Fashion Buying and Merchandising Advanced Techniques Short Course
Course description
This short course gives you a more in depth understanding of the buying and merchandising roles involved in the fashion retail industry.
Through the use of lectures, workshops, practical exercises and group work you will explore aspects of the fashion buyer and merchandiser roles. You will work on analysing macro and micro research to draw up a merchandise plan and create a range plan for a specific fashion retailer.
Course outcomes
By the end of the course students you will have:
- Learnt about different consumer demand theories
- Explored the changing buying and merchandising roles in the current global market
- Conducted research on the current global supply chain and market
- Produced your own merchandise plan
Who should attend this course?
This advanced-level fashion buying course is for those who have already completed Introduction to Fashion Buying and Merchandising Short Course and Fashion Buying and Merchandising: Buying Techniques Short Course or a similar course.
Clear, easy to understand lessons:
- Our tutors will explain things in easy to understand, accessible English. If they need to use any special terminology they will make sure they explain what they mean.
- New methods will be shown to students through live demonstrations, in a way that’s crystal clear and easy to understand.
Experience life on campus
- Join students at London College of Fashion, East Bank a world leader in fashion design, media and business education
- Network and share ideas with students from across the globe
- Access the technology and materials relevant to your discipline
- Shop in our college shops for any materials you might need
- Ask questions of your tutor in real time
- Receive feedback and critique on your assignments
- Experience the many sights of London on your down time
A certificate of completion:
- You've put the work in so we want to make sure you have something to show for it!
- As long as you attend a minimum of 80% of your classes, we will provide you with a certificate of attendance.
- We always recommend you attend all of the classes so that you get the most out of the experience!
- Certificates and digital badges are great to compliment your cv.
Available dates
Details
Topics covered
- An exploration of ECR (efficient consumer response), CRM and an insight into consumer demand theories
- Merchandising analysis and stock management at store level and across omni-channels
- An insight into the Open to Buy calculation
- Different ways to spend the Open to Buy
- The link between store grading, distribution mix, stock management and allocation with profitability
- Supply chain analysis and integrated supply chain strategies
- The changing buying and merchandising roles in the current global market
The projects you'll be asked to undertake involve mathematical formulae therefore it's essential you have an understanding of maths to GCSE level C or equivalent.
Materials
Please bring for the first session:
- A notebook and pen
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