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Lecture Management of retail buying – Chapter 1: An overview of retail buying

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Ch. 1: An Overview of Retail Buying
• The responsibilities of buyers & merchandise 
managers
• Skills & personality traits for success in this 
field
• How different types of stores are organized to 
meet their buying needs
• The pros and cons of centralized 
merchandising
• Opportunities for women in this field

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Steps to Anticipate Customer Demand
• Study consumers & 
their purchasing 
decisions
• Use research to target 
customer groups
• Determine quantity & 
timing of retail buys
• Find & study the 
vendors who can 
provide what you need

• Handle the logistics: 
packaging, shipping, 


storing, pricing, entry 
into store database, etc.
• Work cooperatively on 
advertising & display
• Maintain & interpret 
database
• Watch the competitors

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“Are you cut out to be a retail buyer?”
Traits and Skills for Success






Decision­making skills
Drive
Creativity
Critical, analytical, 
conceptual skills
• Financial savvy

• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Managerial or 
“specialist” 

capabilities
• Trading acumen

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Planning & Control: Functions of a 
Merchandise (or Merchandising) Manager
• Checks and 
• Makes long­range 
approves any 
plans for stock 
returns to vendors
levels, margins, ad 
• Approves any price 
budget
changes, checks 
• Checks sales results 
prices with long­
against the plans
range plans
• Controls OTB 
• Approves ideas for 
budget
sales events and 
promotions
• Checks & counter­
signs large orders

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Store­Level Buying Systems
• Warehouse Requisition Plan
        Store carries sufficient stock, “requisitions” more as needed

• Approved Resource List
       Stores choose from list of “approved” goods & vendors
        (also called Price Agreement Plan)         

• Opening Stock Distribution Plan
        Department manager controls “opening” stock & reorders; 
        retail buyer augments with new items

• Automatic Open­to­Buy
        After initial buys, each department has a budget for 
        reorders that (theoretically) cannot be exceeded

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          Centralized Merchandising
              PROS                                  CONS
• Steady flow of merchandise to 
stores
• More reliable forecasting
• Better “big picture” of what’s 
selling (& not selling)
• Centralized records
• Quality control

• Cost advantages
• Better stock control
• Leaves buying to the buyers, 
not store or dept. managers








Hard to adjust “big picture” 
orders to local store needs
Requires high degrees of 
cooperation and 
communication
Difficult to maintain an 
informed, enthusiastic sales 
organization
Requires clear­cut job 
descriptions about roles & 
authority

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