Retail Futures

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the critical evaluation of fashion retailing strategies in a range of organisation types with consideration of contemporary issues impacting on fashion organisations;
• retail models, consumption theories, retail design, distribution and retail technologies, and their impact on creating successful retail propositions.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• manage your workload effectively with a high level of flexibility and autonomy;
• present your ideas and concepts in a structured and professional manner.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• apply critical and analytical skills and methodologies to problem solving situations and tasks;
• critically reflect on your own work and be able to demonstrate the effective application of research skills.
• make independent judgements in the selection and use of fashion retail marketing and management resources and market information;

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• illustrate a variety of different retail solutions for fashion brands and be able to propose enhancements, modifications or new concepts.

Indicative content for this module may include:

• context of fashion retailing;
• changing consumption trends;
• retail evolution;
• challenges in fashion retailing;
• retail distribution;
• international retailing strategies;
• retail design & visual merchandising;
• retail spaces & experiential retailing;
• retail technology.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include:

• lectures;
• seminars;
• workshops;
• project briefings;
• tutorials.

Learning activities include:

• peer group learning;
• reflection on feedback;
• lecture & Seminar activities;
• group discussion;
• Study Skills Hub.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Library.

Blackboard.

Lynda (Software Tutorials).

Adobe (Tutorials).

Business of Fashion.

Retail week.

Academic Skills.

Study Skills.

Journal Articles

Journal of Visual Communication.

Journal of Service Theory & Practice.

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.

International Journal of Clothing Science & Technology.

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management.

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.

Journal of Supply Chain Management.

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management.

Textbooks

Stephens, D. (2017). Reengineering Retail: The Future of Selling in a Post-Digital World. Figure 1 Publishing.

Teufel, P, Zimmermann, R (2015). Holistic Retail Design, Reshaping Shopping for the digital era. Frame Publishers.

Kent, T, Omar, O (2003). Retailing. Palgrave Macmillan.

Kunz, G & Garner, M (2011). Going Global: The Textile & Apparel Industry. Fairchild Books.

Riewoldt, O. (2000). Retail Design. Laurence King.

Morgan T (2011). Visual Merchandising: Window and In-Store Displays for Retail. Laurence King.

Fernie J, Fernie S and Moore C (2003). Principles of Retailing. Butterworth-Heinemann.

Galindo, M (2012). Fashion Worlds: Contemporary retail spaces. Braun Publishing.

Halepete, J (2011). Retailing in Emerging Markets. Fairchild Books.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.