FSAD 3330
Fashion Retail Buying and Merchandising
This course builds on the knowledge of brand management, line development, and marketing from FSAD2310: Fashion Product Management by focusing on the fashion product cycle at the buying, planning, and merchandising stages. Students will learn the steps of the buying process by interpreting retail and consumer data to inform buying decisions and creating buying, assortment, and merchandising plans for a season.
Topics
- Analyze sales data and create actionable buying and merchandising recommendations using Excel.
- Develop seasonal buying plans with appropriate assortments and pricing strategies.
- Apply retail math concepts to real-world merchandising scenarios by critically analyzing trends in the apparel retail industry.
- Interpret financial reports and inventory data to make strategic buying, planning, and merchandising decisions.
- Apply retail math skills to manage inventory and understand supply chain dynamics.
- Create buying plans and assortments informed by consumer preferences, market trends, and retailer investments.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
FSAD 2310.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Retail Buying and Merchandising · 3.0 · Undergraduate