Retail Buying: From Basics to Fashion - Softcover

Clodfelter, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609012771 ISBN 13: 9781609012779

Publisher: Fairchild Books, 2012

Synopsis

This comprehensive book provides students with the skills and savvy needed to become successful buyers in any area of retail. Its simple and straightforward approach presents step-by-step instructions for typical buying tasks, such as identifying and understanding potential customers, creating a six-month merchandising plan, and developing sales forecasts. This new edition contains up-to-date coverage of important retailing trends and technological advances, including social responsibility, sustainability, fast fashion, and the use of new media and social networking. Ample activities―drawn from real-world merchandising and incorporating current trends―give students the opportunity to apply critical skills as they would in a professional environment.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Clodfelter is a Professor in the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, where he teaches retail buying, internet retailing, and entrepreneurship. Clodfelter holds a Doctorate from Virginia Tech, a Master's from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor's from Appalachian State University. His primary research interests include retail pricing, purchasing on the Internet, and retail technology. His articles and papers have received awards from several retailing and educational associations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fairchild Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1609012771
• ISBN 13: 9781609012779
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 560