A Practical Approach to Merchandising Mathematics - Softcover

Cushman, Linda M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563676249 ISBN 13: 9781563676246

Publisher: Fairchild Books, 2009

Synopsis

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. A Practical Approach to Merchandising Mathematics 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. Students will learn how to use typical merchandising forms, become familiar with the application of computers and computerized forms in retailing and recognize the basic factors of buying and selling that affect profit. Features: -- Interviews with industry professionals on practical application topics, such as keys to anticipating stock turn, trend spotting and timing -- CD-ROM includes templates for specific computer spreadsheet problems and cases -- Real-world examples, store forms to compute practice problems -- Industry terminology and data reflected throughout the text and in the practice problems -- Easy-to-follow, step-by-step presentations explain the derivations of formulas -- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the Classroom -- Powerpoint Presentation available

About this title

About the Author

Linda M. Cushman is an associate professor at Syracuse University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fairchild Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563676249
• ISBN 13: 9781563676246
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400