Aldi vocab
Table hat
Above the front display signage to highlight the theme of the special buy set
Ace
Aldi center of education
Ams
Aldi management system
Skids
Also known as pallets made of wood or plastic smaller and lower portable platforms on which groceries are placed for storage or moving
Mop sink
Also known as the slop sink essentially a sink that is located in the floor that is used to empty mop buckets and clean the scrubber
Roller racks
Angled shelves in the cooler and freezer that toll product towards the glass doors on the sales floor
Reach in
Another word for the Mdu since customers are able to reach in an get what they want
Fulls
Any pallet that is full of only one item like water
Counting down
Balancing out your till at end of shift
Dunnage racks
Black back stock racks typically used in coolers and freezers
Freeze thaw
Bread and pastry items that are delivered to the store with the freezer section these items remain in the freezer until they can be put on the sales floor where they will be snickered according to date and item
Edging
Cleaning along all baseboards table legs and edges of store where scrubber cannot meet
Cgos
Computer generated ordering system used for cooler multi deck and freezer sectors. Utilizes inventory stock counts and pos information to generate orders and predict future sales
Stop scale
Corporate decides the item must be pulled off the sales floor and no longer can be sold for the time being
Csp
Customer satisfaction pyramid a program at Aldi to endure our daily operation decisions are directed primarily towards serving our customers
Throw the truck
Depleting all items on the truck and placing them on the sales floor and back room
Eft terminal
Device at register where customer slides their card to process payment
Gripper sign
Device that holds black and white interchangeable signs used for produce and milk
Level off
Displaying cases of product on shelving in flat even layers to make it easier to stock new product usually done at close when store is receiving new shipment
Fronting
Displaying the product at the front so it looks like case is full even though it is not
Epw
Emergency product withdrawal issued by fda more serious then stop sales any customers with item must be taken away from them
Up stacking
Ensuring the front facing of an item is stacked high as possible without obstructing the view of the price sign
Maximum stock
Highest stock the store manager would like in the store mostly this is set by the most amount of product that will fit on shelf
Bulletin
How divisional office communicate with all stores on daily basis must read and sign off daily once they are faxed over
Double quality guarantee
If a customer does not like an Aldi product they can receive their money back and another Aldi item
Special buy
Limited offering of item that are available until the items are depleted from stock brought each week
Presentation stock
Lowest amount of stock for an individual item that would give a perishable appearance
Claim
Memo created at store level informing the warehouse that pick list was not accurate
Mms
Merchandise management system program that keeps track of stock levels for all items in the store at all times
Mdt
Mobile data transfer that is handled and transfers data to and from individual stores and the division used to send orders maintain stock quality count inventory and relay pertinent information between stores and divisional offices
Mdu
Multi dec unit cooler section without doors where product is held on shelves like meats and cheeses
Opc
Official price change set by corporate listen in bulletins with date effective
Downstacking
Organizing back stock so that all like items are together and stacked vertically so each item on the pallet is easily visible
Items per hour
Overall efficiency during total login time at the register including items per min tender time and time between customers
Mixed
Pallet that has mixed groxery mixed color or mixed freezer all different items
Pick list
Paper RECIEPT that is retrieved via the fax machine from the warehouse it comes with every order sector and lists the items that were delivered along with the quantities
Pip
Perishable inventory program sent to the stores mdts on the 15thband last day of each month. It prompts management to count all perishable items and give stores a snapshot of their perishable loss
Pos
Point of sale the scanner system that track how many units are sold of each item throughout the day
Strip sign modeling
Positioned on the shelving to hold the strip signs
Build up
Practice of pulling cases of product forward and stacking them to create the fullest displays and provide excellent product presentation to customers. Usually at close when not getting a truck the next day
Lpc
Price changes locally at store level also known as markdowns
Random weight loss
Price determined by the eight of each unit like meat items hand and turkeys usually measured in price per pound
Partial inventory
Process within Cgos in which you take an inventory count sheet of a select number of items to ensure that actual stock on hands matches mms quantities this ensures hay Cgos orders properly
Presentation prep
Pulling empty boxes of product of the shelf so customers can easily obtain product and signs over the product
Misplace
Re shop put backs or go backs all items left at register that need to be returned to their places
Spmh
Sales per man hour also known as productivity it is measured by overall efficiency it's found by deciding total sales for a time frame by the total of hours used in the time frame
Parameters
Settings for each item within the Cgos they set presentation stock and Mac stock for each item to enable Cgos to know how much product is desired for a display
Strip sign
Small sign below the product
Front display
Special display in front of the entrance of store
Check lane blast
Special displays located in the beginning of checklanes
Spots
Stand alone set of freezers/cooler units that are set between produce and Mdu freezer special buy items are located in the spots
Back stock
Stock that cannot fit on the floor when the truck is thrown it should be organized in back
Run a pallet
Taking all the product on the pallet from shrink wrapped to their places on the sales for and back room
Wastage
Term for product that has been damaged due to mishandling
Tender time
The time it takes to tender the payment from the time the transaction is totaled and the drawer is closed to prepare the for next transaction
Shippers
Type of display that provides stand alone space for products sent with that weeks special buy products and typically requires assembly
Bossy
Vertical rolling racks for milk and eggs inside the coolers
Dated
When the product reaches expropriation date or date where I cannot be sold any longer by policy