retail trade

Ten humorously terrifying tales that include a villainous vending machine that eats kids like candy, a birthday-party crashing robot, an evil app that can predict exactly how anyone who uses it will die, and more.

Describes jobs in online retailing, examining the requirements to get one, job opportunities, and more.

Do you like putting outfits together or starting fashion trends? That might be a potential clue to your future career! This book explores what a career in fashion might look like. Readers will discover how their interests can lead to a lifelong future career. Aligned to curriculum standards and 21st Century Skills, Career Clues for Kids prepares readers for a successful future. Includes table of contents, glossary, index, sidebars, and author biographies.

"The retail industry is changing rapidly, and it is technology that will change it irrevocably this coming century. Automation, sophisticated marketing and store design, anti-theft and loss prevention techniques, and many more topics make this book an ideal compendium of tech deployed in retail spaces throughout North America. Potential store employees bound for after-school or summer jobs, or even a career in retail, will benefit from this book's analysis and predictions"--Provided by publisher.

Retail shopping has come a long way thanks to technology, from shopping in brick-and-mortar stores and flipping through catalogues to asking Alexa to purchase new batteries. In E-Commerce in the Disruptors in Tech series, readers will discover how technology has and continues to disrupt the retail industry. Series includes a table of contents, tech-forward sidebars, a timeline, glossary, index, and author biography.

Explains how the grocery business and the job of store clerks have changed over the years.

Profiles ten career options in retail, marketing, and sales for people considering a two-year degree program, each with information on salary range, employment prospects, education requirements, and work environment, and including a look at a typical day on the job.

During a busy day at the grocery store, Stanley uses a fork lift to remove fruits and vegetables from a truck, makes a display, and helps customers.

This book details the preparation and training involved in getting a job in retail, depending on the position and one’s career goals, both short and long term.