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Gain qualifications in retail and town centre management with the DESU in Retail Management

9 July 2026

ILLUSTRATION: ©A&NMT Chair

In response to the challenges of revitalising town centres and regional development, the DESU in Business Management: Towns and Regions trains the professionals of tomorrow to design and implement strategies for boosting commercial activity.

This university course enables students to develop skills in:

  • regional project management;
  • urban planning and development;
  • the development of local retail;
  • economic, cultural and social revitalisation;
  • regional governance and partnerships;
  • innovation, sustainable development and social responsibility.

Open to students holding at least a first-year Master’s degree as well as practising professionals, the course is offered:

  • as a full degree programme (225 hours);
  • or as a modular programme, tailored to individual needs.

Delivered face-to-face in Aix-en-Provence, comprising approximately one week of classes per month over nine months, the programme is eligible for the CPF (Personal Training Account) and also allows participants to validate certain skill modules of the Master’s in Public Management – Attractiveness & New Territorial Marketing track.

đŸ“© For any enquiries, quotes or support with your training plans, please contact the team at the Chair in Attractiveness & New Territorial Marketing.

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