- Merchandise Management, Roles, and Responsibilities
- Retailing Formats and Structures
- Merchandise/Store Positioning
- Merchandise Characteristics
- Merchandise Planning, Buying, Control, and Profitability
- Sourcing
- Buyer/Vendor Relationships
- Sales Promotion, Advertising, and Visual Merchandising
- Personal Selling and Customer Relations
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ownership
- Ethics and Legal Behavior in Merchandise Management
- Expanded coverage of technology, sourcing, branding, private labels, and ethical and legal behavior in retail management
- Additional student activities related to each case study
- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom