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Supermarkets

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

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Inventory management programme and control technique

Retail; Supermarkets

A purchasing software programme that facilitates inventory control, including ordering, shipping and distributing products.

Spot mop

Retail; Supermarkets

A quick mop of a dirty sales floor or to clean a spill.

Checkout rack

Retail; Supermarkets

A rack in or near a checkout lane that displays high-impulse-buy merchandise, such as candy, gum, razor blades, cigarettes and magazines.

Self-facing fixture

Retail; Supermarkets

A rack or shelf that uses either gravity or mechanical means to replace an item when one item is removed by a customer.

Pool car

Retail; Supermarkets

A rail car shipment of the same brand of products, shipped to one geographic area, but delivered to different retailers.

Railcar

Retail; Supermarkets

A railroad car.

Return on assets (ROA)

Retail; Supermarkets

A ratio in dollars of a company's net profit in relation to its net worth, calculated by dividing the company's net profit after taxes by its net worth.

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