APPENDIX B

Common Retail Terms and Definitions

IN THIS appendix we have provided a list of common retail terms to help support you in your overall understanding of the retail business at large. We’ll also address common wholesale terms in an effort for you to best manage your supplier communication. Although retail includes many additional terms, this list is intended to support the most common words used in the retail industry.

We’d like to also thank Via Trading for its support in supplying many of the terms identified herein, and we encourage you to visit Via Trading’s expansive glossary for additional retail and wholesale terminology at http://www.viatrading.com/wholesale/456/Glossary-of-Terms.html.

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