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WorksheetsRetail Industry Fundamentals
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following is most likely to be a role in a retail career?
Buyer
Mechanic
Babysitter
Therapist
From the list below, select the business in the retail industry.
Doctor's office
Department store
Car Repair Shop
City Park
A Person or a company that sells goods and/or services to a customer is called a
seller
customer
consumer
retailer
What's considered a retail service?
Car wash
New car
Car engine repair
New car tires
What item is a retail product?
Car tire warranty
Car tire repair
Car tire
Car tire installation
Which of the following skills are most helpful for a salesperson?
Active listening and communication
Quickness and accuracy
Addition and subtraction
Creativity and judgement
The physical goods (that can be touched) that can be bought and sold:
Services
Products
Items
Commerce
Buys large quantities of product from manufacturers and sells them to retailers:
Wholesaler
Service Seller
Franchiser
Warehouse
What organization oversees and controls workplace safety regulations?
SOTP
FLSA
FMLA
OSHA
In the retail product cycle, what step comes after distribution of products?
Selling
Selection
Allocation
Distribution
The period key term in retail for a period of time that an item remains usable, or fit for consumption, is called:
(a)
The term for distributing merchandise from the manufacturer to retail locations is called:
Receiving
Refreshing
Updating
Allocation
When distribution team members use replenishment reports to retrieve quantities of items to be sent to stores they are:
Packing
Picking
Sending
Mixing
Merchandise without an expiration date like electronics, tools and home goods typically have a longer:
Run Time
Conclusion
End Date
Shelf Life
Who is responsible for making sure the safety exits aren't blocked and are free to be used in an emergency?
Police Officer
OSHA Officer
Retail Employee
Customer
What contributes to a negative brand?
Inconsistent attributes and behaviors.
Finding a way to go an extra step for the customer.
Spending a little more time with customers.
Knowing your customers backwards and forwards.
After a customer's television breaks and the customer learns it can't be fixed, the customer looks online to learn more about which televisions are sold at the different retailers nearby. Which phase of the customer life cycle does this example best represent?
Customer has a want/need
The customer considers different purchasing options
Customer goes to the store to buy the item
The customer likes or doesn't like their customer experience
What does the "A" in SMART Goal Setting stand for?
Able
Accurate
Achievable
Accountable
The customer's current television breaks the week before the Super Bowl. The customer is supposed to have a Super Bowl party and need a new TV so the guests can watch the big game. Which phase of the customer life cycle does this example best represent?
Phase 1 - Customer has a want/need
Phase 2 - Customer loyalty life cycle
Phase 3 - Customer goes to the store to buy the item
Phase 4 - The customer likes or doesn't like their customer experience
Companies measure whether they're reaching sales goals using KPIs, also called:
Key Performance Indicators
Key Professional Indices
Key Partnering Indicators
Key Performance Initials
Which of the following key performance indicators can be used to measure whether all employees in the company are reaching their sales goals?
Number of sales per employee
Number of sales per day
Profit made per sale
Overall company growth
The unique way that employees interact with each other and their customers. Also, the personality of the company:
Brand Promise
Company Culture
Distribution Mentality
Shopper Expectations
The measurement of how happy the customer is with their shopping experience with a retailer is called:
Brand Knowledge
Product Knowledge
Product Solutions
Customer Satisfaction
In the customer loyalty life cycle, the customer has a want or need, then considers different purchasing options. What step comes next?
Customer keeps shopping different places
Customer likes or does not like the buying experience
Customer chooses a buying option
Customer purchases from the retailer again
What does the "T" in SMART Goal Setting stand for?
Talent-Based
Temporary
Timid
Time-Based
Retailers use technology in stores and online to:
Limit product selection
Monitor all the places they are shopping
Prevent customers from shopping
Make tasks easier and faster to complete for employees and customers
During the selling process, you assess the needs of the customer by asking questions that get the customer to provide details about what they want or need. These questions are typically not answered with a "yes" or "no".
Fast Questions
Short Questions
Easy Questions
Open-Ended Questions
Marketing programs that track purchase history, personal information and preferences and provide incentives to loyal, repeat customers are called:
Customer Apps
Loyalty Programs
A customer makes a purchase and their transaction total is 23.47.Thecustomerpayswith 40.00 in cash. How much change should they receive?
