Course: Retail Marketing and Management

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Course title Retail Marketing and Management
Course code KMO/MMO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hommerová Dita, Doc. Ing. Ph.D., MBA
  • Cimler Petr, Doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Retail company, its role on the consumer goods market, sales channels, resources and retailing mix. Environment of a retail company. Retail marketing, its instruments, use, practical examples Range of products (Category management, Merchandising) Private Labels Pricing strategy, margin Layout solution, goods presentation Sales support - POS, POS materials and their application Store location, Customer in store, customer psychology, motion in the store, customer behavior on the consumer goods market. Shopping atmosphere in a store. Strategy of some retail companies, groups and alliances on the Czech market. Modern technology and its application in sales (smartphones, QR codes, self scanning, RFID, etc.). Territorial retail conditions and methods of retail trade analysis. Management of operation staff. Analysis of financial and operation indicators of a retail company.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, E-learning, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Practicum
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 25 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to know basics of marketing, management and Czech retail industry
Skills
to use basic methods of statistical data processing
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe global trends of retail development
to describe business environment of retail companies, specify parts of retailing mix and explain content and use of retail marketing instruments
to know and describe methods of retail trade area analysis
to describe trends in customer behavior on the market
to know methods of management of operation staff in retail
to describe trendy and strategies of fashion
Skills
to apply methods of retail trade area analysis
to apply methods of management of operation staff in retail
to apply methods of analysis of operational metrics and KPIs in retail
to analyse approaches to the use of customer commitment in retail
to analyse strategies used in fashion retail
to apply knowledge of customer psychology in proposals for shopping environment layout
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Practicum
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Seminar
Textual studies
Competences
Practicum
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bárta, Vladimír; Pátík, Ladislav; Postler, Milan. Retail marketing. Vyd. 1. Praha : Management Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7261-207-9.
  • Boček, M.; Jesenský, D.; Krofiánová, D.; a kol. POP In-store marketing. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2840-7.
  • Burstiner, I. Základy maloobchodní podnikání. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85605-55-4.
  • Cimler, Zadražilová. Retail management. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7261-167.
  • Jesenský, D. a kol. Marketingová komunikace v místě prodeje. Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0252-5.
  • Khelerová, V. Fashion managment. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-271-2113-7.
  • Levy, Michael; Weitz, Barton A. Retailing management. 8th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2012. ISBN 978-0-07-353002-4.
  • Lindstrom, M.;. Nákupologie. Pravda a lži o tom, proč nakupujeme.. Brno, 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-2396-6.
  • Spilková, J.;. Geografie maloobchodu a spotřeby. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-1951-4.
  • Zamazalová, Marcela. Marketing obchodní firmy. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2049-4.
  • Zentes, J.; Morschett, D.; Schramm-Klein, H. Strategic retail managment: text and international cases. Wiesbaden, 2011. ISBN 978-3-8349-2536-7.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Business Economics and Management (2017) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter