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Supermarkets
Terms that are in relation to the biggest kind of retail store.
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Voluntary wholesaler
Retail; Supermarkets
A wholesaler serving single or multi-unit retailers, often under a common programme name, providing buying and retailing services.
Rack jobber
Retail; Supermarkets
A wholesaler or vendor that orders and delivers product and services a non-food department in a food store on a contract basis, e.g., health and beauty care (HBC).
Buyer
Retail; Supermarkets
A wholesale or retail employee who analyzes, selects and buys an appropriate product mix in a category.
Vertical selling
Retail; Supermarkets
A wholesaler marketing policy of soliciting only one segment of the trade, e.g., restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, institutional buyers. See horizontal selling.
Base wrap
Retail; Supermarkets
A wrap at the base of a merchandising display to provide continuity or a decorative touch to displays.
Physical inventory
Retail; Supermarkets
A written accounting of salable stock on hand as of a specified date, valued at actual or replacement cost.
Job description
Retail; Supermarkets
A written statement communicating an employee's function within the workplace. It specifies the job duties or assignments for a position and the standards by which the employee will be judged.
