With over 70 case studies that present a broad range of management issues that retail or merchandising professionals encounter, this textbook prepares future retail executives for the challenges they will face in contemporary retailing and manufacturing.

This text gives students a step-by-step approach to understanding the mechanics of a six-month merchandising plan. Each chapter in the book layers upon the previous chapter, highlighting how each step impacts the next until a six-month plan is complete.

The book first presents merchandising concepts in a simple, understandable way and shows students how they can use computerized spreadsheets to perform related merchandising math operations.

This popular textbook/workbook meets the needs of students who will be directly or indirectly involved in the activities of merchandising and buying at the retail level.

Now in full color with all new illustrations, this best-selling, comprehensive text, has been updated to cover the most current information on merchandising and retailing.

A standard in the field, this comprehensive text is for students interested in the art and process behind retail merchandise buying.

Focusing on the development of a six-month merchandise plan, the text explains how to use Excel 2007 as a tool to project sales, manage inventory, calculate the amount of merchandise to purchase, and adjust the price throughout the selling season.

Beginning with markups and markdowns and ending with profit-and-loss statements, this text easy-to-follow text includes step-by-step derivations of each formulas it covers.

With full-color photographs and expanded discussion of sourcing throughout the book, the 3rd Edition focuses on the process of merchandising and the principles applied to the planning, development, and presentation of product lines in both the manufacturing and retailing sectors.

This classic text continues to use the fictitious Perry's Department Store to bridge the gap between the principles of retail buying and mathematical formulas and concepts.

Merchandising math is a multifaceted topic that involves many levels of the retail process, including assortment planning, vendor analysis, mark-up and pricing, and terms of sale. This text brings each of these areas together into one comprehensive text to meet the needs of students who will be involved with the activities of merchandising and buying at the retail level.

This upper-level textbook teaches students how to negotiate agreements and how to analyze each element presented in profitability reports.

With an emphasis on developing a strategy for buying, this comprehensive book gives students the skills they'll need to become successful buyers in all retail areas.

This text is a computer spreadsheet component for retail buying and merchandising mathematics students. Cushman demonstrates how to create, calculate, and analyze using Microsoft Excel® spreadsheets.