Luxury and Retail
Understanding the global luxury and retail markets.
Curriculum
A Curriculum Customized to Your Goals
You need a curriculum that is relevant to your career goals. We provide the options to get you there. Choose up to 3 areas of focus from more than 25. From there, you can dial in your experience by selecting from a pool of over 200 electives.
Enhance your business and management foundation and bolster your marketability with elective courses specifically tailored to careers in the luxury and retail sectors.
Related Specializations:
Good preparation for careers in product management, brand management, marketing management, and consulting.
Provides students with the strategic and analytical skills to guide organizations in a digital world that is overflowing with data on customers, products, and interactions.
Prepares students for a career in multinational firms, financial institutions, international organizations, and government.
Develops the perspective and skills necessary to pursue careers in the luxury sector. Marketing luxury products and services presents a number of unique challenges, including the nature of the target market, the importance of establishing a strong relationship with customers, the critical role of brand image, and the nature of the distribution system.
Relevant to those who wish to pursue careers in management consulting, managing information systems, product management, and supply chain management.
Related Coursework:
- Advertising Management
- Global Strategy
- Luxury Marketing
- Innovation and Design
- Brand Strategy
- Decision Models
Career
A well-tailored career program
Whether you are interested in retail strategy, brand management, operations, corporate finance or merchandising, our career services program meets you where you are, helping synthesize your skills and passions into a customized roadmap for the luxury or retail career of your design.
Our downtown NYC location and strong relationships with top global luxury brands and retail companies provide you with a built-in professional network and a variety of internship and career opportunities - right in our own backyard.
Select Employers of NYU Stern MBAs in Luxury and Retail:
- Allbirds
- Chewy
- Ghost Flower
- H&M Hennes & Mauritz
- Nike, Inc.
- Petite Studio NYC
- Rebel
- SKK Jewels
Faculty Spotlight
Thomai Serdari
Thomai Serdari, Ph.D. is a strategist in luxury marketing and branding. She helps clients launch, grow, and successfully manage luxury brands. She is an expert on luxury and actively studies, values and reports on companies or funds that operate and invest within the luxury goods market.
Alumni Voices
Brahm Wachter, MBA 2019
Brahm's first business in college was customizing sneakers. He combined his passion with NYU Stern to enter the partnerships space at Sotheby's. He is now SVP and Head of Modern Collectibles, expanding their business into sneakers and sports memorabilia.
Student Blog
Joan Daly, MBA 2025
"In the fall semester, I had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France as part of the Stern Solutions Project (SSP) I was enrolled in! Myself and eight other NYU Stern students kicked off a semester-long project in collaboration with graduate business students from Institut Français de la Mode, a fashion school in Paris. Together, we formed cross-cultural teams and aimed to address our client’s questions and problems over the course of the semester."
Community and Clubs
Luxury and Retail Club
The Luxury and Retail Club bolsters industry ties and promotes market knowledge by hosting collaborative events for the Stern community.
Graduate Marketing Association
GMA explores the marketing of products and services across a wide variety of businesses and industries.
Experiential Learning
CFDA Masters Workshop
In partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America, students pair with designers to work on a variety of projects such as financial analysis, product market strategies, investor-ready business plans and expansion strategies.
Doing Business In (DBi) ... Italy
During this one-week global course, students attend lectures at SDA Bocconi School of Management, complete a retail field assignment, and visit companies like Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and the Mantero Silk Factory, as well as several flagship retail outlets in Milan.