| cash register |
a business machine, equipped with one or more drawers for storing bills and coins, that records, displays, and keeps a running total of sales and tax receipts, used esp. in retail stores. |
| catalog |
a systematic, usu. annotated, list of book titles, items on display, merchandise, or the like that is available in or from a source such as a library, retail store, or mail order merchandiser. [1/5 definitions] |
| chain store |
one of a group of retail stores that are under the same ownership or central management system and that follow a uniform marketing policy. |
| clearance sale |
a sale of retail merchandise designed to dispose of inventory, as of seasonal stock, usu. at reduced prices. |
| company store |
a retail store operated as a monopoly by the same company that employs the local work force. |
| cost-push |
of or denoting the situation in which higher costs of production cause higher retail prices. (Cf. demand-pull.) |
| department store |
a large retail store organized into departments, each of which orders, displays, and sells certain types of merchandise. |
| discount house |
a store that regularly sells merchandise for less than the usual retail prices; discount store. |
| emporium |
a large retail store offering a wide variety of consumer goods. [1/2 definitions] |
| filling station |
a retail establishment that provides automotive products and services, esp. gasoline, oil, and air; gas station; service station. |
| five-and-ten |
a retail store that sells a wide variety of inexpensive consumer goods; dime store. |
| general store |
a small retail store that sells a wide range of merchandise but is not divided into departments. |
| job |
to buy goods in large quantities and resell them to retail establishments. [1/11 definitions] |
| jobber |
someone who sells goods to retail merchants for resale; wholesaler. [1/2 definitions] |
| loss leader |
a popular commodity that a retail store sells at or below its wholesale cost in order to attract customers to buy other goods at regular prices. |
| merchant |
an owner of a retail shop. [1/4 definitions] |
| off-price |
designating the retail stores or outlets that sell name brands and other high-quality merchandise at a discount. [1/2 definitions] |
| Post Exchange |
trademark for a retail store on U.S. Army property that sells goods and services to military personnel and their families, and to some civilians; PX. |
| poultryman |
a man who buys poultry from farmers and sells poultry to retail stores or the like; poultry dealer. [1/2 definitions] |
| prepackage |
to wrap or pack (goods) in advance before distribution for retail sale. |
| PX |
abbreviation of "post exchange," trademark for a retail store on U.S. Army property that sells goods and services to military personnel and their families, and to some civilians. |