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RETAIL MANAGEMENT
MARKETING 491R

 

SEMESTER SCHEDULE

 

 

Week Day Date Topic Chapters/Exams/Due Date
1

T

Th

1/31

2/1

Introduction

Customer Service and Relationship Retailing

Ch. 1

Ch. 19

2 T 2/6 Strategic Planning   Ch. 5
  Th 2/8

Retail Structure and Institutional Change

Chs. 2, 3
3 T 2/13 Retailing Technology and the Internet

 

 

  Th 2/15 Financial and Operational Decisions Ch. 6
4 T 2/20 Financial Strategy (cont.)  
 

Th

2/22

Review  
5 T 2/27 Exam 1
Review Sheet
Jeopardy Review
Chs. 1-3,5,6, 19
  Th 3/1

Trading Area Analysis and Site Selection

Chs. 7, 8  
6 T 3/6 Human Resource Management Ch. 9
  Th 3/8 Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Ch. 10,11
7 T 3/13

Mike Davis, Business Reference Librarian in class for Research Guidance on Semester Assignment

 
  Th 3/15 Merchandise Planning and Management Chs. 12,13, 14
8 T 3/27 Merchandise Planning (cont.)   
  Th 3/29 Exam 2
Review Sheet
Chs. 7-14
9 T 4/3

Understanding the Retail Consumer

Ch. 4
  Th 4/5 Pricing Strategy Ch. 15
10 T 4/10 Pricing (cont.)  
  Th 4/12 Retail Promotional Strategy Ch. 16
11 T 4/17 Monday class schedule  
  Th 4/19 Store Management Ch. 17
12 T 4/24 Establishing the Retail Image Ch. 18
 

Th

4/26

Retailing in a Global Economy

 

 
13 T 5/1 Review Class Work Sheet
  Th 5/3

Exam 3, Review Sheet

Answers to Retail Pricing Problems (handed in)

Extra Problems (Case A22 and A21)

Chs. 4, 15-18

Jeopardy Review

14 T 5/8 Presentations  
  Th 5/10 Presentations  

15

 

 

T

 

5/15

 

Presentations and Wrapup

 

Final Assignment Due in Class