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