INTRODUCTION TO RETAIL

Name: INTRODUCTION TO RETAIL
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CNSRSCI 257

Course Description

Foundational knowledge of the retail industry including the retail process, the evolution of the industry, key drivers and trends to provide a framework and set of concepts that will support the remainder of the core retail courses.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

CNSRSCI 564 , CNSRSCI 567 , and CNSRSCI 562

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average

3.61

-2.2% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.99%

0.3% from Historical

A Rate

60.3%

-11.37% from Historical

Class Size

199

25.3% from Historical

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