$17.53
$16.53
$16.25
$16.34
The number of units in each transaction is called:
Units per person
Units per time
Units per transaction
Units per customer
Which of the following key performance indicators can be used to measure whether each store is meeting its sales goals?
Number of sales per store location
Number of sales per employee
Profit made per sale
Overall company growth
The company's goal is to earn $5 profit for every sale that's made in its stores. Which key performance indicator can be used to measure the results of this goal?
Number of sales per day
Profit made per sale
Number of sales per employee
Overall company growth
In retail, COGS refers to:
Cost of goods sold
Another word for profit
A way to measure sales
Change given to customers
When planning for inventory, a company's goal is to have:
Demand that meets or equals supply
More supply than demand
Less supply than demand
Supply that meets or equals demand
Read the inventory scenario, then select the best answer below: A grocery store plans to sell 100 gallons of milk in a week so they purchase 100 gallons to merchandise on the shelf. All of the gallons are sold out within 2 days. One hundred more customers came to buy gallons of milk, but the store was already sold out. This is an example of which type of inventory scenario?
More demand than supply
More supply than demand
Supply that meets or equals demand
Demand that meets or equals supply
What common events could result in inventory shrinkage?
Customers bought more inventory than the retailer planned
Retailer forgot to order products
Retail ordered too many products
Product was stolen from the store
Which of the following is not a part of the retailer's role in inventory management?
Ordering Product
Delivering Product
Receiving Product
Stocking Product
The inventory term that describes the ability to scan large volumes of inventory or tagged items at a time:
Radio Frequency Identification Device
Retail Federation ID
Retail Frequency ID
Retail Federal ID
In the problem solving process, which step comes after Define the Problem?
Finish your shift
Choose a solution
Take action
Come up with solutions
Tuning out interruptions is an example of which of the following time management skills?
Create
Prioritize
Organize
Focus
Planners, checklists, large calendars, and computer applications are used with which time management skill?
Prioritize
Organize
Focus
Create
Which SMART goal element is missing from the goal? "You must stock 20 boxes of product onto the store shelves."
T - Time-Based
A - Achievable
M - Measurable
S - Specific
Which SMART goal element is missing from this goal? "You must sell a lot of items today."
Specific
Achievable
Results-Oriented
Time-Based
Which functional area in a retail store usually manages the on-site revenue generation, administration, and reports on the center's expenses?
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology (IT)
Visual Merchandising
What information should you expect to enter on a job application?
Education
Hair Color
Names of Family Members
Age
Choose the example of nonverbal communication from the list below:
Hand and body movements
Words in an email
Words in a phone call
Correct spelling in a text message
A poor reaction to an idea or situation is called:
Problem solving
Positive attitude
Beneficial skill
Negative attitude
When you respond to a challenge with optimism, helpfulness, encouragement, and/or excitement, you're demonstrating:
A negative attitude
A positive attitude
Intelligence
Discipline
Customers of a popular shoe store chain can purchase items in store and online or via their mobile app. The customer also receives texts and emails about current promotions and sales. This is an example of:
Omnichannel retailing
Multi-channel retailing
Plexichannel retailing
Alternate channel retailing
The repetitive cycle that occurs with retailers in regard to product assortment is called:
Customer Service
The retail product cycle
Clearance
Telemarketing
In the customer service process, it's always important to greet the customer within:
30 seconds
5 minutes or so
It's okay not to greet
Whenever you see them
Recommending additional items that complement a customer's purchase, such as shoe cleaner to go with new leather shoes, is called:
Mixed Selling
Up Selling
Cross Selling
Under Selling
Preventing injury and illness to customers and employees is called:
Workplace safety
Workplace policies
Workplace procedures
Safe workers
Which of the following does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require companies to do to help keep employees safe?
Provide accident insurance in case employees get hurt while working
Train employees how to respond when an accident occurs
Hire "safety hazard officers" to help protect employees
Call the police whenever an accident occurs
A retailer completes a physical audit of the store's inventory. The total inventory was 100,000.Accountingbookssaythereshouldbe 110,000 in inventory. What's the amount of the inventory variation?
