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    Diploma

    Retail Merchandise Management

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    ARA INSTITUE

    DIPLOMA IN RETAIL MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT

    Join the league and step up your own merchandising career

    Maximise your time at home with a series of intensive virtual workshops developed for the busy individual. Upskill with like-minded individuals in engaging one-day workshops facilitated by merchandising specialists from the comfort of your home.

    Derived from units out of the Diploma of Retail Merchandise Management (SIRR50317), learn best practice for key areas of the product life cycle that the best retail buyers and merchandise planners in Australia know.

    • Live instructor-led virtual classes
    • Learn from merchandising specialists
    • Attend class from anywhere
    • Access exclusive templates and tools
    This course has been developed by the ARA Retail Institute - the leading training organisation specialising in quality retail qualifications, skills workshops and resources.



    RETAIL BUYING

    The Essentails

    Every savvy retail buyer knows the importance of thoroughly understanding their sales data and building a sensible and logical merchandising financial plan to pave the way for success. Using your sales data and an accurate product range, you’ll develop the right skills to analyse what happened and what could have happened to make well-informed decisions that will impact on the overall profitability and performance of your business.

    This short course will give any aspiring retail buyer the skills to understand their products and to hit the ground running in a merchandising function.

    The ARA Retail Institute is the leading national body providing for the education, consulting and professional development needs of the Australian retail industry. The ARA Retail Institute specializes in consulting and education on a broad range of topics, including: Retail Buying, Financials, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Operations, and Sales and Service Strategy. The ARA Retail Institute houses a suite of both accredited and non accredited training solutions; from the Diploma of Retail Management to customized in-house training programs. This suite provides a diverse and flexible range of education products to suit industry needs.

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    Level 1,  112 Wellington Pde

    East Melbourne 3002

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