Area

Employer


Area:

Buying/Purchasing

Sub-Area:
  • Product Development
  • Planning and Allocation
Employers:
  • Discount stores
  • Mass merchants
  • Grocery stores
  • Specialty stores (e.g., clothing, home furnishings, jewelry, books, electronics, etc.)
  • Department stores
  • Grocery stores
  • Pharmacy retailers

Area:

Sales

Sub-Area:
  • Industrial
  • Wholesale
  • Direct Marketing
  • Consumer Product
  • Financial Services
  • Services
  • Advertising
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Service
Employers:
  • Profit and non-profit organizations
  • Product and service organizations
  • Manufacturers
  • Financial companies
  • Insurance companies
  • Print and electronic media outlets
  • Software and technology companies
  • Retail stores

Area:

Management/Administration

Sub-Area:
  • Corporate
  • Regional
  • Store
  • Store Assistant
  • Store Department
Employers:
  • Discount stores
  • Mass merchants
  • Grocery stores
  • Specialty stores
  • Dealerships
  • Department stores
  • Grocery stores
  • Pharmacy retailers

Area:

Human Resources

Sub-Area:
  • Recruiting/Staffing
  • Compensation
  • Benefits
  • Orientation/Training
  • Safety/Health
  • Employee Relations
  • Employee Services
Employers:
  • Discount stores
  • Mass merchants
  • Grocery stores
  • Specialty stores
  • Department stores
  • Grocery stores
  • Pharmacy retailers

Area:

Small Business

Sub-Area:
  • Ownership
  • Independent Consulting
Employers:
  • Self-employed
  • Companies that utilize independent consultants (e.g., Mary Kay Cosmetics, Tupperware)

Area:

Visual Merchandising

Sub-Area:
Employers:
  • Department stores
  • Specialty stores

Area:

Non-Store Retailing

Sub-Area:
  • E-commerce
  • Direct Marketing
  • Catalog:
    • Sales, Management, Fulfillment/Distribution, Production
Employers:
  • E-tail companies (e.g., Amazon.com, Dell.com)
  • Internet retailers (e.g., Spiegel, JC Penney)
  • Home shopping networks
  • Advertising agencies
  • Magazine, book and record companies
  • Internet marketing companies

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