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Spring 2007 

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Date

Chap

Description

Article

Retailer

Call of the Mall (COTM)

April 2 

1

Perspectives in Retailing

 

 

Form Groups

April 4 

2

 

Retail Strategic Planning and Operations

Wal-Mart (Frontline)

 

 

COTM 1,2

April 9

3

Retail Customers

Group L

Group J

COTM 3,4

April 11 

4

Evaluating the Competition in Retailing

Guest Speaker Target

Group J

Group B

 

April 16

5

Managing the Supply Chain

Group P

Group L

COTM 5,6

April 18

6

Legal and Ethical Behavior

Group H

Group C

 

April 23 

7

Market Selection and Retail Location Analysis

Group O

Group K

COTM 7

April 25

7

Market Selection and Retail Location Analysis

Guest Speaker Buckle

Group B

Group G

COTM 8,9

April 30

 

Mid-term

 

 

 

May 2

12

Customer Services and Retail Selling

Group A

Group O

 

May 7 

 

Customer Services and Retail Selling

Group K

Group N

COTM 10,11

May 9

13

Store Layout and Design

Group M

Group I

COTM 12,13

May 14

 

Store Layout and Design

Guest Speaker Nordstrom

Group C

Group H

 

May 16

14

Managing Human Resources

Group G

Group D

COTM 14,15

May 21  

8

Managing a Retailer’s finances

Group E

Group F

COTM 16,17

May 23

9

Merchandise Buying and Handling

Group I

Group E

COTM 18,19

May 28

Memorial Day Holiday

 

May 30

10

Merchandise Pricing

Group D

Group M

COTM 20,21

June 4

11

Advertising and Promotion

Group F

Group P

COTM 22,23

June 6

 

 

Group N

Group A

 

 TEST #2

2 to 4 section: June 11 at high-noon Bexell 321

4 to 6 section: June 12 at high-noon Bexell 417