Students seeking challenging and financially rewarding careers should evaluate the opportunities offered by the retail industry. Retailing will continue to undergo a period of dynamic expansion in the world. This will create an increased demand for retail executives with the appropriate educational background who can succeed in a highly competitive and rapidly changing business environment. Retailing provides opportunities for advancement into the ranks of management in many varied types of business, such as department stores, mass merchandisers, supermarkets, drug store chains and specialty store chains.

Leading retail firms require an expanding number of educated professional to serve as executives in merchandising, marketing, store management, finance, advertising and visual display, administration, human resources management, physical distribution, operations, information systems, loss prevention and security, to name a few. For those with an entrepreneurial inclination who wish to own their own business, retailing also offers numerous opportunities for personal growth and success.