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Retail Training and Certification Programs

Professional retail training and testing services for certifications for basic and advanced retailing skills.
Brainbench
Brainbench offers online skills tests. Designed for individuals with broad knowledge of the retail industry and its trends.
Center For Retail Studies
The Georgia Retail Index is an outreach program of the Center for Retail Studies at Georgia Southern University. The organization has a quarterly publication that is designed to serve as a barometer for the state’s retail industry by providing a regional outlook on the condition of retailing in Georgia.
Center for Retailing Education and Research
The David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research strives to develop tomorrow's leaders by stimulating interest in retail careers, preparing students for entry-level management, providing continuing education opportunities, facilitating communications between retailers and academics, and researching retail issues and opportunities.
Center for Retailing Excellence
The mission of this organization is to nurture a synergistic relationship between the retail industry, their partners, and the world-class faculty, staff, and students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Certified Professional SalesPerson
Get the credentials to show the education, training, and experience you have by obtaining the Certified Professional SalesPerson (CPSP) certificate offered by the National Association of Sales Professionals.
Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP)
Certification candidacy is open to all persons in purchasing, materials management or in an executive position who are members of the American Purchasing Society or who work for a company that holds a valid membership in the Society.
Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
LIM is the nation's only college focused exclusively on the study of business and fashion. For nearly 70 years LIM has provided its students with a high-quality education and a pathway into the fashion and retail worlds.
NRFF Assessment and Certification
The National Professional Certification in Customer Service is an industry credential that facilitates career mobility for employees, applicants, and students, as well as helps employers identify qualified professionals.
RCC Certification & Training
You can learn the skills and earn the credentials that retailers desire. Canadian Retail Institute has created certification and training programs specifically for in-store sales associates and first level managers.
Retail Readiness Assessment (RRA)
a comprehensive tool that evaluates an associate's aptitudes and recognizes individuals with the abilities to succeed.
The Fashion Institute of Technology
From its largest major, Fashion Merchandising Management, to specialized programs such as Home Products Development and Marketing, the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology offers five AAS degrees and eight BS degrees related to doing business in the fashion and related industries.
The Retail Center
The Center is part of Florida State University’s Department of Textiles and Consumer Sciences within the College of Human Sciences. It provides a channel for communications and exchange between the retail industry and Florida State University’s nearly 1000 merchandising, textiles, and apparel design majors, and 15 affiliated faculty members.
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