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QUICK
GLOSSARY & SHOPPER
TIPSPlan
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.SAVE
GAS!
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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community directory for people
who live work and play in
Arlington Heights, IL, which is
located a few short miles
northeast of Woodfield
Mall.
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End
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
Howstuffworks.com
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