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Supermarkets
Terms that are in relation to the biggest kind of retail store.
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Distributing area
Retail; Supermarkets
An analysis of a market area that includes the demographics of the population, number and kind of stores, which is used for price comparisons, market saturation, budgeting, and sales purposes. See ...
Sales analysis
Retail; Supermarkets
An analysis of sales by week, month, period or year to project trends, identify problems and measure a retailer's performance.
Calendar marketing agreement (CMA)
Retail; Supermarkets
An agreement between a retailer and a manufacturer in which the retailer agrees to promote the manufacturer's products according to a specific schedule.
Lockout
Retail; Supermarkets
An agreement between competing companies to close during a strike, or an arbitrary suspension of operations during a contract dispute with a union.
Letter of authority
Retail; Supermarkets
An agreement for a wholesaler to order, deliver and bill promotional products to a retailer. See automatic distribution.
Floor stock protection
Retail; Supermarkets
An agreement to protect a retailer from a loss if a product's price goes down in a certain time period.
Food broker
Retail; Supermarkets
An agent who negotiates contracts, buys and sells food and other merchandise to retail food stores.
