Download or read book Merchandising written by Grace I. Kunz and published by Fairchild Books & Visuals. This book was released on 2005 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the process of mercahndising. Principles are applied to the planning. development and presentation of product lines in both manufacturing and retailing sectors. This also relates the role of merchandising to other business fundamenals. Vignettes describe alternative merchandising strategies. Applications to other consumer goods are also discussed. New to this edition/CD ROM features: Learning activities at the end of each chapter to be used in conjunction with Sourcing Simulator (student version), a software system that evaluates sourcing, pricing, assortment and replenishment strategies for seasonal and basic products at retail. Analysis of e-commerce, mass merchandising, mass customixed merchandising, and Quick Response (QR) merchandising. Updated tables, pricing calculations and additional mathematical explainations.