BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 15: Investigating Retail Business — assessment criteria

Learners will explore the current structure of the retail sector and its supply chain through practical activities.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

5 criteria

A.P1Explore the retail provision in your local area including the current nature and structure.

A.P2Investigate the range of job roles, entry points and progression opportunities available locally in contrasting retail businesses.

B.P3Explain how the retail environment and social trends are affecting a local retail business.

C.P4Explain how the process of distributing goods through different channels from manufacturer to customer differs in two businesses.

C.P5Investigate the impact digital technology has on the retail and logistic processes of two contrasting businesses.

Merit

3 criteria

A.M1Analyse how local retail businesses are structured, satisfying differing customer needs. responded to change and trends

B.M2Assess how a retail business’s ability to respond to change improves its competitiveness. supply chain and inventory management to the success of retail business

C.M3Analyse the impact of digital technological developments on retailing, the supply chain and inventory management.

Distinction

3 criteria

AB.D1Evaluate how trends and changes in the UK consumer market have impacted on two contrasting national retailers.

C.D2Evaluate the effectiveness of the supply chain and inventory management on the success of a specific retail business.

C.D3Evaluate the impact digital technology has had on the processes of a specific retail business.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExploreInvestigateAnalyseExplainAssess

Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

A. Explore the current structure of the sector through investigation of the local retail
B. Investigate how the retail sector has responded to change and trends
C. Examine the importance of the supply chain and inventory management to the

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