MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Course Syllabus
 
An Introduction to Retail
 - System, Retailing,
     Definition, Nature, Importance, The 
- Retailing Environment
- Economic Forces, Social
     Forces, Technological Forces, 
- Competitive Forces, The
     Development of Retail Institution, Dynamics of 
Institutional Change
 - The Retail Consu mer,
     Consumer Purchase Behaviour, Buying Process, Factors Affecting 
- Consumer Behaviour and
     Decision, Consume
- An Individual Approach and
     Sociological Approach, Reference Group In fluence
- Retail Store Location, Types
     of Location Site, Retail Location Strategies, Retail Store Layout
- Exteriors and Interiors,
     Creating an Environment for Purchase throu gh Design, Visual Merchandising
- Merchandise Planning
     Warehousing & Supply Chain Management Role of IT in 
- Supply Chain Management,
     Merchandise Flow, Online Logistics Management, 
- Retail Pricing, Credit
     Management, Retail Promotion, Training to Staff, 
- Employee Motivation,
     Organization Culture 
- Retail Formats
- Brief Introduction to
     Corporate Chains, Retailer Cooperative and Voluntary System,
- Departmental Stores,
     Discount Stores, Super Markets, 
- Warehouse Club, Direct
     Marketing, Tele Marketing, Automatic Vending 
- Machine, Customer Service,
     Customer Perspective of Service Quality, Evaluation  of Retail Service