One of the biggest misconceptions about going to school for retail management, Shannon says, is that people think you’re training to become a retail store manager. While many people choose to become store managers, there are many other options.
Everybody thinks that retail is just working in a store as a sales associate, but that isn’t necessarily true—the retail industry offers a wide range of careers and there is a ton of work that goes on “behind the scenes” in various departments across the country and worldwide.