Retail has been one of the industries that offer encompassing career opportunities in various domains of retailing. The present scenario depicts that there will be very high demand for talented manpower in the retail business. It is predicted that retail employers in India will need more than 8 lacks skilled people in various specialized areas for retail across the country. Retail is challenging, engrossing and dynamic. Quality education is required to advance and succeed in the Retail industry today and there is ample opportunities for the qualified students. The growth in retail has been phenomenal and it will continue to witness substantial growth in the future. However the aspirants will have to hone their skills and prepare themselves to deal with the challenges presented by the industry before endorsing retail careers. The career opportunities are in the areas of Store Operations, Retail Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Buying & Merchandising, Brand Management, Store Location & Design, MIS in Retail, Human Resource Management, E-Tailing and Digital Retailing.
Moreover, due to its co-relation with other industrial and service sectors, organized retailing is generating a great deal of indirect employment- security, electrical and mechanical maintenance, property management service, parking, sorting, packaging, etc. If both direct and indirect employment is taken together, organized retailing is bound to create more and better paid, better-quality jobs. There is a large growth opportunity in an organized business that the country will see after a long time. Apart from the direct jobs, every retail job created adds further jobs in the support business. We at Indian Retail School offer comprehensive and industry specific courses on wide domains of retailing encompassing Luxury Retailing, Fashion & Lifestyle Retailing, Visual Merchandising, E-tailing (Digital Retailing), Retail Marketing & Store Designing.

Programmes Matching Different Career Opportunities offered at IRS:

PGDVM & SD
For those who wish to explore career opportunities in roles requiring creative and design aptitude, IRS offers 1 year programme of Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Merchandising & Store Designing.

PGDRM
For students wishing for suitable careers in store operations and other operational activities can apply for 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management.

PGRM
IRS is offering UGC approved MBA (2 years) with Post Graduate Programme in Retail & Marketing. It will open up retailing avenues beyond stores before the aspiring students.

GPRBS
The aspirants will find similar opportunities for UG students who can apply for university approved 3 years BBA with Undergraduate Programme in Retail & Business Studies.

B.A.(Hons) in Retail Management with Marketing
IRS offers international degree, BA (Hons) in Retail and Marketing Management from University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK on fulfilling the eligibility criteria. The first two year of this three year international degree programme are conducted at IRS, New Delhi premises and for the third year students will be required to travel to UK to complete the degree. The students will also be granted a work permit of years after finishing this course besides earning retail competence required to work for international retailers.