Introduction to Fashion Retailing

Dimitri Koumbis has over 20 years of retail experience as a practitioner and educator, working in merchandising, management, and store design for fast fashion brands such as Urban Outfitters and Gap, Inc.

• 1. What is Retailing?The History of RetailUnderstanding the Difference between Retailing and the RetailerClassification of RetailersOn-Site Vs. Off-Site RetailingOmnipresent Retail ApproachesCase study: LVMH2. Retail Consumer MarketsConsumer BehaviorConsumer ProfilingSite Selection and Store LocationEmerging Domestic and International MarketsCase study: Estee Lauder Companies3. Retail Corporate OfficesRetail Corporate OfficesCorporate Offices and their RoleStrategic PlanningSupporting Store TeamsEthics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityCase Study: Hennes & Mauritz 4. Store ManagementStore Management and the Back of HouseHR and Employee Management Store LogisticsMerchandise Controls and Loss PreventionCase Study: Kering Group5. Visual Merchandising and Store DesignVisual Merchandising vs. MerchandisingStore Design and EnvironmentVisual Merchandising StrategiesCase Study: Inditex6. Trends in RetailingFast Fashion vs. Slow FashionEcommerce and the Online ShopperMobile Retail, Pop-Up and Concept StoresRetailer and Designer CollaborationsTechnology in the Retail SectorCase Study: ASOS.com

The definitive road-map to understand the ever-evolving retail landscape, whether for the interested fashion student or savvy industry stalwart. Koumbis breaks down the often intimidating sea of acronyms and jargon associated with the business of selling, charting retail's course from the first "brick and mortar," the trading post, through to the twentieth century shopping metropolis and the emergence of e-tail empires, all the while analyzing the intricacies of consumer and corporate behavior, and provoking discussion through compelling exercises and case studies. An invaluable conversation-shaping text rich with knowledge and expertise.