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Supermarkets
Terms that are in relation to the biggest kind of retail store.
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Retail; Supermarkets
The amount of missing items due to poor management controls, receiving practices, shortages, spoilage, theft, breakage and other reasons.
Executive information system (EIS)
Retail; Supermarkets
Computer software used to summarise operational data and prepare executive reports.
Insulated containers
Retail; Supermarkets
Containers used to hold hot or cold products to ensure that they will be in good condition when they get to the customer's home.
Health and beauty care (HBC)
Retail; Supermarkets
Cosmetics, toiletries and home remedy products sold in food stores. Formerly called health and beauty aids (HBA).
Scannable coupons
Retail; Supermarkets
Coupons with a scannable bar code used to identify the promotional programme and product and to deduct the correct value from a customer's receipt.
Integrated approach
Retail; Supermarkets
Creating opportunities for solution selling of products throughout all departments in a store.
