A Career In Retail
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You'll find everything you need to build a brilliant retail career right here, with expert advice covering career planning, development opportunities, and insider insights from industry professionals. Our comprehensive guides help you navigate different retail paths, boost your sales skills, and make informed career decisions that work for you. A Career In Retail is here to help.

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All About Sales Related Pay
There are many different incentives in the area of sales to encourage sales professionals to hit, and to even exceed their targets. Not all incentive-related...
Retail Jobs For Teenagers
For many teenagers, the retail sector is often their first experience of the workplace. Retail is an ideal arena for teenagers to earn themselves some extra...
The Importance of Good Customer Service
Although all retail companies are always looking to see how they can increase sales and their customer base most, if not all, would tell you that good custom...
Future Trends in the Retail Sector
Future trends in the retail sector can be a little hard to predict as it’s often the state of the economy which dictates how consumers spend their money. T...
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How to Read Behind the OTE (on target earnings)
Even though it’s important to stay positive during a job search, especially when we’re in difficult economic times and good jobs seem few and far between...
Being a High Street Retail Manager: Case Study
As the store manager of a high street clothing giant, Ian Cooper, 35, is usually rushed off his feet. Ian has worked for the company for two years, having st...
Being a Graduate Management Trainee: Case Study
When Lou Webster, 24, graduated from Chichester University with a 2:2 in Literature, she was unsure about the next direction for her career. Career Advisor�...
I Worked My Way Up to Store Manager: Case Study
After gaining nine GCSE’s and two A Levels, Kenny Yung, 32, was unsure which way to head in terms of employment. Career Advisor’s Casebook Although Kenny...
How I Got Noticed in My Retail Career: Case Study
Patrick Rundle, 27, is seen as the rising star of the high street retail music store he has worked for over the past four years. Career Advisor’s Casebook...
I Started My Own Clothes Boutique: Case Study
When Clara Selwyn, 31, came to us to ask for some advice about her career in fashion retail, she was keen to take her successful career up a level. Career Ad...
How I Learnt to Deal With Difficult Customers: Case Study
Carol Purcell, 29, worked as an assistant manager in a high street shoe shop but was finding that her lack of assertiveness when dealing with difficult custo...
Opportunities Abroad in Retailing
Retail may not present quite as many career prospects as other industry sectors for working abroad but there are still some opportunities to be had, especial...
Progressing to Retail Management
Not everybody who works in retail necessarily wants to progress into management. Obviously, career advancement and management in particular, might mean bette...
Working Towards Sales Targets
Sales targets can mean very different things in retail. They can mean the actual sale of a product or in some case, generating leads and qualifying prospects...
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