Overview
Organized retail is a rapidly growing sector in the country and in abroad. A good many home grown and some well-known multinational companies in retail have set up shops in every nooks and corners of the country. In the coming days, more such retail companies are likely to come up to do business in this popular sector. A kind of retail boom has taken over the country and everyone these days wants to pour money into it. Almost every day a new hypermarket or a supermarket is coming up in some or the other part of the country. The good times are unlikely to fade away soon. This creates enormous opportunities for professionally trained manpower to manage the growing industry.
Eligibility and course duration
Graduate in any of the disciplines from a recognised university.
Normally the duration is 1 year, but some institutes conduct it for 2 years.
More about the course
Because of the supply boom, retailing has become highly competitive. The growth of internet and online business has further fuelled this competition. As such the retail industry needs leaders with the required managerial skills to meet the present and future challenges in retailing. The PG Diploma course in Retail Management aims to address these challenges by imparting the necessary skills to the motivated youth of our country. This in turn will overcome the acute shortage of managerial talent in the retail sector.
A range of issues are covered by this course program, stressing on both theory and practical aspects. Few among them are sales management, marketing management, consumer behaviour, supply chain dynamics, developments and trends in retailing, service operations and role of information technology in retail. Certain skills you will be imparted with are skills in retail selling, retail merchandising, franchising, etc.
Job opportunities
The way the retail industry is growing, the opportunities are galore in retail management. The ever growing numbers of shopping complexes, malls, hypermarkets, supermarkets and multiplexes coming up in our cities and towns, provide multitude of job openings. Even sectors such as banking, insurance, finance, telecommunication and education have a huge demand for retail professionals for selling their products and services. Whether its food, grocery, healthcare, footwear, mobiles, electronic goods, white goods, entertainment, apparel, jewellery or fashion, everything is sold under the retail format. Few job profiles in this field are retail manager, sales manager, stores manager, manager operations, merchandising assistant, etc.
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