a career in retail
Retail is an exciting, fast paced, growing and diverse industry, and jobs are not limited to stacking shelves or becoming a sales assistant.
Retail offers a range of career opportunities within sales, buying, visual merchandising, logistics and distribution, team leaders/supervisors, IT, finance, accounting, store management and more.
Retail covers a wide range of businesses, such as fashion, food, electrical, music and jewellery, with big name retailers such as Boots, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis and Debenhams, to name a few, operating in these areas.
You can specialise in an area that you're interested in and learn the skills you need to gain recognised qualifications. If you do this in-house, your employer may offer team leader/supervisor and management programmes.
Retail welcomes self motivated individuals, who are willing to learn and progress within the industry.
our core offer:
- Training and coaching
- Careers advice and guidance
- Employment advice
- Pre-employment training – Skillsmart Retail Works
- Retail placements and work experience opportunities
- Experience in ‘live’ retail environments
courses
Our full list of qualifications and training
vacancies
Latest retail jobs and vacancies
disabilities
Help in returning to work if you have a disability or health condition
case studies
Find out how others have established a successful career path in retail





