Careers in Retail Business
EXPLORE BEYOND THE SHOP FRONT IN THE WORLD OF RETAIL!
Are you interested in exploring beyond the shop front? Do you want to find out more about marketing, buying, merchandising, logistics, finance? If so, a career in Retail Business might be for you!
As diverse as it is large the Retail Business sector provides enormous scope for rewarding career choices in areas such as:
Visual Merchandising Logistics
Accounting Buying
Supply Chain Stock controller
Business Management And many more...
The UK’s single biggest private sector employer, RETAIL provides around 3 million jobs and is a major contributor to the UK economy.
If you want to work in a dynamic, exciting, fast-paced sector that’s set to expand even further in the next few years, the business of retail could be right up your street.
MARY PORTAS: QUEEN OF SHOPS
l Started her retail career as a Saturday shop assistant at John Lewis.
l Progressed to designing windows and displays for Harrods and Topshop.
l Credited with transforming Harvey Nichols into a world renowned store.
l A retail expert, Mary was commissioned to lead the governments independent review into the future of our high streets.
l Mary is the founder of retail and brand communications agency Yellowdoor:
www.yellow-door.com BUILD ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
This House of Fraser video and many others on careers in retail can be viewed at:
careersbox – click here WHERE CAN I PROGRESS TO? Examples of university courses you could go on to include:
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Retail Management BA Marketing BA Fashion Buying and Merchandising BA Sales Management HND
Logistics and Supply Chain Management BA.
Or you could go straight into work after completing your Diploma, beginning a career in the Retail Business sector, or even starting your own business.
Additional info:
www.diplomainretailbusiness.com www.skillsforlogistics.org www.skillsmartretail.com
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www.irs.stir.ac.uk www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk www.newham.ac.uk www.fashion.arts.ac.uk
Studying Retail Business takes you behind the shop front to explore every stage of the retail process, from source to supply to sale.
Retail Operations: Looks at sourcing products, merchandising, stock control, selling and customer service.
Business Management: Looks at marketing, strategies for change, HR and team dynamics.
Supply chain: Looks at the journey of a product from its source through transportation
and storage to disposal, including recycling.
Creative design: Explores store layout and visual merchandising.
Embedded through these topics are essential skills and knowledge like engaging with people, technology, business administration skills, and safety and security, as well as wider issues such as globalisation, sustainability, and ethical and environmental considerations.
Career pathway examples:
n Fashion Buyer pArcadia (includes TopShop) Retail Management Trainee Programme
pL3 Foundation Diploma in Fashion, A-level Textiles and Photography
pNewham Borough-wide Retail Course and GCSE Art
n Retail Manager pSainsbury’s Retail Graduate Scheme pRetail Management Degree BA Hons pL3 City & Guilds Retail Award, A-level Maths and Economics
4 Sales IT and support
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