aldi terms
shippers
a display that provides a stand alone space for products to be stored and shopped
pots
a stand alone set of freezer/cooler units, freezer aldi finds
surrounds
additional signs placed next to strip signs
ace
aldi center for education
ams
aldi management system: aldi guidline for both our work and working relationships
ame
aldi mobile exchange: allows executive level employees to gain access to company programs
rollerracks
angled shelves in the cooler and freezer that roll product towards the glass doors/sales floor
dunnage racks
black shin height backstock racks used in coolers and freezers
freeze-thaw
bread and pastry items that are delivered with the freezer section but not in the freezer on the sales floor
fronting
bringing the cases forward on the shelf flush to the edge
edging
cleaning along all of the baseboards
cgos
computer generated ordering system for all cooler, mdu, freezer, and grocery items
gripper sign
contraption that holds the black and white interchangeable signs used for eggs and milk
stop sale
corporate decides an item needs to be pulled from the shelves
balancing/counting down
counting down your till. practice of balancing your drawer at the end of a shift
cool
country of origin label
eft terminal
device at the register where the customer precesses payment
tills
device to hold the money at the register
level off
displaying products on shelves in even flat layers
end cap
each end of the aisle where product is displayed
epw
emergency product withdrawal: item may be harmful to health
backstock
excess stock of items that do not fit on the sales floor
fulls
full pallets of a single item
bulletin
how the divisional office communicates with all stores on a daily basis
go backs
individual items left at the register
pick list
is a paper receipt that comes with every order from the warehouse that lists all of the items in the order
aldi finds
limited offering of items that are available until items are depleted from stock
lpc
local price change: prices changed locally at the store level. also known as markdowns
presentation stock
lowest amount of stock for an individual item on the shelf
claim
memo created at the store level informing the warehouse the pick list was not accurate
mms
merchandise management system: program tat keeps track of stock levels for all items
mdt
mobile data transfer: hand held device that is used to send orders, maintain stock quality, count inventory and relay info from stores to divisional offices
mdu
multi deck unit: cooler section without glass doors
opc
official price change: price changes that are set and communicated by the corporate office
downstacking
organizing backstock where all like items are together
mixed
pallet composed of items throughout the entire order sector
pip
perishable inventory program: this program is sent t o stores' mdt's on the 15th and last day of each month to count all perishable items and gives stores a snapshot of their perishable losses
pos
point of sale: the scanner system that tracks how many units are sold of each item throughout the day
strip sign molding
positioned on the shelving to hold strip signs
random weight items
price that is determined by the weight of each individual unit
customer satisfaction pyramid
program that ensures our day to day operational decisions directed primarily towards serving and satisfying our customers
boxing
pulling empty boxes from shelves
spmh
sales per man hour: productivity, and number that measures overall efficiancy
parameters
setting for each item within the cgos system
mop sink (slop sink)
sink located in the floor primarily used to empty mop buckets and clean the scrubber water
strip sign
small sign that goes below the product
front display
special display located at the entrance of the store filled with aldi finds items
checklane blast
special displays located at the beginning of the check lanes
run backstock
take backstock items and place them in their respective space
partial inventory
take inventory of a select item within the cgos system
throw a pallet
taking all the product from a single pallet onto the shelves on the sales floor
throw the truck
taking all the product from the truck to their respective places onto the sales floor
wastage
term used to categorize product that has been damaged due to mishandling
items per hour
the measure of overall efficiency during total login time
tender time
time it takes to tender a payment
bossy
vertical rolling racks that display milk and eggs inside the reach in cooler
dated
when product can no longer be sold by aldi policy
wfm
workforce management: acronym used by aldi payroll