Exam Details

Subject Retail Merchandising-I
Paper
Exam / Course B.Sc Fashion Merchandizing & Retail Management (BSCFMRM)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Differentiate between buying and merchandising. Also elaborate how' a retail merchandiser can .impact the society and/or a company.

2. What do you understand by merchandise budgeting? Discuss five parts of a merchandise budget.

3. Discuss the various merchandise mix strategies used by retailers along with examples, advantages and disadvantages of each.

4. Discuss the general roles and responsibilities of a retail merchandiser.

5. What is the objective of developing a sales forecast and what is the process thereof?

6. What criteria will you use for classifying merchandise of a retailer into various groups Give a typical classification structure of the merchandise of a men's store.

7. Differentiate between fashion merchandise and staple merchandise. How will you plan the stock for each of them

8. What do you understand by lifestyle merchandising What customer characteristics will you keep in mind while measuring general lifestyle of a population segment?

9. What are the key competencies required for a retail merchandiser?

10. Discuss the measurable assortment dimensions with examples.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Applied Science
  • Business Communication-I
  • Business Communication-II
  • Business Economics
  • Computer Science
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Elements of Fashion
  • Financial Management
  • Franchising
  • Fundamentals Of Management
  • Fundamentals of Retail-I
  • Fundamentals of Retail-II
  • Import Export Documentation
  • International Retailing
  • Introduction To Manufacturing Technique
  • Mall Management
  • Managerial Economics
  • Manufacturing Technique - I
  • Manufacturing Technique - Ii
  • Marketing Management
  • Non-Store Retailing
  • Personality Development
  • Principles Of Management
  • Product Knowledge - I
  • Product Knowledge / Material Foundation
  • Product Knowledge-Ii
  • Retail Banking
  • Retail Communication
  • Retail Merchandising-I
  • Retail Merchandizing - II
  • Retail Merchandizing - Iii
  • Retail Operations - Ii
  • Retail Operations-I
  • Retail Organization - I
  • Retail Organization Ii
  • Retail Planning & Site Selection
  • Retail Strategy
  • Seles Management
  • Supply Chain Management