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| brand name | a name given to a product or service to distinguish it from other similar products or services |
| clearance sales | a sale in which a price reduction is used to sell items that a store no longer wishes to carry in stock |
| comparison shopping | comparing the price, quality, and services on one product with those of another |
| Consumer Price Index | shows changes in the average prices of goods and services bought by consumers over a period of time |
| convenience stores | a small store that emphasizes the sale of food items, an accessible location, and long operating hours |
| discount stores | large stores that sell large quantities of goods and low prices |
| factory outlet stores | stores selling products at low prices that sometimes have minor flaws |
| full-service stores | stores that offer a wide variety of goods and emphasize customer service |
| impulse buying | buying too rapidly without much thought |
| price index | series of figures showing how prices have changed over a period of years |
| promotional sales | a sale in which items are sold below their regular prices to publicize the opening of a new store or location and to build acceptance for new products |
| specialty stores | stores that carry a wide variety of products in a narrow line |
| supermarket | a large, full-service food store with a wide variety of national, store, and generic brands at moderate prices |
| unit price | the price per unit of measure of a product |
| warehouse market | a no-frills food outlet emphasizing the sale of large quantities of items at reasonable prices |
