ANCHOR STORE

A major retail store in a shopping mall, used to drive business to smaller retailers. These larger department stores or grocery stores are generally part of a retail chain and are the prominent business in a shopping mall.

ASSET TURNOVER

A performance measure based on retailers net sales and total assets. It is equal to net sales divided by total assets.

AUGMENTED REALITY

BAR CODE

BIG BOX STORES

Large stand-alone store with varying market niches.

BRAND

BRAND AWARENESS

BREAK EVEN POINT

BRICK & MORTAR

BALANCED TENANCY

BASIC STOCK LIST

BATTLE OF THE BRANDS

BUNDLED PRICING

CHAIN STORE

CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS

CO-OPERATIVE

CATCHMENT AREA

CATEGORY KILLER STORE

CHAIN

CASH FLOW

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

CROSS MERCHANDISING

CATEGORY SPECIALIST

CANNIBALISM

DEPARTMENT STORE

DEPTH OF ASSORTMENT

DISCOUNT STORE

DESTINATION RETAILER

DESTINATION STORE

DURABLE GOODS / DURABLES

DRY GROCERY

DEAD AREAS

DOWNSIZING

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE

ENSEMBLE DISPLAY

ETAILING

EASE OF ENTRY

EVERYDAY LOW PRICE (EDLP)

END-USER

(FIFO) FIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT

FAD

FACTORY OUTLET

FLEA MARKET

FOOD-BASED SUPERSTORE

FORECOURT RETAIL

FOOD COURT

FULL-LINE DISCOUNT STORE

FRANCHISE

FRANCHISEE

FRANCHISOR

FOOTFALL

GROSS MARGIN

GOODS

GENERAL STORE

GENERIC BRANDS

GOODS RETAILING

GOODS/SERVICE CATEGORY

GREY MARKET GOODS

GENERIC BRANDS

HIGH STREET

HARDLINES

IMPULSE PURCHASE

INDEPENDENT

INITIAL MARKUP (AT RETAIL)

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

INVENTORY SHRINKAGE

INVENTORY TURNOVER

ISOLATED STORE