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Graduate Retail Jobs

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The variety of roles for graduates in retail is vast, and the high street can provide a fast-paced career. It can be a challenging place to work because of its unpredictability. While shopping can be an emotive and impulsive experience for the customer, retailers are always working to make sales a ‘sure thing’.

Graduate merchandisers are in charge of making sure the correct quantity of products arrive at the store at the correct time, setting the price, and ensuring that profit is made.

Graduate buyers are responsible for planning the types of products that appear in stores.

Some of the graduate careers available in this sector:

Merchandiser I Buyer I Designer I Retail manager I Marketing manager I Allocator


 

Graduate Retail Employers

Decathlon We are looking for people driven by enthusiasm who have a sense of... more
Aldi A tale of unrivalled success. That’s the Aldi story, with ov... more
ASDA You already know the name. So how about some credentials: voted th... more
Sainsbury's In our efforts to make Sainsbury's great again price, product rang... more
Debenhams Debenhams has 145 stores across the UK and Ireland and a fully tra... more
BHS Since Bhs first opened its doors in 1928, we’ve become a maj... more
Boots We are a leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty grou... more
Tesco Do you want a scheme which offers graduates a balance of practical... more
Next Our teams are creative and expressive, spurring innovative ideas a... more
Marks & Spencer A perfectly balanced combination of on-the-job learning, classroom... more
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Graduate Retail Case Studies

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James Wall - Commercial Manager - Marks & Spencer's

I am responsible for the day-to-day running of the Home department, as well as the Customer Service Desk, and the Bureau de Change. ... more

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Lee Sham - Grade Four Store Position - Boots

My experience during the assessment centre was one that easily convinced me that this was a company that I wanted to work for. ... more

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Alicia Stanley - Graduate Product Technologist - Sainsbury's

As a technologist you take ownership of a product area, in which you are responsible for ensuring all packaging and artwork is correct, making any necessary nutritional amends, regular sampling, benchmarking against the rest of the market... ... more

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Natasha Howden - Tesco Graduate Trainee

The scheme comprises four functional placements and two store placements. So far I have spent time in the Press Office, in store, and the Corporate Responsibility (CR) team. I am currently working in the International Corporate Affairs team. ... more

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Graduate Retail Advice

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Top Man

Self-made billionaire Sir Philip Green is top cat in the British fashion... more

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Think Before You Click - The Negative Side of Facebook

The next time you’re about to upload pictures of your birthday party/night... more

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Nailing That Position- Top Tips for Getting Picked For Graduate Training Schemes

If you’re currently stressing over applying for and going for interview... more

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Purchasing and Supply

When it comes to choosing a career, Purchasing (or Procurement) and Supply... more

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