Fashion Merchandising & Retailing (Theory)

Paper Code: 
DFSD 503B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to 

  1. Impart knowledge of fabric manufacture and fabric properties
  2. Understand fabric structures and its analysis
  3. Familiarize with the types of yarns, their properties and usage
  4. Enhance awareness of innovations in fabrics for specific end uses

Course Outcomes (COs):

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COURSE CODE

Course Title

DFSD 503B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion Merchandising and Retailing

(Theory)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Students will be able to:

CO.235Demonstrate the importance of merchandising and implementation

CO.236 Define various vendors and buying organization formats and their working process

CO.237 Examine the process of merchandising planning, assortment, distribution, allocation, brands tec.

CO.238 Discuss the category management and requirements of understanding retailing and retail store formats

CO.239 Analyse the retailing concept of different national and international retailers.

CO.240 Describe information for retailers through retail operations for better understand retail merchandising and the difference between customer and retail concepts.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

Assessment tasks will include Class Test on the topics, Semester end examinations, /Quiz, Student presentations, and assignments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to merchandising

●     Evolution of merchandising in apparel industry

●     Merchandising- definition and terms

●     Role and responsibilities of fashion buyer and merchandiser

12.00
Unit II: 
Working with vendor

                 ●        Different types of buyers

●        Communication with buyers

●        Awareness of current market trends

•         Working with vendor & understanding vendor concept

•         Organizing buying/selling activity

                •         Market center industry trend                                                                                     

12.00
Unit III: 
Merchandise planning

●           Importance of merchandise planning and sourcing

●        Importance of seasons in merchandising with respect of fabric sampling, packaging, tech pack and product development

●        Selection of merchandise assortment

●        Analyzing merchandising environment in terms of market trends, economic condition, technological advancements, competition & revolutions

12.00
Unit IV: 
Retailing

●        Retail Organizational structure store; Buying, Selling, Line and

●        Staff functions, Retailing formats, Role and Responsibility of Retail Fashion Buyer.

●        Customer identification, Customer, Planning and role of Buyer

12.00
Unit V: 
Retail Operations

●        Retail store chains –National (Ebony, Fab India, Ritu Wears, Shoppers Stop) and International (Tommy Hilfiger, Espirit)

●        Store Operations. Store merchandise, Stores management, Fashion supply changesstore retailing, non store retailing

●        Recent Structural changes in apparel retail

Essential Readings: 

●        Rosenau, J. A., Wilson David L. David. ( 2006), Apparel Merchandising-The line starts here, Fairchild publications, New York.

●        Donnellan John (1999), Merchandise buying & management, Fairchild publication, New York,.

●        Stone, Elanie & Samples, Jean. (2015), Fashion Merchandising, McGraw Hill, New York..

●        Stephens, Frings Gini (2008), Fashion Concept to Consumer, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall International, New Jersey.

●        Nirupama, Pundir (2007), Fashion Technology-Today and Tommorow, Mittal publications, New      Delhi.

●        Jackson, Tim & Shaw, David (2008), Fashion buying & merchandising management, Palgrave Macmillan publisher, London.

●        Pradhan Swapana (2012), Retailing Management: Text and Cases, McGraw Hill Education; 4 edition.

●        Kaneez. F. & Sheikh. A. (2011), Retail Management, Himalayan Books

●        Burns, Leslie. Davis &Bryant.( 2005), The Business of Fashion, Fairchild    Publication, New York.

 

 

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