Retail Management

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, exciting career, you’ve found it in retail management. Small boutiques, independent specialty shops, department stores and large franchise operations all need trained, smart professionals to handle the many challenging details of retailing. Whether you aspire to manage a small department, a whole store or work at the headquarters office, our comprehensive training program will prepare you for success. Or, perhaps you dream of opening your own retail outlet, blazing new trails as an entrepreneur. We'll show you how it's done! You’ll start by learning the fundamentals: staffing, organizational structure, store set-up and working with vendors. Next, you’ll learn how to develop customer service strategies, plan for growth, make buying decisions, and select sites. Then, we’ll teach you how to: manage human resources, use information systems, select merchandise assortments, create branding strategies, price merchandise, implementing marketing strategies, control costs, track inventory and much more. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Soon, you could be making a good living, working closely with others in a never-a-dull-moment profession. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning retail management easy and fun.