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Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesMarketing Area

Major Module in Specific Contexts II

Retailing

Lecture (14266.0005)

            Instructor: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Scholdra
            Date, time and room: see Klips 
          

Exercise (14266.0006)

            Instructor:  Jun.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Scholdra
            Date, time and room: see Klips 

Examinations

The examination form is a written exam of 60 minutes.

Please keep in mind that you need to register for the examination within the corresponding registration period. It is NOT possible to register after the registration period. Note that no responsibility is taken for the correctness of the information. Please refer to the Examination Office for all examination-related questions.

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Content

Managing large-scale retail companies is less of an art and more of a science often requiring the use of complex theoretical and applied fundamentals in strategic planning and analysis as well as customer and market intelligence. Retailing may be, in many respects, a "people business” but managing branches and chains of stores also requires familiarity and understanding of, e.g., location planning tools and of a wide range of retail management metrics. To be and to stay competitive in today’s retail market, companies need strategies that meet customers’ highest expectations and their projected profit margins. Strategic Management in Retailing prepares the new generation of managers in the retailing industry with the tools for building a successful market strategy. The course provides the student with a comprehensive view of retailing, an analysis of the (international) retail space and exposure to new developments in the industry. Retailing is an exciting and very dynamically evolving industry, and successful companies will need to know how to identify, adapt, and plan with these changes. The objective of this course is to teach students among others to carry out a strategic analysis (STP), develop corporate branding strategies, conduct location planning (nationally and internationally), and to control the essential financial metrics. In this course, students will be trained to produce strategic plans by studying theories and methods as well as day-to-day business development in retail companies implementing the case study method.

  • Process of strategic planning
  • Segmentation, targeting, positioning
  • Internationalization strategies
  • Location models
  • Performance metrics and retail controlling
  • Retail branding
  • Retail best-practices
  • etc.

The pedagogy of this course will entail bith conceptual and applied elements, including case studies, lectures, and the participation of guest speakers with in-depth experience in the field. Readings will be announced in class.

Learning Objectives

The students...

  • learn about the importance of retailing
  • assess current trends in retailing
  • develop a strategic view on managing retail companies
  • use theoretical approaches to analyse existing and new retail markets
  • earn about metrics to measure retail performance
  • know about best-practices.

The students...

  • learn about the importance of retailing
  • assess current trends in retailing
  • develop a strategic view on managing retail companies
  • use theoretical approaches to analyse existing and new retail markets
  • earn about metrics to measure retail performance
  • know about best-practices