Dairy/Frozen Chip

Dairy/Frozen Chips

Dairy/Frozen Chip

n. A small, clear plastic rectangle placed over a SHELF TAG so that it engages the SHELF'S front rail in a friction fit much the same as a SHELF CLIP, but for the purpose of holding the underlying SHELF TAG securely in place in situations where the adhesive backing alone might be insufficient. Applications include cold temperatures (hence its original name, Dairy/Frozen Chip), but also anywhere around the STORE where there are slippery or waxy surfaces, such as may be encountered in SPOTS for furniture polishes, air fresheners, etc.

Dangler

Dangler Samples;
Plain Tag, Top-Left

Dangler

n. The extra portion of a SHELF TAG which hangs down from, and extends below the SHELF'S front rail, as for an ON SALE, DISCONTINUED, or any ITEM to which the STORE wants to draw the CUSTOMER'S attention. Also FLAG.

Discontinued Items Rack

Discontinued Items Rack

n. 1. The RACK back by the DOCK in RECEIVING where DISCONTINUED ITEMS go, once you've MARKED them “DISC.” and brought the remaining CASES back into the BACK ROOM. 2. See DISCOUNT RACK, below.

Discount Rack

Discount Rack

Discount Rack

n. A special RACK set aside for CUSTOMERS to inspect potential bargains on ITEMS that have been DISCONTINUED, may have sustained slight damage, are the final remaining leftovers from an IN-AN-OUT SHIPPER, etc. See also DISCOUNT TAG, below.

NOTE: In my STORE, the Discount Rack is located at the front end of the Dairy/Frozen DEPARTMENT, in what would be AISLE NUMBER 16, except it has no posted number.

Discounted ITEMS are MARKED DOWN by the RECEIVER, who applies a special DISCOUNT TAG over the ITEM'S regular UPC.

TIP: Price Check, Mate? Occasionally you may be paged by a cashier to do a PRICE CHECK on an ITEM the REGISTER reports as ITEM-NOT-FOUND. That's your cue to look first on the Discount Rack for a similar item, as maybe the DISCOUNT TAG came off of the ITEM you're being asked to check. Don't find a mate to the one you're holding? Check the SHELF. Still no luck? Ask the GROCERY MANAGER, if available. Otherwise turn it back over to the CSM or FRONT-END MANAGER to resolve the issue. As a STOCK CLERK, you don't set PRICES.

Discount TAG

Discount Tags

Discount TAG

n. 1. A special yellow TAG that overlays a PRODUCT'S usual UPC code, so that the special DISCOUNT PRICE rings up at the CHECKOUT REGISTERS. Typically used for ITEMS on the MARK DOWN RACK. 2. A SHELF TAG that shows a reduced PRICE because the ITEM is ON SALE, DISCONTINUED, etc. See also DANGLER.

Distribution

Distribution

n. A quantity of PRODUCT received with the usual LOAD, but which was not specifically ordered. Rather, it is something that the central office apportions among all STORE branches and requires each STORE to put on DISPLAY and sell. Compare MISPICK.

Duck-Foot

Duck-Foot

n. The shortest SIGN HOLDER, which has no stem, but just a white frame and a base with a triangular tab that slides under a STACK of PRODUCT: “You'll need a duck-foot sign holder.” Compare GOOSE-NECK, SWAN-NECK. See photo at SIGN HOLDER.

NOTE: Typically used under the bottom layer of a DISPLAY on a WING BASE. Also at the bottom of an END-CAP, FAST-WALL or EVZ DISPLAY. The Duck-Foot gets a copy of the same SIGN DISPLAYED in the GOOSE-NECK that's inserted above, at the base of the BACKDROP. AISLE STACKS and SHIPPERS do not get a Duck-Foot; instead, they always TAKE a regular, GOOSE-NECK SIGN HOLDER.