I want to know about in which institution or univercity are offering retail management or retail in deploma course and programe fee.after the course what is the minimum salary i expect?

Asked by Sourav Saha on 8 September 2008 at 5:58 PM.

Answered by Creative Counsellor

Introduction: A retail management course is about departmental store retailing and shopping mall retailing business. There is a huge demand for retail management professionals for processing of all merchandise shipments, achieving store sales and profitability, communication with the clients to gain their satisfaction, administration of stores etc. A retail management course from one of the reputed career institutes may fetch a dream job to the career trainees. With the spurt of shopping malls and departmental stores huge employment opportunities are opening up in India and abroad. A growth rate of 30 to 40 percent is estimated in India in the retail sector with the advent of more than 200 shopping malls. Qualifications: A candidate opting to enroll for a graduation course in Retail Management should have passed the Higher Secondary or 10+ 2 Examination. Benefits: The curriculum on retail management provides detailed information on supply chain management, marketing information, finance management, accounting in retail, electronic retailing merchandise management, marketing and business communication, sales promotion with public relation ,inventory management, customer relationship, business ethics, retail brand management, business communication, psychology of retail shoppers, management and organizational behavior, quantitative methods in retailing. Retail management offers employment opportunities in the books and publishing industry, music stores, multiplexes, shopping malls, garment industry and even in the processed foods industry. Courses in India : The following institutes offer courses in retail management : Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai Mudra Institute of Communications Indian Retail School Pearl Academy of Fashion RPG Institute of Retail Management SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai Birla Institute of Management Technology, New Delhi Indian Institute of Jewelry, Institute of Technology and Management Indian Institute of Retail, New Delhi Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL) Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai The Retail Academy, Ahmedabad National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Scope in India: Companies like Reliance India, Pantaloons, RPG Group, Titan, Raymonds, Westside, Barista, Bata, Cafe Coffee Day, Crossword, Food World, Nilgiris and Trent are some of the big Indian companies who have opened their retail chains in India . This has created huge employment opportunities for trained retail management professionals. Jobs of department managers, assistant store managers, buyer trainee, merchandising assistant, customer service representative, and management trainees are available in the retail sector. Scope abroad: Multinational companies like Macdonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Levis, Nike, Adidas, Benetton, Sharp, Kodak and Sony, are recruiting retail management professionals as Store Managers, Customer Care Executives, Merchandise Officers, Public Relations Executive, Store Manager, Inventory Monitoring Officer, Marketing and Sales Executive. A flair for communication and a burning zeal to sell with an aggressive go getter attitude is a must for applying for managerial and administrative jobs in these Companies. For more information log on Retail Management