Retail buying : from basics to fashion /
Clodfelter, Richard.
Retail buying : from basics to fashion / Richard Clodfelter. - 3rd ed. - New York : Fairchild Books, c2008. - xxviii, 514 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Today's buying environment -- The buying function in retailing -- Buying for different types of stores -- Obtaining assistance for making buying decisions -- Understanding your customers -- Understanding product trends : what customers buy -- Forecasting -- Preparing buying plans -- Developing assortment plans -- Controlling inventories -- Selecting vendors and building partnerships -- Locating sources in foreign markets -- Making market visits and negotiating with vendors -- Making the purchase -- Pricing the merchandise -- Promoting the merchandise.
9781563677038 (pbk.) 1563677032 (pbk.)
2007940933
GBA889054 bnb
014669398 Uk
Purchasing.
Merchandising.
Retail trade.
HF5437 / .C62 2008
658.72
Retail buying : from basics to fashion / Richard Clodfelter. - 3rd ed. - New York : Fairchild Books, c2008. - xxviii, 514 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Today's buying environment -- The buying function in retailing -- Buying for different types of stores -- Obtaining assistance for making buying decisions -- Understanding your customers -- Understanding product trends : what customers buy -- Forecasting -- Preparing buying plans -- Developing assortment plans -- Controlling inventories -- Selecting vendors and building partnerships -- Locating sources in foreign markets -- Making market visits and negotiating with vendors -- Making the purchase -- Pricing the merchandise -- Promoting the merchandise.
9781563677038 (pbk.) 1563677032 (pbk.)
2007940933
GBA889054 bnb
014669398 Uk
Purchasing.
Merchandising.
Retail trade.
HF5437 / .C62 2008
658.72