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WorksheetsCosmetology Retail and Customer Service
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 39mins
How does solving difficult-customer situations benefit your company?
It will generate repeat business.
The difficult customers won’t bother you again.
You will get a promotion.
All the employees will get promotions.
How does solving difficult-customer situations benefit you personally?
You will encounter difficult customers less frequently.
Your customers will be happier.
You gain valuable communication skills.
Your boss will automatically give you a raise.
Eva works at a hotel registration desk. When a customer was checking in tonight, Eva reminded him that checkout time would be 11:00 a.m. “No, it’s not!” he exclaimed. “It’s always at 11:30!” Eva’s customer is
suspicious.
leave-me-alone.
impatient.
argumentative.
Rich works the cash register at a retail store. The store is unusually busy today, and Rich’s line has grown long. A woman at the back of the line remarks loudly, “This is absolutely ridiculous!” Rich’s customer is
domineering/superior.
impatient.
argumentative.
leave-me-alone.
Jonathan works in his small town’s only grocery store. He is on a first-name basis with most of the customers who come in. Cheryl is a difficult customer. Sometimes she’s really friendly, and other times she snaps at Jonathan. She is a(n) __________ customer.
irritable/moody
suspicious
slow/methodical
dishonest
Darcie is a lifeguard at the local beach. Sometimes, she has to blow her whistle to signal to swimmers that they have gone out too far. Today, one of the risky swimmers runs up to her and shouts, “I wasn’t out too far! You must be blind!” This is an example of a(n) __________ customer.
insulting
suspicious
impatient
slow/methodical
Ellen works at a golf course. During the summer, she drives a golf cart around the course, selling cold drinks and snacks to the golfers. It’s a beautiful day, and the course is especially crowded. Ellen offers one golfer a cold drink, and she replies, “Well, I guess I’ll have time, since the play is so slow. It’s not very fun to have to wait so long between holes. Who is running this course? You always set your tee times way too close together!” Ellen’s customer is
suspicious
argumentative
complaining
leave-me-alone
Carrie has a summer job cleaning and maintaining backyard pools. Her boss thinks she does a great job. Today, she has a new client. For a while, he was watching her from the porch, and then he came out and stood just a few feet away from her. “Don’t do it that way,” he instructed. “You’re using too much chlorine. Should I just measure it out for you?” Carrie’s customer is
slow/methodical
domineering/superior
suspicious
irritable/moody
Mitch works at the layaway counter in a retail store. The store’s layaway policy is clearly posted on a sign over the counter, but sometimes customers just don’t “get it.” Today, a woman asked about 15 questions to make sure she understood the policy correctly. She was a __________ customer.
dishonest
domineering/superior
complaining
suspicious
Which of the following is the best way to handle argumentative customers:
Ask simple, polite questions with options.
Never press for sales or decisions.
Explain and demonstrate good service as many times as you need to.
Mirror their behavior.
Which of the following is the best way to handle dishonest customers:
Explain and demonstrate good service as many times as you need to.
Never press for sales or decisions.
Don’t jump to quick conclusions.
Mirror their behavior.
Which of the following is the best way to handle leave-me-alone customers:
Agree first on common points.
Ask simple, polite questions with options.
Don’t jump to quick conclusions.
Never press for sales or decisions.
Which of the following is the best way to handle irritable/moody customers:
Let them have their say.
Be consistent in your positive behavior.
Explain and demonstrate good service as many times as you need to.
Ask simple, polite questions with options.
Which of the following is the best way to handle domineering/superior customers:
Never press for sales or decisions.
Don’t jump to quick conclusions.
Let them have their say.
Explain and demonstrate good service as many times as you need to.
The sale of goods or services directly to the final consumer.
Retail
Clearance
Fire Sale
Partnership
store offering low prices on less fashionable brands
retail
discount store
department store
e-tail
store offering overproduced or irregular stock at discounted prices
factory outlet store
convenience store
factory outlet
boutique
small store offering limited products, quick service and extended hours in a convenient location
factory outlet store
convenience store
factory outlet
boutique
large store offering a range of food, beverage and household products
supermarket
multi-channel retailer
showrooming
product mix
What is retailing?
the activities involved in selling merchandise to consumers
the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit
Selling goods to the public
All of the Above
Read the paragraph. Mark, which step of the retail supply chain is described.
Abhishek Jani, CEO of @Fairtrade.India writes, “While most of the cotton had been harvested and sold by farmers across India by January to early February, those fortunate to have access to irrigation are currently in the final stages of their Rabi crop cycle (winter crop cycle)... These farmers are now facing the unenviable choice between either leaving their cotton fields untended and facing crop loss or risking breaking the government notification on the public shutdown and their own health to harvest the cotton.”
Distribution
Raw materials
Manufacturing
Look at the picture. Mark, which step of the retail supply chain is referenced.
Raw materials
Distribution
Manufacturing
Read the paragraph. Mark, which step of the retail supply chain is described.
"At the same time, Novakovic points to a number of weak spots in the food transportation system that could be aggravated by the increased demand for food. Transportation is the one thing that connects all stages of the the supply chain, he says, from farm to food processing to warehouse to grocery store. That’s why any labor shortage in the food system, but especially a shortage of truck drivers, could pose a serious threat to the food supply chain if the high demand for groceries continues unabated."
Manufacturing
Consumer
Distribution
Read the paragraph. Mark, which step of the retail supply chain is described.
"Empty shelves and long queues outside supermarkets has got many shoppers concerned about whether they will have enough to eat as the COVID-19 lockdown continues.
But is the absence of pasta or eggs on the shelves due to short supply? Or is it panic-buying?"
Retail locations
Manufacturing
Supplier
The selling of products to the customers is called??
Buying Power
Retailing
Exapansion
Assets
Macy's is an example of what type of store?
Off price discount
Wholesale
Grocery
Department
True or False: TJ Maxx is an off-price discount store?
True
False
The selling of products to the customers is called??
Buying Power
Retailing
Exapansion
Assets
Macy's is an example of what type of store?
Off price discount
Wholesale
Grocery
Department
True or False: TJ Maxx is an off-price discount store?
True
False
traditional commerce model in which consumers visit a brick-and-mortar store to make purchases
retail
discount store
department store
e-tail
store offering low prices on less fashionable brands
retail
discount store
department store
e-tail
large store offering a wide range of products at various pricing levels
retail
discount store
department store
e-tail
store offering overproduced or irregular stock at discounted prices
factory outlet store
convenience store
factory outlet
boutique
large store offering a range of food, beverage and household products
supermarket
multi-channel retailer
showrooming
product mix
business which participates in retailing and e-tailing
supermarket
multi-channel retailer
showrooming
product mix
who is a retailer
who manufactures goods
who supplies goods in small quantities
who supplies goods in bulk
who advertises goods
