Learn how to boost sales with merchandise displays, marketing and inventory planning in this free online retail course. This course teaches you about essential but non-obvious facets of the retail industry, including marketing, merchandising and distribution. We show you techniques to rack up impressive sales in a retail environment, from savvy pricing that increases foot traffic to effective in-store marketing. Whether you run your own small business or work for a large company, this course in retail management can boost your sales skills and career.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define and describe ‘retail merchandising’ • Explain how visual merchandising can affect sales • Outline the principles of design • Indicate how to design an effective display • Explain the channels of distribution • Define and describe the ‘4 Ps’ • Discuss product mixes, lines and individual products • Describe the ‘linear communication’ model • Outline the four important characteristics of communication tools • Explain the calculation for ‘open-to-buy’ planning |
| Course Code | 1298 |
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