Assam Higher Secondary Skill Subject Retail Trade study materials
Assam Higher Secondary Skill Subject Retail Trade study resources

Assam Higher Secondary Skill Subject Retail Trade case studies

Assam Higher Secondary Skill Subject Retail Trade · Put your knowledge to work in context.

Retail Trade is one of the vocational skill subjects offered at the higher secondary level under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC). It is designed for Class XI and XII students who want a school qualification that also builds employable retail skills, whether they plan to enter the workforce after Class XII, join a retail chain as a trainee, or continue to a degree or diploma in commerce, management or retail. The syllabus moves from the basics of what retail is and how the ecosystem works, through customer service and CRM, store operations and layout, merchandise planning and assortment, stock control, visual merchandising, billing and POS, selling skills and sales promotion, retail accounting and financial literacy, e-commerce and digital retail, and finally safety, hygiene, legal and ethical practice. Assessment normally combines a written theory paper with practical or project work marked internally by the school, but the exact split, marks and paper pattern are set by AHSEC and should be checked in the current notification. The Assam Higher Secondary Skill Subject Retail Trade case studies are 5 cases and about 3,754 words.

1

The Evening Queue at a Guwahati Kirana

Umesh runs a 600 sq ft neighbourhood grocery in a Guwahati locality. The single billing counter sits near the entrance, and the cold-drink fridge is directly beside it.

784 words, about 4 min
2

Uniform Stock Before the April Rush

Sunita runs a school-uniform and stationery shop near Nagaon. Assam schools reopen in April and her peak lasts six weeks.

764 words, about 4 min
3

Saturday Night When the POS Goes Offline

At SpeedCell, a mobile-accessory shop in Guwahati, the broadband line fails at 5:40 pm on a Saturday. The POS cannot reach the GST server, so the cashier opens a plain bill book.

721 words, about 4 min
4

Choosing a Bihu Promotion Without Giving Away the Margin

Ritu owns a mid-range apparel shop in Guwahati. A consignment of printed cotton T-shirts has a landed cost of ₹400 per piece and an MRP of ₹999.

735 words, about 4 min
5

Pricing a Sualkuchi Stole for Online Sales

Pranab sells Assam silk (muga and eri) stoles and handwoven cotton scarves from a small workshop in Sualkuchi through an online marketplace and his own Instagram page. A stole sells for ₹2,400.

750 words, about 4 min