Merchandising

Hi Vibhu,
Retail buying and merchandising are not same.
Merchandising: Merchandiser
Duties:
· oversee research, planning, and development of product at the wholesale level
· establish product direction and composition
· collaborate closely with design, production, and sales teams
· track and analyze market trends and forecasts
· understand customer preference (what the buyers want)
· study past sales and interpret data for new product direction
· work with product development on pre- and post-production processes
Retail Buying: Buyer
Duties:
· responsible for the purchasing of apparel and accessories from manufacturers or wholesalers for retail sale to consumers
· negotiate prices with wholesalers/vendors and place purchase orders
· develop and maintain vendor relationships
· plan delivery and shipment schedules
· collaborate with planning, merchandising, and sales teams
· study trends and shop competition
· monitor quality control
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Wish You Luck!

Hi Mohit,
Visual merchandisers develop, deliver and communicate visual concepts and strategies to promote retail brands, products and services in-store, in catalogues or online. They may also work with museums and galleries or create visual concepts for events.
Visual Merchandiser are offered by reputed companies like Westside, Pantaloon, Shopper's Stop, Titan, Lifestyle, Ebony, Mango, Wills Sports etc., Other than this there is an up-coming opportunity in online trade space for Visual Merchandisers. They also get job opportunities in exhibitions, five star hotels, boutiques, shopping malls, online fashion stores, theme party organizing companies, window designing of stores, mortar and brick retail stores, hotel lounge, elite boutiques etc.
Hope it helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up if you found this useful.
Wish You Luck!