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Glossary of Wholesale Terms

155 wholesale industry terms defined

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Approved supplier list Arbitrage Assortment planning Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Automated Export System (AES) Average order value (AOV)
B
B2B (Business to Business) B2C (Business to Consumer) Backorder Big-box store Blanket purchase order Brand Break Bulk Bundle pricing Buying group
C
C2B (Consumer to Business) C2C (Consumer to Consumer) Call-off order Case pack Cash and carry (wholesale) Category killer Category management China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) Click and collect Common External Tariff (CET) Consignment Contribution margin Convenience store Country of Origin
D
Distribution Distributor Dollar store Dropshipper Dropshipping Dual sourcing Dynamic pricing
E
E-commerce EAN EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) Number Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Electronic Export Information (EEI) Endcap display Endless aisle
F
FOB (Free on Board) Facing Final sale Franchised distributor Franchisee Franchising Franchisor Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Fulfillment Fulfillment Center
G
GS1 Global Trade Item Number (GTIM) Gross margin Gross margin return on inventory investment (GMROI) Gross profit
H
HS Codes Harmonized System (HS) Haute couture
I
Inner pack Internal Transaction Number (ITN) International Article Number Inventory Management
J
Just-In-Time (JIT)
K
Keystone pricing
L
Landed cost Lead Time Line sheet Logistics Loss leader
M
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) Manufacturer Manufacturing Markdown Markdown optimisation Markup Master carton Merchandising Merchant wholesaler Minimum order value (MOV) Mixed pallet Multichannel retail
N
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System Net Terms North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
O
Off-price retail Omnichannel retail Order Fulfillment Outlet store
P
Planogram Point of sale (POS) Pop-up shop Pound shop Price elasticity Price list Private label dropshipping Procurement Product catalogue Purchase order (PO) Purchase order acknowledgement Purchasing Purchasing cooperative
Q
Quantity break
R
Reorder Point Request for information (RFI) Request for proposal (RFP) Request for quotation (RFQ) Retail Retailer
S
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification SKU Sales per square foot Schedule B Sell-through rate Shelf-ready packaging Ship from store Shippers’ Export Declaration (SED) Shrink or Shrinkage in Retail Single sourcing Sole sourcing Standing order Stock list Strategic sourcing Suggested retail price Supplier consolidation Supplier onboarding Supplier qualification Supplier quotation Supplier scorecard Supply Chain Coordination Supply Chain Management Symbol group
T
Total cost of ownership (TCO) Trade account Trade discount Trade reference Transportation Management
U
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Units per transaction (UPT) Universal Product Code (UPC)
V
Variety store Visual merchandising Volume discount
W
Warehouse (wholesale) club Warehousing White label dropshipping Wholesale Wholesale Price Wholesale agent Wholesale broker Wholesaler World Customs Organization