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Retail
Related to the sale of commercial goods from a fixed location for direct use by the consumer.
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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.
dumb terminal
Retail; Supermarkets
A computer terminal, also called a video display terminal (VDT), that is linked to a remote processor.
host computer
Retail; Supermarkets
A computer's processor that each week sends new and sale items to scanning stores.
overstoring
Retail; Supermarkets
A concentration of too many retail stores that saturates a market and cuts into the profits of each store.
inventory loss
Retail; Supermarkets
A condition that occurs when there is less product on hand than should be; resulting in lower sales and shrink.
Sub-categories
- Retail stores (283)
- Shopping (34)
- Supermarkets (15226)