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NRF Foundation Retail Training Price Increase 

Effective August 1, 2026, the cost for our retail training exams will increase $5, as will the cost for our exams & curriculum packages. The costs for our core curriculum and our micro credentials will remain the same.

We understand that you have tight budgets and competing priorities, and raising prices is not a decision we make lightly.

These price increases will allow us to continue to make improvements, enhancing student engagement with new classroom activities, adding full practice exams for each course, and developing new study aids. And we know that our connection to the retail industry and its jobs is important to you, so we’ll be expanding our career and industry spotlights to help your students launch their careers.

We know that many of you are doing your 2026-2027 planning now, and any orders placed before August 1 will maintain our current pricing.

What’s Changing vs. Staying the Same

 Applies to Retail Industry Fundamentals, Customer Service & Sales, Business of Retail, and Supply Chain Inventory & Logistics  

Changing ($5 increase) 

  • Exam only  

  • Remote proctor exam only  

  • Curriculum + exam packages:  

  • Online course & exam  

  • Textbook & exam  

  • Textbook, online course & exam  

  • Online course & remote proctor exam

Not changing

  • Standalone online courses, exam retests, textbooks and instructor guides  

  • Micro-credentials ($35 each): Customer Conflict De-Escalation; Welcoming Customers with Disabilities  

  • Districts with active pricing-freeze agreements (honor per agreement)  

Retail Industry Fundamentals

Customer Service
and Sales

Business
of Retail

Supply Chain Inventory & Logistics

Online Delivery

$104 for online curriculum + exam bundle 

$120 for curriculum online + exam bundle 

$140 for online curriculum+ exam bundle

$120 for curriculum + exam bundle 

Classroom Delivery

$104 for textbook + exam bundle

$120 for textbook + exam bundle

$140 for online curriculum+ exam bundle

$120 for curriculum + exam bundle

Blended Delivery

$104 for textbook + exam bundle

$160 textbook, online + exam bundle

$180 for textbook, online + exam bundle

$160 for textbook, online + exam bundle

Pricing Options

online curriculum $65
textbook $65
instructor guide $265
exam only $40
exam retest $25

online curriculum $65
textbook $65
instructor guide $265
exam only $60
exam retest $25
remote proctor exam $75

online curriculum $65
textbook $65
instructor guide $265
exam only $80
exam retest $25
remote proctor exam $95

online curriculum $65
textbook $65
instructor guide $265
exam only $60
exam retest $25
remote proctor exam $75

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the price change take effect? 

What exactly is increasing?

Is curriculum-only increasing?

Are micro-credentials increasing?

We have an agreement that freezes pricing — what happens?

Why is pricing changing now?