Certification Course in Retail Management (Udemy.com)
Enhance your skills in the ever growing Retail industry - Cover latest trends, case studies
Created by: Aakaro Consulting
Last updated July 2026
What you will learn
- Explain different retail formats
- Know about key players
- Different factors affecting Pricing
- Principles of Merchandising
- Improve Sales and Service of your business
- Know popular tips and tricks in Visual Merchandising
- Improve your understanding of Retail KPIs
- Process improvement
- Common trends in technology
- Improving Leadership skills
Course Description
Are you someone who wants to join the retail industry?
Are you someone who wants to be a retail entrepreneur?
Or anyone who wants to know more about this interesting industry?
If the answer to all these questions is a yes, then you’ve landed on the right place
Retail is an ever-growing industry. Retail management saves time and ensures the customers easily locate their desired merchandise and return home satisfied. An effective management avoids unnecessary chaos at the store and rather increase the sales of the store. This course is suitable for all - Operation, Sales, VM, HR, Logistics if you want to enter in Retail domain.
Section 1: Retail Industry Overview
1. Meaning
Explain the meaning and importance of Retail
Differentiate between Customer and Consumer
2. Story of Retail
Describe the evolution of Retail
Differentiate between Organised and Unorganised Retail
Explain the key characteristics of Organised Retail
Explain the key characteristics of Unorganised Retail
3. Common Formats
Describe the common formats in Retail industry
4. Key Players
List the key players
5. 6 Ps of Retail
Explain the meaning and importance of 6Ps of Retail
6. Functions/Departments in Retail
Explain the key functions/departments in retail.
7. Career opportunities in Retail industry
List the key profiles in the retail industry
Explain the key skills required to perform these roles
Section 2: Pricing
1. Pricing Methods
Explain the meaning and importance of various pricing methods
2. Price elasticity
Describe the meaning of price elasticity of demand
Explain the significance of Price elasticity
Calculate the price elasticity
3. Survey - Willingness to pay
Take feedback on price worth
Explain the preferred Price points
Section 3: Supply Chain Management
1. Is Supply Chain that simple?
Explain that supply chain in the practical situation can be complicated
Understand the practical scenario of a complicated supply chain
Section 4: Buying and Merchandising
1. Principles of Merchandising
Explain the various principles to consider in merchandising
Section 5: Barcodes
1. Meaning
Explain the meaning and importance of Barcodes
2. Common types
Explain the common types of Barcodes
3. What is GTIN
Illustrate the reason behind forming GTIN
Explain the meaning and importance of GTIN
Explain common standards in GTIN
4. How to generate Barcodes
Generate barcodes for the products
Section 6: Visual Merchandising
1. Meaning and Importance
Explain the meaning of Visual Merchandising
Describe the importance and some fun facts in Visual Merchandising
Explain the importance of 5 senses in Visual merchandising
2. Key elements
Explain the key elements
3. Store Exteriors and Store Interiors
Describe the meaning of Store Exteriors and Store Interiors
Explain the meaning and importance of store facade and window display
Apply tactics to improve the sales
4. Store Layouts
Describe the meaning of Store Layouts
Explain various types of Store Layouts
5. Fixtures
Describe the meaning of Fixtures
Explain various types of Fixtures and their usage
6. Product Presentation/Merchandise Arrangement
Describe the meaning of Product presentation/merchandise arrangements
Apply the tips to improve the presentation
Apply the tips to reduce the wastage
7. Signages
Describe the meaning of Signages
Explain the types of signages
Apply the tactics to improve the sales
8. Planogram
Describe the meaning of Planogram
Explain the importance of Planogram
9. Popular Tips and Tricks
Explain the colour wheel and impact of colours
Describe various colour schemes
Explain the meaning and importance of color blocking
Explain the meaning and importance of endcaps
Explain the meaning and importance of Pyramid principle
Apply the popular tips and tricks in Visual merchandising
10. Casestudy
Casestudy
Section 9: Point of Sale (POS)
1. Meaning
Describe the meaning of Point of Sale (POS)
Explain the importance of Point of Sale (POS)
2. Casestudy
Casestudy
Section 14: Process Improvement
1. Lean vs. Six-Sigma vs. Lean Six Sigma
Explain Lean, Six-Sigma, Lean Six-Sigma quality control methods
Describe the key principles of Lean
Explain different types of wastes
Describe the steps in Six-Sigma
2. 5S methodology
Describe 5S methodology
3. Case-study
Casestudy
4. Unmanaged Inventory
Casestudy
Section 18: Luxury Brand Management
1. Tips applied by Luxury Brands
Analyse the tips applied by Luxury Brands
Apply the tips in your brand
Section 19: Legal
1. Common Legal Terminologies
Explain the commonly used legal terminologies
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
211 Reviews
Aakaro Consulting
Aakaro Consulting is a management consulting and advisory firm focused on helping organizations improve business performance, strengthen operational effectiveness, and build future-ready capabilities.
Our work spans strategy, operations, leadership, human capital, supply chain, customer experience, business analytics, process improvement, and digital transformation. We work with organizations facing real business challenges—improving productivity, scaling operations, enhancing customer experience, strengthening workforce capability, optimizing supply chains, and driving sustainable growth.
Enterprise Advisory Experience Over the years, we have supported organizations ranging from startups and growth-stage companies to multinational enterprises across diverse industries. Our experience includes engagements with prominent organizations such as Google, United Nations, Uber, HSBC, ITC, PepsiCo, Shell, Hero MotoCorp, Saint-Gobain, JLL, Cognizant, Accenture, Ford, Gap, Nautica, Gant, Thomas Cook, Princeton Review, Aeropostale, and many others.
The Knowledge-Transfer Platform Our learning programs are built from the same business frameworks, methodologies, and practical insights used in consulting engagements. Rather than focusing purely on bookish theory, we emphasize real-world application, decision-making, business analysis, operational improvement, and strategic thinking.
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Reviews
By Augustine on 3/17/2025
Because I’ve learned a lot in my study and this will help me a lot in my business I’ve learned how to run and brand my business to grow into a successful company
By Murad Mehdi on 6/17/2024
It is an amazing course, with lots of knowledge, and covers almost all aspects of retailing. Thank you Udemy.
By Chetan Gaikwad on 6/8/2024
This session is teaches me alot about retail. as i am working in retail from past 8 years, knowing most of facts and processes still this course help me to understand the depth of Retail sector
By Rupesh Mamidwar on 5/28/2024
Great Course. Got a lot of insights into Retail domain.
By Remy James Scarlton on 3/25/2024
It was a fun easy learning process
By Vamshi Mohan Katkam on 3/20/2024
Good coverage of concepts and examples, may add latest videos for better relevance
By Samkamalesan on 3/18/2024
I had no idea before getting into this course. Now I had gained some knowledge on retailer management
By Suchismita Mohanty on 2/21/2024
It is a very important subject matter and well designed with real time examples,.
By Nilesh Desai on 2/18/2024
Very informative and well curated content
By Hirok on 6/17/2023
Many valid and important information . How ever we are following the same but still useful
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