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Pyramid CDC - SMARTNet Customer Service Review
Term | Definition |
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Revolving credit | A financing model in which the retailer offers a credit card to customers- usually connected to loyalty programs-so they can make purchases and pay the card balance over time. |
Safety stock | Extra inventory kept on hand in case customers buy more than the amount estimated before the next shipment arrives. |
Sales per square foot | The average amount sold per square foot of space in the store. This information helps a store’s employees understand if the store is performing well overall and if the store’s layout is effective. |
Sales promotion | This term refers primarily to shorter-term activities that offer an incentive for customers to make a purchase, such as a weekly ad with featured sale items, visual merchandising and offering product samples. Sales associate commissions are also considered a form of sales promotion. |
Search Engine Marketing (SEM) | A form of marketing - also called keyword advertising or pay-per-click-in which retailers pay to increase their visibility in search engine result pages. For example, Google Ads allow retailers to bid at auction for specific advertising keywords |
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | The process of improving a website’s position in search engines’ results so that it should attract more site visitors. |
Self-checkouts | Checkout lanes that allow customers to scan, pack and pay for their merchandise without the assistance of a store cashier, although an employee is always close by in case the customer needs help. |
Self-service kiosks/tablet kiosks | Interactive computers with customized software that provides access to information and applications like ordering food and drink items, locating merchandise in a store, accessing product information, finding gift registries or recipes, requesting employee assistance, buying merchandise online and more. |
Services | Intangible (meaning that they can’t be physically owned by the customer) transactions, such as lawn mowing, hair care services, personal training, ride sharing and video streaming. |
Service benefits | The advantages that make a certain service a good choice for the consumer. |
Service recovery | The action a retailer provides to address a service failure. It includes activities to turn the negative experience into a positive one. It can occur during the same visit or at a time in the future. |
Shoplifting | The action of taking an item from a store without paying for it. |
Shoppers | People who purchase goods or services from a business. Also known as customers. |
Short-change artist | Dishonest shoppers who try to scheme salespeople by arguing that they paid with a bigger bill to get more change than they are owed. |
Sick leave | A policy that allows employees to take time off from work to stay home and address health and safety needs while still being paid. |
SMART goal system | A process used to help people develop quality goals. The acronym SMART stands for ; specific (make the outcome or result clear) measurable (include quantitative and/or qualitative measures that accurately determine success), achievable (ensure the measure, result and timeframe are reasonable), results-oriented (identify a concise and valuable accomplishment,outcome,or end product) and time-based (establish a definite date and/or time for achieving the result). |
Social media influencer | A social media user who has established credibility in a specific industry or content area, has access to a huge audience through his/her follower network and can persuade others to act based on their recommendations. |
STAR method | A method that is used to organize and present job tasks as accomplishments when applying for jobs. The acronym stands for situation, task, action, result. |
Stock turnover rate | The rate at which a store is able to sell its inventory. If a store’s stock turnover rate goes down, it means the store is not selling its items as quickly. |
Stocking | The process of placing inventory on sales floor shelves, racks or other displays to be sold. |