Course: Retail

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Course title Retail
Course code KMO/OB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cimler Petr, Doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Kunešová Hana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Definition of retail, its concept, history, function. Retail with consumer and non-consumer goods. Categories of companies (wholesale, retail, market intermediaries). B2B and B2C. - Retail business, the structure of the retail sector, and the importance of retail in the economy. Denationalization of Czech retail. - Trends in the development of retail - concentration, diversification, foreign expansion, integration of wholesale. - Retail formats. Shopping in the FMCG market. E-commerce. - Cooperation in retail, franchising, franchising chains and retail alliances. - Social retail. - Management of the flow of goods: business logistics, prerequisites for application, logistics activities, logistics solutions. - Handling units, and their identification. Protection of goods in the logistics chain. - Store stocks: control levels, ordering systems. Stock optimization, insurance stock, signal stock. - Business Operation. - Terms of delivery. INCOTERMS 2020. - Terms of payment. - Risks in business relationships and mitigating measures. Risk insurance. - European Single Market. - EU Common Trade Policy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 55 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 23 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have general economic overview
to explain basic categories and relationships of macroeconomics, business and financing
to characterize basic legal forms of business
Skills
to orient yourself in basic legal norms related to business
to apply basic statistical approaches used in inventory management
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe activities in retail and wholesale and trade structure
to characterize different retail unit types (formats)
to describe specifics, benefits and barriers of e-commerce
to explain the main objectives of purchasing co-operations and franchising in trade and services
to describe methods for stock of goods planning and analysis
to explain the role of companies providing logistic services
to describe particular delivery terms and to explain their importance
to describe particular payment terms and to explain their importance
to classify risks in business relationships and explain mitigating measures
to define aims and tools of trade policy, including the EU's Common Trade Policy and rules in the European Single Market
Skills
to apply methods for stock of goods planning and analysis
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar classes
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar classes
Competences
Seminar classes
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Portfolio
Skills
Self-evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Portfolio
Competences
Written exam
Portfolio
Recommended literature
  • Cimler, Petr,; Zadražilová, Dana. Retail management. Praha : Management Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7261-167-6.
  • Čechurová, Lenka. Moderní technologie v maloobchodě a cestovním ruchu : trendy a současná praxe. Vyd. 1. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0455-1.
  • Gros, Ivan. Velká kniha logistiky. Vydání: první. 2016. ISBN 978-80-7080-952-5.
  • Levy, Michael; Weitz, Barton A. Retailing management. 8th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2012. ISBN 978-0-07-353002-4.
  • Lukoszová, Xenie. Logistika pro obchod a marketing. 1. vydání. 2020. ISBN 978-80-87865-59-0.
  • Mulačová, Věra; Mulač, Petr. Obchodní podnikání ve 21. století. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4780-4.
  • Novák, Radek. Přepravní, zasílatelské a logistické služby. Vyd. 1. Praha : Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7357-735-3.
  • Pradhan, S. Retailing management: text and cases. Chennai: McGraw Hill Education (India). 2020.
  • Sato, Alexej; Křenková, Eva; Černá, Iveta. Mezinárodní obchodní operace. Praha: Oeconomica, nakladatelství VŠE, 2021. ISBN 978-80-245-2416-0.


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