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About The Resource
The Future Of Retail Unit Of Work is a ten-week project based learning resource that challenges students to explore how retail brands must evolve in response to changing customer expectations, emerging technologies and conscious consumer behaviour. Students investigate how physical stores, online platforms and brand experiences are being reshaped by innovation before selecting a retail brand to redesign for the future.
Working in teams, students choose a prominent retail brand and analyse its current market position, customer experience, strengths and opportunities for innovation. Throughout the unit, they explore how retailers are responding to global trends such as sustainability, digital engagement, changing shopping behaviours and new technologies that influence how customers discover, interact with and purchase products.
As the unit progresses, students create customer personas, redesign physical store experiences, develop conscious consumption initiatives, improve online shopping journeys and prototype digital solutions that strengthen customer engagement. Students are encouraged to think strategically about how brands remain commercially competitive while creating stronger experiences for future consumers.
The unit culminates in a final pitch presentation where each team presents a comprehensive redesign plan for their chosen retail brand, outlining how their concept responds to future trends and enhances both digital and physical customer experiences. Designed to build creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and business strategy skills, this unit connects classroom learning to one of the fastest evolving industries shaping the future of work.
Age Group
High School Students
Learning Time
10 weeks of classroom delivery. Approximately 10 x 60-minute lessons, with flexibility for extended project work
Student Output
Students develop and pitch a future retail concept along with visual materials, digital prototypes and brand initiatives that demonstrate how their chosen brand could evolve.
Delivery Format
Digital download including editable PowerPoint, Word documents, and printable PDF resources.
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What's Included
Upon purchasing the Future Of Retail Unit Of Work, you will receive a downloadable bundle of teaching resources designed to support the delivery of a full project based learning unit centred around retail innovation, customer experience, and future consumer trends.
The resource package includes a mix of editable teaching materials and ready to use student templates to help educators deliver the program with ease. The unit overview, unit plan and lesson slide decks are provided in editable formats so teachers can adapt the materials to suit their classroom and curriculum needs. Student facing resources such as templates and task sheets are provided as PDF documents ready to print or distribute digitally.
Included in this bundle:
Unit Overview (3 Page Editable Word Document): A high level overview of the unit outlining the weekly structure, learning objectives, classroom activities and teaching notes.
Task Sheet With Challenge Overview (PDF): A student facing brief outlining the retail redesign challenge, focus areas and final pitch expectations.
Lesson Slide Decks (10 x Editable PowerPoint Slide Decks): Presentation slides designed to guide each stage of the unit, introducing concepts, activities, retail case studies and classroom prompts.
Printable Student Templates (4 x Printable PDF Documents): A collection of printable worksheets designed to support brand analysis, customer personas, ideation, floor planning and pitch development.
10 Week Unit Plan (7 Page Editable Word Document): A detailed week by week teaching guide including lesson objectives, activity instructions, and materials required.
Guide to Team Formation (PDF): A practical guide for educators outlining recommended approaches for forming effective student teams during the project.
These resources have been designed to support educators in delivering a complete future retail project, giving students the tools and guidance they need to explore retail trends, develop future focused ideas and communicate them with confidence.
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