retail store and customer relationship.

  

 

18.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Retail Management

Retailing: Meaning, Significance, Retail Format, Functions performed by retailers, Types of retailers (store, non-store retailing), Indian retailing scenario (Drivers and challenges to Retail in India, FDI in India).

Retail Consumer behavior - Types of buying decisions, Retail buying process, Factors influencing retail buying decisions. 

18.00
Unit II: 
Retailing Strategy

Definition, strategic retail planning process, Strategies to sustain competition, growth strategies.

Financial strategy: Strategic profit model, Retail Pricing: Pricing strategies, Price adjustments

Location & site analysis: Types of retail locations, factors affecting Trade area demand, factors affecting attractiveness of a site.

Retail communication mix: Meaning, Methods of communicating with customers, Retail communication process and Building customer loyalty.

18.00
Unit III: 
Merchandize Planning

Organization of buying process, category management, Sales forecasting, Assortment

planning process

Retail merchandize purchase: Branding strategies, Sourcing vendors, Negotiating with vendors, Vendor relationships

18.00
Unit IV: 
Retail Human Resource Management

Managing store employees, Compensation & reward, Shrinkage management.

Controlling Costs : Increasing labor productivity, Reducing maintenance and energy costs,  Reducing inventory losses

18.00
Unit V: 
Retail Operations

Supply chain management: Meaning, process, importance, retail logistics.

Customer Relationship Management: Meaning, Importance, Customer Relationship Management process.

Essential Readings: 
 

1. Levy, Michael and Weitz, Barton A., Retailing Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2003

2. Vedamani, Gibson G., Retail Management, Jaico Publishing House, Mumbai

3. Pradhan, Swapna, Retailing Management: Text and Cases, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2nd ed.

4. Khandelwal R Aditi, Retail Management, RBSA, 2012

 
References: 
 

1. Dunne & Lusch, Retailing, South-Western Educational Publishing, 2004, 5th Edition 2. Retail Management, ICFAI Centre for Management Research, Hyderabad, May, 200

 

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