Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
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1 ) Explain the impact of globalization on the fashion industry. |
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2 ) Critique design and buying centers of the fashion industry. |
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3 ) Assess the impact of fashion cycles on the fashion industry. |
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4 ) Compare factors affecting fashion trends and fads. |
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5 ) Interpret fashion styles and trends as they relate to a designer's line. |
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6 ) Analyze consumer behavior and attitudes toward shopping in relation to the retail industry. |
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7 ) Analyze the cycling process of forecasting, planning, and buying for the retail industry. |
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8 ) Compare the structure and organization of various retail operations, including factors related to customer service, safety, and security in the fashion industry. |
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9 ) Describe factors to consider when preparing financial and merchandise assortment buying plans. Identifying divisions within companies of apparel manufacturers and retailers
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10 ) Interpret effects of security and inventory control strategies, cash and credit transition methods, laws, and worksite policies on loss prevention and store profit. |
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11 ) Describe principles and practices involved with human resource management in the retail industry. |
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12 ) Assess ways technology impacts fashion design, apparel distribution, and marketing. |
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13 ) Describe various merchandising techniques used in retail operations. |
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14 ) Evaluate various store layout designs, including types of merchandise displayed within each type of layout. |
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15 ) Explain the importance of visual merchandising, advertising, and special events to retail sales. |
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16 ) Compare factors that determine the price of products sold in the fashion industry. |
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17 ) Evaluate principles of marketing and the importance of the marketing mix to a retail operation. Examples: price, promotion, product, place, television, print, radio, Internet |
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18 ) Explain methods used by the fashion retailer to determine products to be marketed, including product planning. |
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19 ) Determine research strategies used by manufacturers and retailers to help with market segmentation. |
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20 ) Compare current trends in non-store retail merchandising. Example: Internet shopping, catalogs |