Basics of non-food assortment management. Textbook

The textbook provides a detailed explanation of the classification of homogeneous groups of non-food products, their product characteristics, properties, and assortment indicators. It discusses the market conditions of product groups, storage conditions, and terms. The book describes the labeling and packaging of goods. It includes examples of recognizing products by assortment affiliation, identifying the need for goods, calculating product losses and turnover, as well as the profitability of a trading enterprise. The textbook is written in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education in the field of "Merchandising and Quality Expertise of Consumer Goods" (section "Product Characteristics of Homogeneous Groups of Non-Food Products"). It is intended for college and vocational school students studying under the program MDK.01.01 "Basics of Assortment Management," and will also be useful for retail workers.