Retail

The retail industry offers a wide variety of jobs that go beyond customer service and the shop floor. You could be working behind the scenes to design new products, helping to attract more customers or making sure stores stay profitable. Although product sales are what keep retailers in business, there is plenty of work that has to be done before goods even hit the shelves.

  • Store managers 
  • Buyers 
  • Merchandisers 
  • Product technologists 
  • Fashion designers 
  • Logistics 

 

The main types of retailer include:

  • Supermarkets 
  • Department Stores 
  • Warehouse Stores 
  • Speciality Stores 
  • Convenience Stores 
  • Discount Retailers 
  • Online-only Retailers

IGD is a research and training charity which sits at the heart of the food and grocery industry.  Their work experience programme includes employability skills training, interactions with professionals and project challenges, helping you gain work experience in the retail industry.

You can join their virtual work experience week to gain skills and experience to add to your CV, by interacting with industry professionals.  Simply click the box below:

IGD Virtual Work Experience

iCould

As part of the Education and Employers charity, the icould.com platform helps draw links between school subjects and jobs. It encourages you to discover opportunities you may not have known about before.  It shows what is possible in the world of work.  The site features over 1000 videos of real people talking about their careers – explaining their job role, career path and how different factors have shaped their choices.  Click on the link below to look at the 83 Retail and Customer Services videos:

Retail and Customer Services