Homevideo is the most important innovation to enter the entertainment industry since the mass adoption of television nearly 40 years ago. It has revolutionized the movie studios, contributed to the crisis besetting the broadcast television networks, and changed the way Americans are entertained. Homevideo is the only private-sector mass rental…

This text provides material for the individualized instruction of students training in the area of sporting goods retailing and merchandising or some closely related area. It consists of nine assignments dealing with fishing equipment and 13 assignments devoted to hunting equipment. Covered in the individual assignments are the following topics:…

The "Rainbow Shoppe", a two-hour distributive education preparatory project laboratory, is unique in its approach to simulating the real world of business because it uses computers to chart its sales, purchases, profits, and inventory. (Author)

One approach to teaching a college-level retail advertising course emphasizes the use of newspapers and shopping guides. The course objectives are (1) to acquaint students with practices and problems of retailing, with particular emphasis on promotion and advertising; (2) to acquaint them with ways local advertising media meet promotional and…

A study was conducted to identify the tasks relevant to sixteen occupations with the IDECC (Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium) course, General Merchandising: Department Store, in order to test new standards of occupational task analysis. Job relevancy data were provided by three types of task data: (1) extent that task is…

Revised in 1974, this directory lists 137 distributors from whom 16mm films and other media are available for purchase. Intended as an aid for film purchasers, this compilation summarizes the policies and specialities of each distributor. Among the items included in each entry are the name of the firm's chief executive, a summary of discounts…

This bibliography presents approximately 170 citations of instructional materials pertaining to distributive education areas such as retailing, job analysis, and curriculum development. The entries were compiled from "Abstracts of Instuctional Materials" (AIM) Fall 1967, to Fall 1969. AIM is the quarterly publication which announces the…

This is a collection of multi-media packets for each of the following business subjects: (1) Introduction to Business; (2) Principles of Marketing; (3) Principles of Advertising; (4) Principles of Retailing/Merchandising; and (5) Principles of Salesmanship. Each packet includes information regarding: (1) most relevant textbooks; (2) Suggested…

The University of Toronto Bookstores, directed to provide texts and supplies at the lowest possible price and to operate within a breakeven budget, is presented from the points of view of the university administration, faculty, students, bookstore employees and manager, and publishers. Common complaints and problems are examined. (JMD)

The Illinois Institute of Technology, in cooperation with the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, sponsored its second annual Product Fair in which engineering students could examine products provided by numerous vendors. Students could increase their consumer knowledge of a wide variety of supplies offered by college bookstores. (LBH)

Renovations providing an 86 percent increase in space as well as expansion of merchandise offered have increased overall sales at the Dartmouth bookstore by 29 percent in the first nine months of operation. Details on all facets of the modifications are reported. (LBH)

Methods for determining the coverage allotted to art materials are outlined with emphasis on: determination of stock, sources of art materials, training an art department staff, and satellite and related materials. (LBH)

Six phases of employee relations are discussed: hiring, training, paying, keeping, motivating, and discharging. Specific guidelines are offered along with a list of health and safety precautions. (LBH)

This article discusses employment trends in retail trade as well as in key industry groups since 1973. In addition, it explores the changing demographic, occupational, and earnings characteristics of retail trade workers, as well as the incidence of self-employment in the industry. (Author/CT)

Tomorrow's marketplace will undergo many changes, triggered by new technologies, new products to sell, and the demands of increasingly sophisticated consumers. Growth will be especially strong for off-price retail outlets, discount department stores, specialized mass merchandisers, and specialty stores with specific clienteles. Retailers must plan…