| A | B |
| E-commerce | consisting of buying and selling products or services over the Internet |
| Enterprise zones | areas that suffer from lack of employment opportunities |
| Gross lease | a contract stating that the tenant pays rent each month for the space occupied and the landlord covers all property expenses for that space |
| Industrial park | section of land that is zoned for industrial businesses only; usually located where space is less expensive |
| Inventory | the products and the materials needed to make the products that a business sells to its customers |
| Landlord | person who owns and rents out buildings or space |
| Net lease | a contract stating that the landlord pays building insurance and the tenant pays rent |
| Percentage lease | a contract stating that the tenant pays a base rent each month and the landlord receives a percentage of the tenant’s revenue each month |
| Quote | an estimate for how much a business will pay for merchandise or service |
| Reorder point | predetermined level of inventory that signals when new stock should be ordered |
| Tenant | person who pays rent to occupy space owned by someone else |
| Trade area | area from which a business expects to attract customers |
| Vendors | companies that sell products and services to businesses |
| Visual merchandising | the process of combining products |