Retail Management

Retail Research students participate in focus group

Dean Linda Hoover and Zappos Recruiters Michael Bailen and Jan Taler (ADM graduate)

Rita Luppino, Sustainability and Social Media Associate and Caterina Conti, EVP, Anvil Knitwear, Inc. and Daren Abney, Member Services Manager TextileExchange speak to Retail Classes

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Texas Tech University Retail Management Program is to prepare individuals who will make a contribution to the retail industry and to society as a whole through quality education, research, and service.

Two Tracks

The Retail Management program is now offering two tracks to better meet the needs of Texas Tech Retail Students and the retail community by focusing on the specific skills needed at the store or operations level or at the corporate level. Students may choose a single track or complete both tracks.

Store Management Track:
RHIM 3320 Facilities Management
RTL 3380 Retail Buying (no lab) or RHIM 4313 Legal Aspects of the Hospitality Industry
RHIM 3345 Event Management or RHIM 3308 Hotel Group Sales and Services

Corporate/Research Track:
RTL 3380 Retail Buying and Control (with Lab)
RTL 4320 Retail Category Management
RTL 4330 Retailing Research

Retail Faculty Receive $30,000 Grant from Cotton Incorporated

Texas Tech and the Cotton Industry: Implementing a Four-Year Curriculum. Six courses will add components to increase students' knowledge about the cotton industry and the impact of cotton on the local, national, and international economies. The faculty toured the Hlavaty Cotton Farm and Lubbock Cotton Growers Gin.

Program

Dr. Julie Chang, Assistant Professor in Retail Management, was recognized at the International Textile and Apparel Association Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii for receiving the Lois Dickey Fellowship.

Texas Tech University hosts Fashion camp every summer. <a href='./fashion_camp/'>Learn More</a>

Dr. Deborah Fowler was recognized by Pi Beta Phi Sorority as a favorite teacher and is serving on the Executive Council of the Teaching Academy. She also received a $2,000 Case Study Grant from Target.

Dr. Tun-Min (Catherine) Jai received a FY12 Creative Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) grant from Texas Tech University. The grant is titled Privacy and Ethical Issues<br /> of Behavioral Marketing Practices in Online Retail Industry: How Online Retailers Reduce Consumers' Information Privacy Concerns. <a href='http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/award-ops/CAHSS-recipients-2011.php' target='_blank'>CAHSS Grant

Graduate retail management students have completed macro space projects for the past three years for Walmart. The projects were hardware and paint (2009), cosmetics (2010), and deli (2011). The students began the<br />project early may and present at the home office in Bentonville in August. In addition to<br />the presentation, students interview for corporate-level positions, attend seminars,<br />and tour facilities.

Events

Learn the "ins" and "outs" of the fashion world. Fashion 2013 will be available in two sessions for ages 11 to age 15.
Dates:
June 24 - June 28, 2013

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