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Supermarkets
Terms that are in relation to the biggest kind of retail store.
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Cooperative (co-op) store
Retail; Supermarkets
A consumer cooperative owned food store operated by corporate management. Multi-store and single store owners band together to achieve the advantage of chain-like distribution patterns.
Bread & butter account
Retail; Supermarkets
A consistent, high-volume product for a wholesaler or broker.
Off-line
Retail; Supermarkets
A condition when the computerised system goes down and the back up system is utilised to continue processing data, e.g., register system, printing invoices.
Universal communication system
Retail; Supermarkets
A computer system that uses uniform communications standards to enable retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers to communicate.
Management information services (MIS)
Retail; Supermarkets
A computer system, based on a mainframe or minicomputer, designed to provide managers with current information about a company's performance, e.g., inventory and sales.
Fish steaks
Retail; Supermarkets
A cross-section cut from whole fish in 3/4 to 1-inch thick, skin-on slices.
Store traffic
Retail; Supermarkets
A customer count recorded by hour, day, week, month or holiday. See traffic.