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Michael Levy
Director
Charles Clarke Reynolds Chair Professor of Retail Marketing
Kriebel Hall #215
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
781-239-5629
mlevy@babson.edu

Dhruv Grewal
Co-Director
Toyota Chair Professor of Marketing
Malloy Hall #213
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
781-239-3902
dgrewal@babson.edu

Britt Hackmann
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Kriebel Hall #213
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
781-239-4381
bhackmann1@babson.edu


 

Curriculum

Retail Concentration

Courses with a (*) are held in Fall 2009

 

 

  • Suggested Courses, (but not for credit in the concentration)
    • EPS 3525:  Social Enterprise Management *
    • EPS 3515:  Key to Success Family Business * 
    • MKT 3560: Design and Marketing of new products  
    • MKT 3574: Managing the sales process *
    • ANT 3671: Material Culture
    • ECN 3660:  International Trade Theory and Policy *
    • ECN 3670:  Role of Government in Market Economy

 

 

SUGGESTED CAREER PATHS

(Each Career Path links to the corresponding course descriptions)

1. Career Path: Retail Management

•Merchandising/buying

•Store operations

•Brand Management (Selling to Retailers)

•Sales

 

 
Courses:
 
MKT 3510: Marketing Research
MKT 3550: Consumer Behavior *
MKT 4510: Services Marketing
MKT 4515: Brand Management *
MKT 3500:  Marketing Communications *
MOB 3515: Human Resource Management *
MOB 3510: Service Strategy and Innovation
MOB 3580: Negotiations *

2. Career Path: Analytical Retail Intellegence

•Marketing Research
•Analytics—Scanner and Panel Data
•For Retailers or Information Consultants for Retailers
 
Courses:
 
MKT 3510: Marketing Research
QTM 3612: Applied Data Mining and Competiting Analytics *

3. Career Path: Retailing for Entrepreneurs

 

•Family Businesses or New Retail Ventures

•Selling to retailers

 
Courses:
 
EPS 3580: Marketing for Entrepreneurs *
EPS 3545: Family As Entrepreneur
EPS 3501: Entrepreneurship and New Ventures * 
MOB 3515: Human Resource Management *
MOB 3510: Service Strategy and Innovation
MOB 3580: Negotiations *
 
 
 
 
•Retailing, Selling to Retailers, Consulting
•Inventory management, procurement, consulting
•Managing the flow of goods/services, information, and financials from raw materials to end users.
 
Courses:
 
MOB 3510: Service Strategy and Innovation
MIS 3530: Electronic Business
MOB 3580: Negotiations *

 


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