Business of Retail - Unit 2

Front

This is extra inventory kept on hand in case customers buy more than the estimated amount before the next shipment arrives.

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Safety stock

Front

This is a machine-readable series of parallel lines that combine to create a unique item identifier.

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Barcode

Front

The process of automatic or manual ordering to meet product demands is called:

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Inventory replenishment

Front

The process of placing inventory on sales floor shelves, racks or other displays to be sold is called:

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Stocking

Front

The term for when a retailer has run out of a particular item is:

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Out-of-stock

Front

When products arrive at a physical store, the process used to enter it into the store's on-hand inventory is called:

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Inventory tracking

Front

Juliana is stocking shampoo on the sales floor. She finds a bottle that has a hole and is leaking shampoo, and throws it out. She then continues stocking and moves on with her day. Which of the following would then be true?

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The number of shampoo bottles in the inventory system would be too high

Front

Which devices allow security personnel or managers to watch several areas of the building from a central location? (2.2) Options: PLUs, SKUs, Fixture locks, Closed-circuit cameras

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Closed-circuit cameras

Front

These devices are specifically intended to be attached to clothing in order to prevent theft.

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Non-electronic ink tags

Front

These devices are used primarily to prevent the theft of high-priced items, particularly small one.

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Display or fixture locks