About Retail Seed

RETAIL SEED
SKILLS BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ALL RETAILERS

Designed by retailers for retailers, Retail Seed is an online retail skills training portal. Seed provides access to a range of online and face-to-face courses, each with the aim to grow your retail business skills.

• Online Courses
• Retail Workshops
• Professional Development Courses
• Diploma Courses

Designed for both new and experienced retailers, topics cover a borad range of disciplines from visual merchandising to staff recruitment and financial managemen and beyond.

We welcome your participation in the Seed training programs and look forward to expanding knowledge and skills in the retail community.

Benefits of Becoming a Retail Seed Member

  1. Special pricing for programmes
  2. Regular training updates
  3. Use of free business tools
  4. Regular training specials

How to Become a Retail Seed Member

All retailers that are located in a Westfield shopping centre are automatically enrolled as a Retail Seed member.

If you are located outside a Westfield shopping centre you are more than welcome to become a Retail Seed member for free.

Click to register now. 

Who is Westfield?

Westfield has been part of the retail community for nearly 50 years and over that time we’ve proven that there’s one certainty in this business – it’s all about growth. That’s why in collaboration with the Australian Retailers Association, Westfield have developed Seed, an online Retail Skills Training Portal. Seed provides access to a range of online interactive courses covering many retail-based business skills. Seed also provides information about face-to-face retail workshops and the accredited Diploma of Retail Management. Each learning option aims to grow your retail business skills. Select a learning program suitable for you or perhaps a blend of all three to maximise your knowledge and growth potential. We welcome your participation in the Seed training programs and look forward to expanding knowledge and skills in the retail community.

Who is the ARA Retail Institute?

As the peak body representing the interests of the retail industry the ARA Retail Institute provides excellence in online retail education, training and professional development for retail specific areas. Workshop participants will be guided through their learning by an experienced ARA facilitator, using practical exercises and case studies that reflect the day to day challenges of retailers.

Testimonials


"This workshop gave me a fresh new way of looking at the retail process. I think this information is relevant to my team members and I need to send more staff from more stores. Susie was very knowledgeable and a great teacher."

Danielle Falk - Retail Customer Service

"This workshop was very effective, I'm excited to get back to work and change things. Susie was great- she didn't beat around the bush, she went through every point with great detail and examples. I learned a lot about the importance of visual merchandising and return figures. I never looked back to see if it was effective, I only focused on it looking good."

Jessica Padoran & Marco Gianni -
Visual Merchandising