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Supermarkets

Terms that are in relation to the biggest kind of retail store.

Contributors in Supermarkets

Supermarkets

Weekly sales log

Retail; Supermarkets

A record of sales, by department, along with a description of the factors affecting those sales.

Vexar

Retail; Supermarkets

A red screenlike, plastic sheet placed on top of a rack in refrigerated cases, which allows cold air to flow through to products on top of the vexar sheet. Vexar also aids in housekeeping.

Demonstration or demo

Retail; Supermarkets

A product promotion in a store with samples to eat and cooking-tip handouts and/or coupons.

Out-of-stock (O-O-S)

Retail; Supermarkets

A product temporarily oversold and unavailable in a retail store. Also, product not in supply in the warehouse. In wholesaling, it is a customer service standard used and measured as a percentage of ...

Authorised stock item

Retail; Supermarkets

A product that company headquarters must approve for retailers or company stores to stock.

Split case

Retail; Supermarkets

A product that is shipped in half-case quantities or less.

Carload order

Retail; Supermarkets

A product that is shipped on a railcar and meets specific standards of weight and volume capacity, among others.

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