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Commercial Foundations

Commercial Foundations: building bigger-picture commercial capability for individual learners. 4 learning tracks, 15 core modules. Take one track or the full program.

Online learning, live virtual sessions, real-world practice

Learn at your own pace. Interactive online modules you can fit around your work.
Join live virtual sessions. Instructor-led sessions on Microsoft Teams every two months, recorded in case you miss one.
Stay current. Every module draws on the latest retail and CPG thinking, so what you learn applies to the market you work in today.

Build your commercial skills with learning you can put to work.

Full Commercial Foundations Program

See how the retail business fits together A change in sales can raise questions about what shoppers need, how products are priced or promoted, and what the retailer and supplier...

$999.00

Track 1: Understand the Retail Environment

See how the retail business fits together and where your role contributes. You’ll explore how shoppers make choices, how retailers and suppliers work together to manage categories, and how private...

$499.00

Track 2: Understand Category Performance

When sales, share, or margin change, how do you know what to look at next? Learn to use retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) data to see what’s changing, use...

$499.00

Track 3: Explore Category Levers

Which products should stay in the assortment? What would make the shelf easier to shop? Is a promotion likely to grow the category? Learn how assortment, shelf space, promotions, and...

$499.00

Track 4: Communicate the Opportunity

A buyer, a senior leader, and an operations partner may each need different evidence to make a decision about the same recommendation. Learn to build a fact-based category or selling...

$499.00