8 Retail Management Masters Degree Programs in Europe

The Master’s in Retail and Technology equips you with the expertise to bridge engineering and business, driving sustainable and innovative solutions in the retail sector. Addressing industry challenges like labor shortages, climate change, and efficiency demands, this program prepares you to lead economic, social, and ecological advancements.

The Retail Management master results from a partnership between ESTGA-UA and a group of business organizations partners, from which Jerónimo Martins group (largest food distribution group in Portugal and Poland) stands out.

The MA International Retail Business, Sustainability and Technologies combines retail business/management studies with a deep exploration of sustainability principles and practice, technological solutions to contemporary challenges, and building the requisite skills of leadership to drive these solutions forward. The programme differs from conventional retail management courses which exclusively or predominantly focus on the narrow 'management' aspects of retail business. Instead, we adopt a multi-disciplinary approach that introduces you to a diverse range of contemporary issues and provides knowledge and professional skills in cutting-edge solutions based on three core areas of expertise: International Retail Business, Sustainability and Leadership, and Retail Data and Technology.

The MSc in Commercial and Retail Management is based on the growing challenges faced by the consumer goods industry. It has been developed in close collaboration with prominent actors in the industry.

Retail, Customer Experience, and Brand Touchpoint are among the fundamental assets of allcompanies, national and international, operating in today's consumer markets. The RBCX Masterwants to respond to the need these companies have to hire people who know how to face new business challenges characterized by innovative business models throughthe integration of physical and digital channels.

The Master in Commercial Space Design: Retail Designwill allow you to acquire the necessary knowledge in strategy, technological innovation and visual merchandising to respond to the design of points of sale in a constantly changing sector.

The Master in Visual Merchandising and Window Dressing: Retail Design from ESDESIGN will help you project a brand idea into a physical space (for example, a store window or a shopping center) combining identity and business, in order to boost positioning of the brand and its product with respect to the competition. Interior design professionals, architectural design, visual merchandising, graphic design and other disciplines in the sector will learn to interpret brands and their values.

The Master’s Programme in Service Management is a unique opportunity for those seeking a management programme at an advanced level with a strong link to research. The programme combines in-depth subject knowledge of the services sectors with an understanding of the specific organisational and managerial needs of service activities. The rapid development in retail, including global challenges and new ways of conducting sales, requires more qualified staff. You will get a profound understanding of the specific conditions and future challenges of retail. You will study, analyse and gain deeper knowledge in marketing in a retail context, supply chain management and strategic issues in retail and place development.