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Food Marketing Institute
Industry: Retail
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An electronic register system that scans purchases and collects data.
Industry:Retail
An electronic loss-prevention system that signals if a product has not been de-activated at a cash register. Used on high-ticket items, such as alcohol and cigarettes.
Industry:Retail
An egg-based glaze brushed on bakery items to produce a gloss.
Industry:Retail
An electronic banking system that uses cash/credit cards to process customer's transactions, such as a deposit or withdrawal from a bank account.
Industry:Retail
An electronic communication, utilizing public telecommunications networks, that facilitates the exchange of data and information between office-based computer systems. See UCS; DEX/UCS.
Industry:Retail
An electronic communications system using a computer that enables the user to generate and transmit messages to other locations/addresses via the internet.
Industry:Retail
An ECR method to maximize store volume and gross margins. Its key drivers are category and space allocation targeted by store, quicker adjustments of product in response to changes in customer purchases, identification and emphasis on higher volume/margin items, and improved pricing strategies to increase return on investment.
Industry:Retail
An EDI transaction in which the shipper notifies a customer of a pending shipment. Generically this is known as an advance ship notice (ASN). The ASN enables the customer to identify short shipments before receipt and plan warehouse receiving more efficiently.
Industry:Retail
An EDI transaction, UCS 888, used by sellers to electronically provide customers with physical product parameters for consumer item, unit of sale, unit, and unit load. Parameters include identification codes, size, weight, cube and descriptions.
Industry:Retail
An awning or covering ledge that extends over the top of grocery fixtures. It may have lights or signs to draw attention to the products on display below.
Industry:Retail