Continuing and Professional Education
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Fashion buying and merchandising are essential aspects of the fashion industry that involve understanding consumer needs, trends, and forecasting future demand for your specific market. The fashion buying and merchandising certificate program at Parsons provides an introduction to these fields, covering topics such as retail math, trend analysis, product assortment planning, live stream shopping, blank box merchandising, and negotiating with vendors.
Aspiring fashion buyers and merchandisers will learn how to analyze market trends and focus on consumer behavior to make informed decisions about product selection and pricing. They will gain an understanding of the retail calendar, the buying cycle, and the importance of inventory management. The certificate will also explore how important fashion buying and merchandising interconnects with other areas of the fashion industry, such as design, production, and marketing.
Students will learn and understand the essentials of fashion merchandising in the fashion industry that involves creating and executing strategies to promote and sell fashion products to customers. This course provides an introduction to the field, covering topics such as visual merchandising for online and in store, product presentation, and sales analysis.
You will learn and understand the essentials of fashion buying in the fashion industry that involves selecting, purchasing, and managing merchandise for retail stores, e-commerce platforms, or other fashion businesses including pop up shops and live stream shopping. This course provides an introduction to the field, covering topics such as product selection, trend analysis, vendor negotiation, and retail math.
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