WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Organised Retailing case studies
WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Organised Retailing · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Organised Retailing course is a vocational subject offered alongside the regular Madhyamik (Class 10) curriculum by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. It introduces secondary students to how modern retail works - organised chains, supermarkets and malls - rather than the traditional kirana counter. The WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Organised Retailing case studies are 5 cases and about 4,237 words.
1The kurta that bled colour - a return without a bill
On a Saturday evening in a 1,200 sq ft organised family store in Siliguri, a customer returns a ₹1,299 cotton kurta set bought on Wednesday. She has no printed bill, the price tag has been cut off, and the kurta has visibly bled colour onto the white palazzo after one hand wash.
864 words, about 4 min2The drawer is short by ₹2,140 at closing
At 9:40 pm the cashier at a 700 sq ft organised grocery store in Howrah closes the POS. The system shows cash sales of ₹46,800, card and UPI of ₹12,300, and 214 bills.
842 words, about 4 min3Empty biscuit shelf and 23 missing atta bags
A 1,500 sq ft organised grocery store in Durgapur reviews stock on 31 January. The system shows Atta 5 kg: book stock 84 bags, physical count 61.
888 words, about 4 min4One trial room, 22 cartons and a busy evening
A 900 sq ft unisex apparel store on a busy Kolkata market street gets about 120 walk-ins between 6 pm and 9 pm. The store has one curtained trial room with a mirror inside.
809 words, about 4 min5The 11°C chiller and the missing licence
A 2,000 sq ft organised supermarket in a small town in Nadia district. On a routine round at 11 am you note: the open dairy chiller reads 11°C and holds paneer, curd and milk pouches; two packs of branded biscuits on the shelf carry a best-before date of last month; loose besan and atta sit in open bins with a single scoop used for both; the fire extinguisher near the billing counter was last refilled in 2022 and is blocked by four cartons of soft drinks; two bakery staff are working without head caps or aprons; the FSSAI licence certificate is not displayed anywhere, and the manager says the renewal was filed three months ago but has no receipt; the pest-control report for the last quarter is missing.
834 words, about 4 min