fashion vocab
Across
- 1. profit- A resulting positive number after expenses have been redacted from the gross margin figure
- 6. The process by which concepts are made into sellable physical products
- 8. of sale- Merchandise data collected electronically when consumer purchase transactions are recorded
- 9. added- The increase in worth of products as a result of a particular work activity
- 11. plan- The process of analyzing one or more potentially interesting markets in order to determine how a business can optimally compete in them
- 14. show- A sales event for showing merchandise to staff or selected customers for limited time
- 16. Produced in 1938, the first completely synthetic fiber developed
- 18. independent buying agent
- 21. purchases- An unplanned decision to buy a product or service, made just before a purchase
- 23. summary- Brief overview of the entire promotional plan; this should be written last but included in the first page in the promotional plan
- 24. followers- Those who except and wear a fashion only after it becomes acceptable to the majority
- 26. The amount of a good or service customers are willing and able to buy at a certain time and price
- 27. A fashion that is introduced and expected to sell but is not accepted by the consumers
- 28. To make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to light or a chemical agent; remove the color from
- 29. program- A system of rewarding a retailer’s best customers to encourage repeat sales, using customer specific data
Down
- 2. windows- Store window decoration that does not allow a view into the store
- 3. standards- A way of measuring an organization's progress and how effective and efficient it is at running its business
- 4. Products with dark bars and white spaces and varying widths used on merchandise tags for electronic identification and collection of product data
- 5. turnover- The number of times the average inventory on hand is sold and replaced in a given period
- 7. product code- Standard barcode, now updated to UPC-A, that includes numbers as well as bars and spaces
- 10. Any paid form of non-personal selling of ideas, goods or services
- 12. service- Total of all enhancements available to customers, directly related to sell of goods or services
- 13. events- Promotional activities held to build customer traffic, sell goods and enhance the company’s image
- 15. media- personal content created and spread via electronic technology for interaction and sharing of information
- 17. features- Physical characteristics of items
- 19. Garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime
- 20. strategy- Distribution done in every market available in an area
- 22. mix- A blend of media used to communicate The message of a planned promotion
- 25. Implies that customers must but and wear a style to make it a fashion
- 27. show- An event at which collections of newly designed clothing are modeled for a audience