Retail Management Questions to ask Manager

Organization and Management
Culture
• What are the core values of your company?

Planning
• How do you forecast what will and won’t sell?
• What are some of the company’s goals and objectives?
• What are the company’s policies? (how are they enforced?)

Organizing
• What are the lines of authority and responsibility of the company? (strategic, merchandise, store, administrative management?)
• Do you have job descriptions?

Motivating
• Do you have any kind of incentives for motivating employees?
• What is done to boost the morale of employees?

Staffing
• What are some of the job requirements for a position at the store?
• What type of training is implemented for new employees?
• How much empowerment is givem to employees?

Controlling
• What kind of system is used to control inventory?
• What kind of quality check is done to merchandise before being sold?
• What is the tu...