Retailing: Definition, Importance & Scope. Global retail Market, Evolution of Retail in India, Drivers of Retail change in India, Prospects of Retailing in India. Challenges and Opportunities in Retailing.
Concept of Life Cycle in Retail, Business Models in Retail. Classification: Retail Institutions by Ownership, Store Based Retailing, Electronic & Non- Store Retailing, Automated Vending, kiosks & other forms of Non- Traditional Retailing.
Identifying & Understanding Consumers, Information Gathering &Processing in Retailing. Importance of Information System in Retailing.
Planning Retail Communication, Implementing Retail Advertising Retail Market Strategies. Store Planning Design & Layout, Retail Merchandising, Pricing in Retailing, Importance of Supply Chain Management in Retailing.
Mall Management:-Types of various retail formats - Concepts in mall design - Factors influencing Malls establishments- Statistical methods used in measuring mall performance. International Retailing: Definition, Motives, Classification & Methods
Reference Book:
1. Barry Berman & Joel R.Evans, “Retail Management - A strategic Approachâ€, 5thEdition, Pearson Education, 2021. (Units –I, II, III& V) 2. KarenR. Gillespie,Joseph C.Hecht,Carl F.Lebowitz, “Retail Business Managementâ€,6 th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill. (Units -I, II & V) 3. R.Gopal, Pradip Manjrekar, “Retail Management: An Indian Perspectiveâ€, 1stEdition,Excel Books, 2021 (Units -I& II) 4. David Gilbert, “Retail Marketing Managementâ€, 6 th Edition, Pearson, 2019(Units-IV& V) 5. Dunne, Lusch, “Retail Managementâ€, 11 th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2020(Units-I&II)
Text Book:
1. Gibson G.Vedamani, “Retail Managementâ€, 14 th Edition, Jaico PublishingHouse,2020. (Units -I, II, III, IV, V) 2. Michael Levy, Barton A.Weitz, “Retail Managementâ€, 9 th Edition, Tata McGrawHill,2019 (Units -I, II, III, IV, V