Lifestyle - NIFT to impart course in Fashion Retail Management
26 Jun '06
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A three-month course in fashion retail management is being launched by retail chain Lifestyle International in collaboration with the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
As part of the company's corporate social responsibility scheme, the course is open only to candidates belonging to economically weak families.
Candidates would have to sign an undertaking to work with the company as customer service representatives for a minimum of two years on completion of the course, since the fee for the course is about Rs.75,000, will be borne by Lifestyle.
India is emerging as a huge retail market and this industry will offer many opportunities for emerging fresh talent.
The course will help make retail a good career choice and be a blessing in disguise for the competition, too.
Classes will teach planning and strategy in retail marketing, store organization, retail buying and pricing, visual merchandising, customer service, financial management and product appreciation.
It will make a big difference to the quality of customer service and relationships being offered so far.
There will be a severe shortage of trained manpower once foreign direct investment in local retail is allowed in full.
This course will help to salvage the future domestic requirements.
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