$100,000 shortage
$10,000 overage
$10,000 shortage
$100,000 overage
Every day you take the morning train to get to work 15 minutes before your shift begins. Today the train broke down and they think it will take an hour to get it fixed. Define the problem for the situation above by selecting the best answer.
You'll be an hour late for your shift
You take the morning train to work
You need to be at work 15 minutes before your shift begins
The train broke down
Which functional area in a retail store ensures compliance with labor laws, recruits, and trains new employees, keeps records, processes payroll, and manages benefits and employee relations?
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology (IT)
Visual Merchandising
What describes the behavior of a great team member?
Helps new associates with joining the team
Complains about new challenges and assignments
Talks badly about other coworkers and customers
Blames others instead of taking responsibility for mistakes
When you have key information about a company's products and services and use it to help customers understand how these products and services will meet their needs, you have:
Limited information
Intelligence
Product knowledge
Options
When lifting, you should use what part of your body to do most of the lifting?
Your back
Your legs
Your arms
Your feet
According to the inventory life cycle, after a retailer receives products, the next step is:
That the retailer prices products
That the customer shops the store
To display products
Inventory is purchased
A company's image and reputation, how the outside world see the product or company, is also called the company's:
Logo
Brand
Value proposition
Inventory
Which functional area in a retail store usually collects, stores, and processes data and information used in the checkout process as well as in inventory management, and data collection?
Finance
Information Technology (IT)
Human Resources
Visual Merchandising
Responsible for the production of finished products:
Driver
Distributor
Seller
Manufacturer
What can decrease customer satisfaction?
Value for the dollar
A clean, safe, and easy to shop location
Long wait times at checkout
A good assortment of products and services
A broad, general, and written statement of a specific job is called:
Job title
Job analysis
Job description
Job objective
A group of people that work together towards a shared purpose or common goal is called:
A meeting
A group
A team
A huddle
The selling of goods and/or services to a customer is called
retail
service industry
food service
purchasing
A retail business, owned by share holders and having centralized decision making for their multiple store locations is called:
Private Company
Franchise
Corporation
Independent
The majority of retailers are:
Independently owned
Corporations
Franchises
Online only
What role do distribution centers play in the retail industry?
Distribution centers store products in bulk but do not handle the efficient allocation of inventory to individual store locations.
Distribution centers handle bulk shipments but do not have systems to manage inventory levels for different store locations.
Distribution centers make it easier for retailers to restock stores efficiently but do not handle the customer-facing aspects of retail.
Distribution centers manage the logistics of receiving products without providing additional services for efficient store restocking.
Imagine you own an office supply business that needs to stock up on large quantities of printers to sell in your retail stores. Who would you typically buy these products from?
A retailer
A service provider
A customer
A wholesaler
In a bookstore, what term is used to describe the average number of books per customer during each transaction?
Units per person
Units per cycle-time
Units per transaction
Units per customer
The company's goal is to earn a $5 profit for every sale made in its stores. Which key performance indicator should be used?
Number of sales per day
Profit made per sale
Number of sales per employee
What are product categories?
the difference between products at fulfillment centers
customer preferences
types of merchandise and services that are organized together in groups.
different sizes of products
What are voice-activated ordering and retail chatbots?
Examples of supply chain diversification
Examples of artificial intelligence (AI)
Examples of the Internet of Things (IoT)
Examples of virtual learning
What term describes a retail strategy that involves customers receiving personalized coupons and discount offers based on past purchases?
Data mining
Multichannel retailing
Web-based retailing
Omnichannel retailing
What is geotargeting?
uses customers' location information, such as their ZIP code or IP address, to provide personalized, customized product and service offers.
using a customer's home address to predict their next purchase
using a customer's email to send targeting messaging
What part of the distribution center is associated with unloading incoming pallets of product from manufacturers?
Logistics
Picking
Packing
Inbound
What does a visual merchandiser do?
process a transaction plan
present products in the most attractive way possible in order to drive traffic.
process store and customer orders
unload and label cartons and pallets received from manufacturers
What is gross profit?
the difference between the revenue and cost of buying or producing the items sold
the difference between revenue and expenses, including all of the expenses of buying product producing
What term describes a situation in which customers purchase more of a product than the company estimated, leading to it being sold out?
On-demand stock
Oversold product
Out-of-stock
Saved inventory
