Understand Non-Food Products With Confidence

Product Knowledge for Modern Trade

The GoodsCrest site is dedicated to education in the field of study of non-food products, their properties, quality indicators, classification, assortment and consumers’ needs. We offer courses that will help you gain practical knowledge of working with a wide range of products and understanding what makes them suitable, reliable, and valuable to consumers.

What You Will Learn

Assessment of quality

Get acquainted with the features of products which determine their quality: material, manufacture, function, durability, safety and appearance.

Classification of goods

Find out how non-food products are classified and what principles are used for grouping various product groups, kinds and varieties.

Properties of products

Learn about the evaluation of products from the consumer’s point of view and how functional, aesthetic, ergonomic and other properties influence purchasing decisions.

Why Product Knowledge Matters

The non-food market consists of a huge number of products, differing in materials, technology, and functional and quality characteristics. Understanding these differences will allow you to properly assess the assortment, provide the necessary information about the goods, and make the right choice.

Build Practical Product Skills

Understand Product Properties
Analyze Product Assortments
Evaluate Quality

Develop Your Expertise in Non-Food Products

The GoodsCrest course offers an in-depth study of non-food products, their assortment characteristics and principles of classification, evaluation and analysis in trade and retail environments.

Classification of products

Principles for classifying non-food products and how they are grouped into various classes

Materials and composition

Materials that are most commonly used in the manufacture of non-food products and how material properties can influence the quality, durability and functionality of non-food products

Quality indicators

Different indicators used to determine product quality and some features of non-food products that affect their reliability and utility

Consumer properties

Functional, operational, aesthetic, and other properties of products that can influence their ability to meet the needs of consumers

Range

How non-food product range is formed and how product characteristics can influence range formation

Storage and handling

The main rules for storage and handling of non-food products while preserving their quality and consumer properties