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Scenario · Merchandise, Buying and Visual Merchandising

Plan and install the spring window and front feature

You are a visual merchandising assistant working with the Merchandise and Visual Merchandising Manager.

Intermediate4 to 5 hours8 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

The spring range has landed and the fashion store window and front feature must be installed on Thursday night before the centre's spring launch weekend on 20 and 21 September. Hannah Lindqvist wants a display built around the sage linen shirt, the new footwear and a fresh colour story, with a sales target for the fortnight. The linen shirt has 41 units on hand and the new footwear is arriving Wednesday. Installation involves a ladder, mannequins, lighting and moving fixtures after close, and a team member strained her shoulder in the stockroom this week. Kai Tanaka must approve the plan before any fixture is moved.

Your brief. Plan the display on the visual merchandising display plan template with a clear objective, product story, stock check, budget, sales target and safety controls, obtain approval, install it safely and to the plan on Thursday night and set up the review so the display can be measured against its target.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed and approved visual merchandising display plan
  • Layout sketch and photographs of the finished display
  • Installation safety controls record
  • Briefing notes for the sales team and the review tracking list

Documents to use

Systems to use

Stock and Inventory Register

Tracks products, stock on hand, reorder points, suppliers and counts across supermarket, fashion, pharmacy and online ranges.

Team Roster and Training Matrix

Holds each team member's role, site, rostered shift pattern, completed training and the date their next refresher or review is due.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Retail Services Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

SIRRMER001Produce visual merchandise displays
SIRRMER005Implement visual merchandising concepts
SIRRMER009Plan and organise display lighting
SIRXMKT001Support marketing and promotional activities
SIRXWHS002Contribute to workplace health and safety

Qualifications

SIR30216Certificate III in Retail
SIR50217Diploma of Visual Merchandising
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The plan must show a clear objective, a product story with a focal point, stock quantities reconciled to the register, a budget, a sales target and installation hazards with controls. Approval must precede installation. Assess the installed display or its photographs for the focal point, ticket visibility, secured props and lighting on the product. The review must be set up to measure results.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.