ALDI Acronyms

avocado

1

Athena cantaloupe

12

Green grapes

14

Red grapes

15

Watermelon seeded

16

Sweet corn

17

Banana organic LRW

18

Bananas LRW

2

Black grapes

20

Honeycrisp LRW

23

Cucumbers each

3

Seedless cucumber

32

Papaya

35

Roma tomatoes

5

Pomegranates

53

Plaintains

56

Seedless watermelon

57

Honey mangoes

60

Mangoes

7

Red cherries

70

rainier cherries

71

Peaches LRW

72

honeydew melons

8

Gallon water

88

Pineapple

9

Scoop cat litter

91

Dog food

93

Cat food

94

Flavored Water 24 pk

95

20oz sport cap

96

Purified water 10oz

97

24 pk spring water

98

Purified water

99

ACE

ALDI Center for Education: The program used by Aldi to train all associates the standards, responsibilities, duties, ethics, and beliefs behind the principles in which they operate.

AMS

Aldi Management System: The system that outlines the leadership qualities and responsibilities our management team has to its staff, vendors, and customers.

CGO-S

Computer Generated Orders- Stores: Computer program that orders product for stores based on store management inputs such as the amount of stock the shelf will hold. The system generates orders based on current stock on hand and previous product movement trends.

CDN

Consolidated Delivery Note: The document used to check in pallets delivered from the divisional warehouse.

EAS

Electronic Article Surveillance: A system designed to deter theft. Select high risk products have security tags applied by the supplier. The EAS pedestals at the entry and exit will sound an alarm if a security protected item is not deactivated at the point of sale.

EOD

End of Day: This is the last step for a closing manager resetting the computer to be ready to start the next day's sales.

LPC

Local Price Change: Any mark downs or competitive price changes that take place on a store level and not company wide.

MMS

Merchandise Management System: The program that tracks the movement of all products that are sold within the store.

MDT

Mobile Data Terminal: The devise used to order product and count inventory.

MDU

Multi-deck Units: Open front refrigerated 3 or 4 shelf units that display cooler items.

NLU

Number Look Up: These are one of two digit numbers that are given to larger items to be keyed in by cashiers in order to avoid lifting them more than necessary and expedite checkout for customers.

OPC

Official Price Changes: Any mark downs on prices that take place company wide and are usually communicated through the daily bulletin.

PIP

Perpetual Inventory Program: Inventory counted twice per month that enables stores to measure waste and loss results in order to improve ordering and handling practices going forward.

POS

Point of Sale: The register system where customer transactions are processed.

WFM

Workforce Management: The program used by management to write schedules, execute payroll systems, and make changes to the time clock punches.

ESB

electronic sales book

POP

perishable ordering program

TPN

target productivity number