The School of Retail and Fashion Merchandise offers 2 yrs Master’s and 4 yrs Bachelor’s degree. These programs aim to inculcate in the student, the capacity, the drive, and the value based professional competence to address varied situations in the world of retail that can be transformed into added business value.
Indian Retail industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in our country and also a major employment contributor in India. Retail industry in India is expected to grow to US$ 1.3 trillion by 2025 and will contribute 11 % to GDP. There are several international and domestic business enterprises who have invested in Indian retail.
Retail is defined as the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale. It encompasses mainly at three different levels namely value, lifestyle and luxury. FDDI offers retail course at undergraduate BBA and postgraduate MBA (Retail and Fashion Merchandise) level. The Retail academic staff at FDDI comes from accomplished backgrounds with vast experience in the field of education and industry. This judicious mixture ensures availability of practical insights, in addition to theoretical inputs. At postgraduate level, the pedagogy is engaging students through discussions, role plays, lectures and industry projects. At undergraduate level, students learn in a class lecture setup along with individual projects and presentations.
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2 Years (4 Semesters) |
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A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. (Candidates appearing in final year may also apply). |
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Focus of our Master’s program in Retail Management is on developing a comprehensive understanding of different domains in the practice of retail management. The course aims at enhancing the critical thinking, reasoning skills, intellectual skills, particularly for retail sector.
This course aims at providing the knowledge, skills and analytical tools to enable candidates to learn skills needed to become a successful manager in retail by effective synchronization of the concepts at theoretical and practical levels. The course curriculum facilitates students in developing a holistic understanding of the retail industry, thereby giving them an advantage over the others.
The Course has been well designed keeping in view both the learning and teaching strategy. Our learning strategy combines contact learning with independent learning. Every module is designed with identification of suitable contact hours befitting the level of curriculum at which it occurs.
The first year focuses on developing analytical tools and knowledge that supports the rest of the curriculum. First year program covers basic business functions (finance, marketing, and operations); management (research, and human resource); and fashion (trends, product knowledge) in which the retailers operate.
During the second year, students go through an unparalleled range of core retail specific subjects to enhance the basic retailing concepts developed in the first year. This portion of the program enables students to integrate the functional skills learned in the first year into an understanding of the retailers as a total enterprise. MBA (RFM) will help broaden the student’s perspective and knowledge in the specific retail area. We substantially revise the existing subjects regularly to respond to changes in the retail environment keeping in mind students’ interests.
This program covers a wide range of subjects including Retail Management, Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour, Fashion Studies, Store design, Visual Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, Retail Analytics, Product Knowledge in Footwear and Apparels, Retail Operations, Marketing, Site Selection, Retail Research, Customer Relationship Management, Retail Financials, Sales Management, Supply Chain Management, Emerging technologies in retail, Retail ERP, Soft Skills and Corporate Skills, etc.
After completion of program, students will have multiple opportunities and can join the fashion or retail industry as Retail Manager, Area Manager, Operation Manager, Management Trainee, Retail Merchandiser, Visual Merchandiser, Category Manager, Buyer, Department Manager, Floor Manager with various national & international brands like Uniqlo, Reliance Brands, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Aditya Birla group, Bata, Chanel, Burberry, Armani, Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma, Zara and Benetton etc.
MBA Specialization in any one domain:
Merchandising / Operations / Visual Merchandising / Retail Technology / Niche Retailing.
(Note: Selection of aforementioned specialization is subject to minimum number of students as decided by the Institute, based on the availability of the requisite infrastructure.)
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4 Years (8 Semesters) |
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10+2/ Intermediate (Candidates appearing in 10+2/ Intermediate may also apply.) |
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The Course aims at providing students with skills and knowledge to manage challenges in retail trade. This program fosters the intellectual, social and moral development of students. It aims to equip the students with modern day state of the art retail practices directed towards day-to-day needs of retail organizations. This program provides a platform for further education, training & employment.
The program emphasizes on acquiring the skills to capture market dynamics, retail planning systems, supply chain management, logistics and systematic retail operational studies for overall business growth. Most importantly, the program hones creativity, initiative, innovation and judgment along with intellectual insight to formulate, develop and communicate conceptual arguments rooted in a holistic perspective of the business context. The objective of this course is:
The program has been well designed keeping in view both the learning and teaching strategy. Our learning strategy combines contact learning with independent learning. Right from start, students are encouraged to become responsible for their own learning. For this purpose, every module is designed with identification of suitable contact hours befitting the level of curriculum at which it occurs. The curriculum delivery is modules based and the sequencing and completion of modules is rationalized to fit in with a desired learning logic extended through the year.
Students will undergo extended practical workshops/ internships combined with relevant work placements. Students will be required to complete a final major project in the last term of the academic year.
The purpose of this program is to provide students with a range of skills and knowledge suitable for employment in the retail industry and also for further study in India and abroad. Course contents include study about Retail concepts, Elements of Fashion, Fabric Study, Retail Management, Retail Operations, Buying and Merchandising, Product Knowledge in Footwear & Accessories, Visual Merchandising, Store Design, Franchising, Mall Management, Ergonomics, Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Retail Analytics, Team Management, Business Presentation, Workplace Readiness Skills etc.
Employment in the retail industry accounts for a large and growing proportion of the Indian workforce. Graduates of this program find employment in the following areas:
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