Kentucky DECA
Galt House Hotel - East Tower -

Retail Merchandising


Retail Merchandising is a role-play event. The student is given a description of a specific situation that measures skills, knowledge and attitudes in retail merchandising management. Students will be challenged to perform marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied in any retail establishment. Roles in these events are those of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.

The student studies the situation for 10-minutes and responds to the issues involved through interaction with a business/industry professional (judge). The role of the student and of the judge will be determined by the specific role-play situation.

Preliminary round competition includes one comprehensive exam and one role-plays. A second role-play activity will be given to finalists.

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