Retail management focuses on bringing customers to the store and providing their buying requirements. Effective retail management includes supervising others, developing a strategic marketing plan, and constructing suitable visual marketing displays. It is all about making a customer happy with his/her visit to a shop.

Kaplan University offers the Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program with a Focus on Retail Management in the online format. The program is designed for students seeking knowledge and skills in retail management including buyer behavior, sales techniques, organization leadership strategies, business ethics and legalities, finance, retail supply chain operations, and business financial performance analysis. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Required courses include Managerial Accounting for Business Professionals, Organizational Behavior, Management Policy and Strategy, Ethics and the Legal Environment, Business Law, Business Process Management, Operations Management, Managerial Economics, Corporate Finance, Marketing Research, Marketing Management, Management Capstone Externship, Bachelor’s Capstone in Management, Store Management, Merchandizing Management, Supply Chain Management, and Salesforce Management. Students applying for transfer credits from previous learning should take at least 50% of the Major Course requirements at Kaplan University provided that the total number of combined transfer credits does not exceed 75% of the total number of credits required by the program.

The Advanced Start Option is specifically designed for associate or bachelor degree holders seeking career advancement as Retail Managers. Applicants for the regular program must have a high school diploma. Tuition cost is $ 425.00 or $ 371.00 per credit hour, respectively.