Retail Accountability: Advanced Retail Profitability Analysis

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Retail Accountability: Advanced Retail Profitability Analysis

  • ©2004
  • 224 Pages
  • CourseSmart ISBN: 978-1-60901-441-4 | perforated | softcover | 8.5 x 11
  • 978-1-56367-314-6
$43.00
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Profitability determines the success of every retail business and manufacturer. As a fashion industry consultant and instructor of retail mathematics, Steven Lindner has developed a textbook that teaches students how to negotiate agreements and how to analyze each element presented in profitability reports. This upper-level textbook focuses on the basic components of the buyer-vendor relationship, including negotiations and the creation and assessment of profitability reports. Students will also learn how to interpret standard financial documents such as profit-and-loss statements and balance sheets. In the competitive retail industry, these skills are essential.

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• Numerous practical examples within each chapter

• End-of-chapter practice exercises and research projects

• Inside Scoops with differing perspectives on significant retailing issues

• Sidebars that provide additional background material

• An entire chapter of exercises and projects

• Answers to odd-numbered exercises at the back of the book

Buyer-Vendor Relationships
  • Types of Relationships
  • Deals: The Intricacies of Partnership
  • Vendor Analysis: Measuring Profitability
  • Retailer's Report Card
  • Negotiation
  • Turn: The Life and Breath of Retail
  • Retail Versus Cost Method of Markup

Analyzing Financial Documents
  • Profit-and-Loss Statements
  • Balance Sheets

Final Examinations
  • Exercises and Projects

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Steven Lindner teaches retail mathematics, business math, and financing management courses at Parsons School of Design. He also serves as a consultant to clients such as Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Escada, and Giorgio Armani.

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