Developed in conjunction with Skillsmart Retail and delivered exclusively through the National Skills Academy for Retail’s skills shops, the Mary Portas guide to successful retailing covers every stage of creating and running a successful retail business.
Each master class has an invaluable set of hints and tips to improve the performance of all retailers.
The Mary Portas Guide to Successful Retailing will only be available through the National Skills Academy for Retail, which delivers consistent, high-quality training for retail businesses, their employees and future workforce through a network of quality-marked retail skills shops.
This network runs through shopping centres and high streets across the country and offers a host of services, including business support for retailers of all sizes and in any location, a consistent national approach for retail training and the provision of authoritative labour market intelligence.
Portas Masterclass Courses Offered:
My Shop, My FutureBuilding, mobilising and maintaining a vision for your business Retail Finance & Business Planning
Understanding the key financial factors driving your business Buying for your Customer
Buying products to attract and keep customers and deliver profit Selling & Service Skills
Standing out from the crowd with customer service that brings success Creating Desire
Visual merchandising and the ‘wow’ factor to set your shop apart from the rest Marketing for more Customers
Spreading the word about your business without spending the earth You and your Team
Developing both you and your team to create a forward-looking, successful business
The Foundation Degree in Retailing
The Foundation Degree in Retailing is a unique and valuable higher level qualification for the retail sector which has been developed in partnership with a wide spectrum of retail employers. This qualification is for managers in store operations wishing to extend their knowledge of the retail industry. Study for the qualification is carried out part-time while at work primarily through distance learning and can be completed in two calendar years.
