Academy for Retail Development
Find solutions for growing your business! If you're ready to start training, browse the course offerings below. Or, download 乌鸦传媒's entire catalog of individual and organizational development programs.
LEVEL 100
Basic Employee Training
Investment: Included with Premier Membership
乌鸦传媒 offers 43 in-depth, online courses with over 270 five-minute modules.
Online Course Topics Include:
鈥 Basic Paint Sales
鈥 Joining a Retail Team
鈥 Hardware Retailing
鈥 Building Materials Retailing
鈥 Selling Skills
鈥 Merchandising
鈥 Loss Prevention
鈥 Project Selling
鈥 Our 3 Pennies of Profit
鈥 Advanced Paint Sales
鈥 Paint Problem Solver
LEVEL 200
Advanced Employee Training
Investment: Included with Premier Membership
These online courses can give employees, managers or owners a better understanding of some of the core operational and sales fundamentals that are key to running a successful business.
Online Courses
鈥 Retail Pricing
鈥 Retail Accounting
鈥 Retail Inventory Management
LEVEL 300
Leadership & Management Training
Investment: Course fees and materials
乌鸦传媒 offers several courses in its Foundations of Leadership Program to help new managers understand key concepts of leadership and personal development. Each course offers industry-specific training for effective communication, problem-solving and building and leading teams. These nine-week courses are online and built with flexibility for busy schedules.
Current Courses
鈥 Your Leadership Style
鈥 Leading Your Team
鈥 Financial Management (NEW)
鈥 Custom options are also available
LEVEL 400
Comprehensive Retail Training
Investment: Tuition, course materials and travel
乌鸦传媒鈥檚 Retail Management Certification Program is a college-level course designed to teach key employees, future owners and retailers effective business practices for owning and operating a home improvement operation. Sessions are taught by successful retailers, university professors and industry experts.
Student Will Learn:
鈥 Advanced Retail Operations
鈥 Business Strategy
鈥 Human Resources
鈥 Marketing
鈥 And more
LEVEL 500
Executive Education
Investment: Participation fee and travel
乌鸦传媒 provides independent retailers from all wholesale affiliations with opportunities to connect with one another at networking roundtable events. With agendas set by the retailers in attendance, topics cover best practices and common challenges.
Roundtable Themes Include:
鈥 Financial Affairs
鈥 Human Resources
鈥 Information Technology
鈥 Marketing and Merchandising
鈥 Young Retailers
鈥 And much more