Pharmacy Management Program - professional track units

Retail Management for Pharmacy (MKF9810)

Rationale:

Retailing skill is one of the two major areas of management skill sought by pharmacists. It is also highly relevant for pharmaceutical retailing and pharmacy banner group personnel.

This is a retail management unit specially adopted to suit the pharmacy retailing environment. Special references are made to address the unique issues facing pharmacy.

Unit content include:

• The management of pharmacy, the application of technology in retail organisations and the application of retail strategic and financial planning
• Issues, problems and practices involved in managing a pharmacy retailing business
• The role of the retailing industry in distribution, its structure and its dynamics • Retail merchandise planning, buying and control
• Retail store location, layout, presentation and management
• Current theories and techniques used in the formulation and implementation of retail strategy