• Introduction, Evolution, Factors affecting the merchandising functions. • The Merchandiser : Role and Responsibilities • The Buyer: Role and Responsibilities
• The concepts of Merchandising planning • The implications of planning • The process of Merchandising planning • Tools used for merchandising planning
• Merchandise sourcing • Methods of procuring merchandise • The concepts of private label • Category management • Types of vendors, types of merchandise
• Devising Merchandise Plans • Gathering information • Selecting and interacting merchandising plan. • Inventory Management • ABC Analysis, Sell through analysis, multiple attitude methods.
• Methods of display • Retail store Design- Exterior- Interior • Types of Layout- Grid Layout, Racetrack Layout, Freeform Layout
• Swapna Pradhan, Retail Management McGraw Hill • Berman and Evans, Retail Management – A strategic approach, MacMillan Publishing Co. • Levy and Weitz , Retail Management Tata McGraw Hill • Bajaj Chetan, Tuli Rajnish Srivastava Nidhi • Retail Management Oxford Univ. Press