College Partners

Design & Merchandising at Drexel University’s College of Media Arts & Design combines aesthetic excellence with a strong business foundation. Students gain experience through a six-month industry co-op and opportunities including fashion show production, magazine production and retail enterprise management.
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FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a private, co-educational, specialized college with four California campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego.
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The Fashion Institute of Technology is a selective college of art and design, business and technology. FIT's Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology offers 9 diverse majors.
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Tomorrow’s retail leaders are attending Florida State University today! The Center for Retail Merchandising and Product Development, strong industry ties, and an industry-savvy curriculum develop graduates destined for retail career success.
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Individuals who want a career in retail management will find a student-centered program encouraging both academic and professional excellence at the Georgia Southern University Center for Retail Studies.
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The Fashion School at Kent State University links academic and workplace environments for the professional advancement of individuals who impact the fashion industry.
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LIM College – Where Business Meets Fashion is the only college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the study of business and fashion. For nearly 70 years LIM College has provided its students with a high-quality education and a pathway into the fashion and retail worlds.
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Longwood University’s AACSB International-accredited retail management BSBA and MBA programs prepare students to excel in new fields or advance their current retail careers. Emphasizing leadership values and ethics as well as academic knowledge integrated with practical experiences, our retail management programs provide the foundation for success. Longwood’s retail management MBA is also available for online enrollment.
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Ohio University’s Retail Merchandising Program prepares students for a variety of careers in retail. The program ensures students are prepared for retail challenges in the global marketplace, and keeps pace with new technological developments and changing market conditions in the fashion and retailing industries.
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New Partner! The Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University is respected throughout the world as a pipeline for developing talent and a leading source of industry knowledge. Housed in Mays Business School, its retailing curriculum emphasizes business principles, experiential education through internships, and leadership opportunities that prepare students for professional careers in merchandising, management, sales, marketing and related fields. Established in 1983, it is among the nation’s largest retailing programs.
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You will find the Retailing and Consumer Sciences (RCSC) major at the University of Arizona is one of the most unique retailing programs in the nation.
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University of Arkansas' Center for Retailing Excellence, through a strong partnership with retailer and supplier industries, is one of the foremost internationally acclaimed centers for retail studies focused on research and the development of students as future leaders in the retailing and related industries. The Center provides a bridge between academics and industry for developing future leaders.
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The University of Florida, David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research is the premier center linking the retail industry to college students and to world-class university-based researchers.
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New Partner! The UNT merchandising and hospitality management programs represent high growth global industries with growing demands for highly skilled, technologically-oriented employees. The mission of our school is to provide innovation and excellence in learning, research and service and to be an international leader in preparing professionals for careers in the fashion, retail, digital retailing, hospitality, tourism and home furnishings industries.
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The Retail and Consumer Sciences major at the University of Tennessee is one of the largest programs of this type in the southeast. Students gain knowledge of the retailing industry and the principles and theories involved in managing personnel and merchandising goods for the consumer.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top ranked public universities in the nation. The Retailing major prepares students for managerial and merchandising careers in a dynamic, technologically advanced, and globally focused industry.
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By joining as a College Partner in our Retail Careers Community, schools receive:

• Exposure to high school students and other jobseekers interested in retail as a career destination
• Permanent placement of your college logo, program description and website link on our College Partners webpage
• Announcement and recognition of partnership in NRF and NRFF communication outlets (such as website, Facebook, Twitter, NRF SmartBrief and NRF Update)
• Opportunity to contribute information about retail career paths and your school’s retailing program and activities on our Retail Careers Blog
• Special recognition and/or partner exhibit booth opportunity at NRF's Annual Convention and EXPO
• Invitation to the Retail Talent Networking Luncheon at NRF’s Annual Convention and opportunity for students to be interviewed by retailers in attendance
• Connections to NRF Foundation’s Employer Partners
• Ability to share information about your school’s outstanding faculty and students through our social networking outlets and the Retail Careers Blog
• Preferred referral when NRF/NRFF receive inquiries regarding executive education programs for international retail delegations.
• Other interests? We’re open! Share with us your goals and ideas and we’ll see how they can enhance our mission of promoting retail as an exciting career destination!