MNGT 293 Retailing & Merchandising (5 credits)

2. Perform retail sales computations required of the retail sales environment.

3. Compare and contrast the different sales formats and ownership options of retail operations.

4. Analyze interrelationships within the online and offline retail environments considering: business location, traffic patterns, customer demographics, sales volumes, inventory management, and advertising in order to evaluate business models.

5. Develop and apply productivity measures in order to evaluate merchandising objectives within retail environments including: turnover, stock-to-sales ratios, inventory planning, sales pro forma, space management, and seasonal and promotional opportunities.

6. Create a hierarchy associated with each retail employee function including basic safety and legal issues related to retail situations.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Display proactive behavior in project development and completion. Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50