Retail Development Trends

Teaching results

An understanding of current development trends in retail and innovations in the retail sector, how to identify them, to analyze them and to manage them in the future.
Knowledge areas:
Gaining knowledge on current and emerging trends and innovations that have an impact on competitiveness in the retail sector; they have the intellectual ability to identify problems and new phenomena in retail and to formulate opinions and suggestions for specific problems and innovations reflected in the strategic planning of retail; to understand the impact of current and emerging trends in retail sector from macro perspective; to be able to evaluate wheather and how profitable use opportunities in retail business.
Skills:
To develop the ability to identify an early trends and innovations in the field of retail management and to identify within them business opportunities; the ability to process analysis of impact and consequences of new trends and emerging retail innovation; to utilize integrative thinking in project management and implementation – using combination of study and best practice knowledge.
Competences:
To become “searcher of the trends” to read economic and other reports and news in terms of the implications for retail; to use research skills to obtain information and knowledge on the issue of retail developments, current trends and innovations.