Master’s in International Retail : Introduction

The Master’s in International Retail gives students a comprehensive, crosscutting vision of point-of-sale management and commercial distribution.

You will get a firm grasp of all aspects of retail and will develop your professional career from an operational and strategic perspective: purchasing management, logistics organisation and brand positioning, as well as designing expansion plans and branching out into other channels (self-owned shops, franchises, corner franchises, outlets, travel retail, online, etc.).

All taught by industry executives who will give you a keen insight into dealing with brands on a daily basis.

• Give you a firm grasp of the retail business, its trends and the keys to management.
• Enable you to manage a network of commercial establishments and oversee their national and international expansion process.
• Teach you negotiation and human talent management techniques.

• Show you how to organise logistics and information flows in a retail chain.
• Let you analyse store performance.
• Give you a better idea of consumers so that you can adapt products and services to match their needs.

• Because at ESCI-UPF we see the business world as a global phenomenon where international retail plays an increasingly central role.
• Because ESCI-UPF aims to equip retail professionals with the knowledge, expertise, tools and skills to tackle the key day-to-day challenges and set strategic goals..

• Because ESCI-UPF is a retail pioneer: it launched its Master’s in International Retail in 2007.
• Because ESCI-UPF has been teaching international business since 1994.

The Master’s in International Retail is geared towards professionals looking to develop their expertise in the retail industry and to build a professional career in this field.

In particular, it is aimed at:

• In-service professionals in any area of management in a retail company keen to build their career in this industry, including store managers, heads of expansion, area managers, purchasing managers, operations managers and logistics managers, among others. 
• Professionals in industrial or service companies working in retail management departments. 

• People with entrepreneurial initiatives currently running (or aiming to run) a franchise or their own business dealing directly with the public.
• Experienced graduates with a degree in any subject looking to build a professional career in the retail industry. 

The Master’s in International Retail is a professional master’s degree, which means no internships are included as part of the course. Nevertheless, there is a free professional advisory service to help students polish their professional CV. Students are free to arrange an extracurricular internship themselves, and ESCI-UPF will draw up an agreement between the school and company free of charge.

In addition, all students who join the ESCI-UPF Alumni Association have free access to its employment office.