Course Description
The Basics of Merchandising
Hone your merchandising skills for promoting the sales of products to customers in this free online course. Are you tired of lacklustre sales and struggling to attract customers to your store? It’s time to revolutionise your merchandising strategy. A well-executed merchandising plan can drive sales growth and cultivate customer loyalty, leaving a lasting impression and encouraging repeat business. This course will teach you the merchandising techniques to influence customers’ intent, promote and sell your products, and reach your sales goals.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • List the types of suppliers and merchants • Outline the components of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems • Explain product category life cycles • Recall the steps of tracking market trends • Outline the criteria for product selection • Describe sales forecasting • Explain how to set retail prices • Discuss product brand and merchandising management • Define category management • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of ERP systems |
| Course Code | 5757 |
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