Career Options & Prospects after a MBA in Retail

A people-oriented industry, retailing came to India in the mid-80s. A retail professional is primarily involved in selling products and services to consumers. There is a huge demand in the retail sector for trained and skilled professionals for processing merchandise shipments to achieve store sales, look after the store administration, and to communicate with clients.


Career Options
A people-oriented industry, retailing came to India in the mid-80s. A retail professional is primarily involved in selling products and services to consumers. There is a huge demand in the retail sector for trained and skilled professionals for processing merchandise shipments to achieve store sales, look after the store administration, and to communicate with clients.






Career Options

Sales

Store Manager

Retail Manager

Retail Buyers and Merchandiser

Visual Merchandisers

Supply Chain Distributors

Logistics and Warehouse Managers

Marketing Executives



Skills

Communication skills must be excellent

Dignified conduct

Patience while dealing with clients and physical fitness

Ability to convince customers of the usefulness of a particular product

Updated knowledge of changes in the retail market

Familiarity with advertising and merchandising techniques

Ability to retrain