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GLOSSARY & SHOPPER TIPS
Plan
ahead by checking out products on great
web sites like Amazon.com. There's a great
advantage in knowing your products ahead
of time -- feature comparison, pricing and
user opinions. You will actually have a
better time with retails sales people. A
good sales person will respect your
knowledge.
At
times you may do your entire shopping
online -- saving gas and wear and tear on
your car and the local roads. You miss the
frustration of heavy traffic and traveling
for products that are not in stock. You
help cut traffic and you help the
environment.
Amazon.com
allows you to pick up some of your
products at Borders' or Circuit City so
you don't have to wait for
shipping.
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Cap is the space at the end of an
aisle that is used to promote
products.
Receipt is the bill of sales or
proof of purchase of a product or service
on a certain date.
SPIFF is a reward that a sales person
receives for selling a particular
product.
SKU is the product code that a store
uses to track product inventory and
pricing.
UPC is the Universal Product Code,
originally used on grocery products, but
now used on all retail products. UPC's are
created and managed by Uniform
Code Council,
Inc.
UPC is a 12-digit number used by companies
in North America to uniquely identify
products worldwide, which also identifies
applications such as random weight
marking, coupon code marking, or in-store
identification. The UPC has a
machine-readable bar code and a
human-readable 12-digit number. The first
six digits comprise the Manufacturer
Identification Number. More from
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