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Retail Industry Fundamentals Exam Practice
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Offering a customer an extended warranty on a television they just bought is an example of which selling technique?
Auto-selling
Upselling
Super-selling
Cross-selling
2
A person or company that sells goods and/or services to a customer is called a
Retailer
Consumer
Customer
Seller
3
What does the “T” in SMART Goal Setting stand for?
Talented
Timid
Time-bound
Temporary
4
When lifting, you should use what part of your body to do most of the lifting?
Your back
Your legs
Your feet
Your arms
5
In retail, COGS refers to
Change given to customers.
Cost of goods sold
Another word for profit.
A way to measure sales.
6
What item is a retail service?
Jewelry cleaner
Gold necklace
Jewelry warranty
Silver bracelet
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Recommending additional items that compliment a customer’s purchase (sox with shoes), is called:
Up selling
Mixed selling
Under selling
Cross selling
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The process of selling goods and services to a customer to earn a profit is called:
Wholesale
Retail
Selling
Telemarketing
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In the problem solving process, which step comes after "Define the Problem"?
Take Action
Finish your shift
Choose a Solution
Come up with solutions
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After purchasing a new car, a customer is satisfied with the service received from the sales person. Which phase?
Phase 2 - Customer looks at different places to buy the i tem
Phase 4 - The customer likes or doesn’t like their customer experience
Phase 3- Customer goes to the store to buy the item
Phase 1 - Customer has a want/need
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In the problem solving process, which step comes before "Take Action"?
Define the Problem
Finish your shift
Come up with Solutions
Choose a Solution
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In the problem solving process, which step comes after "Come up with Solution"?
Choose a solution
Define the problem
Finish your shift
Take Action
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Which of the following does
not
cause inventory shrinkage?
Products damaged in the store
Products the retailer forgot to order
Products stolen from the store by employees
Products stolen from the store by customers
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Which of the following skills are the most helpful for a salesperson?
Addition and subtraction
Quickness and accuracy
Active listening and communication
Creativity and j udgement
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You must sell a lot of items today
T-Time-Based
A-Achievable
R-Results-Oriented
S-Specific
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A customer makes a purchase, their transaction total i s $23.47. The customer pays with $40.00 in cash. Make change.
$17.53
$16.25
$16.53
$16.34
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Companies measure whether they’re reaching sales goals using KPIs also called
Key Performance Initials
Key Performance Indicators
Key Partnering Indicators
Key Professional Indices
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A retail business, owned by shareholders and having centralized decision making for multiple store locations?
Independent
Franchise
Private Company
Corporation
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1. Buys large quantities of product from manufacturers and sells them to retailers.
Franchiser
Wholesaler
Service Seller
Warehouse
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What’s considered a retail service?
New Car
Car engine repair
Car Wash
New car tires
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What information should you expect to enter on a job application?
Marital status
Race/ethnicity
Credit rating
Job history
22
The selling of goods and/or services to a customer are called
Food service
Purchasing
Retail
Service industry
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The number of units in each transaction is called:
Units per person
Units per time
Units per customer
Units per transaction
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People who purchase goods or services from a business are called:
Frequent flyers
Customers
Patients
Visitors
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Area in a retail store usually collects/stores/processes data info used in the checkout/inventory/data collection
Human Resources
Finance
Visual Merchandising
Information Technology (IT)
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What can decrease customer satisfaction?
Long wait times at checkout
Value for the dollar
A good assortment of products and services
A clean, safe, and easy-to-shop location
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(Customer service loyalty life cycle) Customer has a want/need & considers purchasing options. What step comes next?
Customer likes or does not like the buying experience
Customer purchases from the retail again
Customer keeps shopping different places
Customer chooses a buying option
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Questions you ask a customer NOT answered by "yes" or "no".
Fast questions
Open-Ended Questions
Easy questions
Short Questions
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Who is responsible for making sure the safety exits aren’t blocked and are free to be used in an emergency?
Police Officer
Customer
Retail employee
OSHA Officer
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Customers of a popular shoe store can purchase items in-store and on-line or via their mobile app.
Omni channel Retailing
Alternate channel retailing
Multi-channel retailing
Plexichannel retailing
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What contributes to a negative brand?
Knowing your customers backwards and forwards
Finding a way to go an extra step for the customer
Inconsistent attributes and behaviors
Spending a little more time with customers
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Which of the following key performance indicators measures whether all company employees are reaching their sales goal
Number of sales per day
Number of sales per employee
Overall company growth
Profit made per sale
33
When planning for inventory, a company’s goal is to have
Supply that meets or equals demands.
Less supply than demand.
Demand that meets or equals supply.
More supply than demand.
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Responsible for the production and manufacturing of finished products
Driver
Seller
Manufacturer
Distributor
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What best describes the behavior of a great team member?
Talks badly about other coworkers
Blames others instead of taking responsibility for mistakes
Helps new associates who are joining the team
Complaints about new challenges and assignments
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The physical goods (that can be touched) that can be bought and sold:
Commerce
Products
Items
Services
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The customer needs a new TV so the guests can watch the Super Bowl. Which phase of the customer life cycle?
Phase 1- Customer has a want/need
Phase 3- Customer goes to the store to buy the item
Phase 4- The customer likes or doesn’t like their customer experience
Phase 3- Customer looks at different places to buy the item
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Physical audit of store’s inventory. Total inventory was $100,000. Books say $110,000 in inventory. What’s the variation
$100,000 shortage
$10,000 overage
$10,000 shortage
$100,000 overage
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The repetitive cycle that occurs with retailers in regards to product assortment is called:
Clearance
Customer service
The retail product cycle
Telemarketing
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What does POS stand for in retail?
Profit of sale
Price of sale
Purchase of sale
Point of sale
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What does the “M” in SMART Goal Setting stand for?
Measurable
Monthly
Memorable
Managed
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Preventing injury and illness to customers and employees is called
Safe workers
Workplace procedures
Workplace policies
Workplace safety
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In the retail product cycle, what step comes after distribution of products?
Distribution
Selling
Selection
Allocation
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Retailers use technology in stores and online to:
Prevent customers from shopping
Monitor all the places they are shopping
Make tasks easier and faster to complete for employees and customers
Limit product selection
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When you do your best, deliver quality work, and arrive on time to work, you demonstrate a professional image with
Positive communication
Trustworthiness and integrity
Good personal hygiene
Discipline and dependability
46
In electronic loss prevention, RFID means
Radio Frequency ID
Retail Federation ID
Retail Frequency ID
Retail Federal ID
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A customer’s television breaks & can’t be fixed, the customer goes online for tv's sold at retailers nearby.
Phase 1 - Customer has a want/need
Phase 4 - The customer l ikes or doesn’t l ike their customer experience
Phase 2 - Customer looks at different places to buy the item
Phase 3 - Customer goes to the store to buy the i tem
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Which of the following key performance indicators can be used to measure whether each store is meeting its sales goals?
Profit made per sale
Number of sales per employee
Overall company growth
Number of sales per store location
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You take the a.m. train, get to work 15 minutes shift begins. Today train broke down, 1 hour to fix it. Define problem.
You need to be at work 15 minutes before your shift begins
The train broke down
You’ll be an hour late for your shift
You take the morning train to work
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You have key info about a company’s products/services,using it to help customers
Intelligence
Limited Information
Options
Product Knowledge
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Which of the following is most likely to be a role in a retail career?
Mechanic
Therapist
Merchandiser
Babysitter