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Course Description

Retail is everything, everywhere and everyone! Retail is one of the most fascinating, challenging and multi-faceted environments business students will be exposed to. The objectives of the course is to provide both an understanding of the key retail strategy components and change the student focus from a consumer to a business manager. This will be accomplished through examining the many key functional areas within a retail business including location and market strategy, store design and layout, merchandise planning, human resources, financial strategy and customer relationships. The understanding of these functional areas will illustrate how retailers can adapt to the competitive and continually changing environment by formulating strategies, which result in profitable performance. An introduction to retail profit drivers will be a key element of the course.

Notes

This course is fully online and asynchronous, meaning you typically will not have to be online at specific times. You will engage in course-related activities through online tools such as announcements, discussions, and email. Your course learning will be based on weekly module content and activities that you can go through independently. Note: there are still deadlines for assignment submissions, and you may be expected to participate in discussion board interactions with your peers on a regular basis.
 
Your instructor may also include occasional scheduled sessions for Q&As and other discussion activities, using web conferencing tools such as Zoom and Google Meet. More details will be included in your course outline available on the first day of class.

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Class Number
5952
Type
LEC
Dates
Jan 13, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025
Delivery Options
Online  
Fees
Domestic Fee non-credit $854.75 Click here to get more information
Domestic Out of Province Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
International Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
Class Number
1558
Type
LEC
Dates
May 05, 2025 to Aug 01, 2025
Delivery Options
Online  
Fees
Domestic Fee non-credit $854.75 Click here to get more information
Domestic Out of Province Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
International Fee non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information