MANAGEMENT

BUISENESS MANAGEMENT

MERCHANDISING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kayla’s responsibility is to select and purchase merchandise for Dillard’s department store. Her job involves travel, research, and detailed record keeping. Kayla is performing the responsibilities of which role?
A
Fashion director
B
Merchandise manager
C
Buyer
D
Retail sales associate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which responsibility is the role of a retail buyer? Selecting merchandise assortments that will best serve customers and earn a profit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Decline: The fourth stage of the fashion cycle when the market is saturated and popularity decreases. The fashion is overused and becomes dull and boring. As the fashion decreases in popularity, retailers mark down their prices. Promotions center around major clearance or closeout sales of the fashion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trickle-up theory (Upward flow theory): The assumption that fashion trends start among the young or lower income groups and move upward to older or higher income groups. Style originates with the lower class and gains approval by upper class or the fashion elite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which action is usually demonstrated during the rise stage of the fashion cycle? Retail fashion buyers order the items in quantity.

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