FBD 38540 - Apparel Buying and Trend Forecasting in a Global Economy

3 Credit Hour(s)
This course will focus on typical buying tasks, identifying and understanding potential customers, creating a six-month merchandising plan, and developing sales forecasts, important retailing trends, including global buying and sourcing, omni-channel retailing, online retailing, mobile technologies, and social media.
Offered: Fall/Spring.
Notes: This class may require the use of a virtual reality headset identified by the instructor.