outlet

(noun)

A shop that sells the products of the manufacturers or suppliers that it does business with.

Related Terms

  • consumable
  • durable goods

Examples of outlet in the following topics:

  • Customer Expectations

    • There are many large retail outlets, and most offer a wide variety of products at average prices.
    • Department stores, supermarkets, and warehouse stores are all large retail outlets.
    • Large retail outlets have some things in common, however.
    • Depending on the type of store, these outlets generally focus on one or two categories.
    • Mom-and-pop stores, specialty stores, and general stores are all smaller retail outlets.
  • Nationalization of the News

    • While local news is still available, it is becoming increasingly nationalized and local outlets are being purchased larger, national networks.
  • Retail Marketing Strategy

    • Department, discount, warehouse, Mom And Pop, specialty, demographic, general, convenience, big box, automated/self serve, hypermarkets, supermarkets, malls and variety stores have adjusted traditional marketing strategies such as print advertising, media buys and in-store campaigns to incorporate the use of new technologies such as online outlets and shopping, email, texting, mobile applications, blogging, QR codes, kiosks, digital signage and online advertising.
    • They stock a large array of unique products and sell them in small quantities spread over a number of their outlets while stocking and selling only a few popular items but distributing them in much larger quantities per outlet.
    • E-tailing, when customers can shop and order though the Internet and arrange for delivery at their doorstep shares the label as a retail outlet in and of itself as well as a retail marketing strategy.
  • Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field

    • Due to energy conservation, the energy needed to drive the original current must have an outlet.
    • For an inductor, that outlet is the magnetic field—the energy stored by an inductor is equal to the work needed to produce a current through the inductor.
  • Overview of Merchandising Operations

    • In the supply chain, merchandising is the practice of making products in retail outlets available to consumers, primarily by stocking shelves and displays.
    • In the United Kingdom, for example, there are a number of organizations that supply merchandising services to support retail outlets with general stock replenishment and merchandising support for new stores.
  • Consumer goods marketing and business-to-business (industrial) marketing

    • In addition, consumer goods marketers might employ emotional appeals and are faced with the constant battle of getting their product into retail outlets.
  • Creating a Media Plan

    • When choosing the media, you not only need to know which media outlets exist, but also which ones suit your product.
    • Media outlets which deliver messages involving multiple senses (sight, sound, touch, and smell) will be more expensive than those involving just one sense (sound).
    • The quality expectations of the media outlet will influence the cost.
    • For example, the quality of ads for national television stations tend to be higher than those for local outlets.
  • Distribution Intensity

    • In intensive distribution, a producer's products are stocked in the majority of outlets.
    • The exact number of outlets in any given market is dependent upon market potential, density of population, dispersion of sales, and the distribution policies of competitors.
  • Shopping Products

    • The product must be available in every conceivable outlet and must be easily accessible in these outlets.
  • Psychology and the Scientific Method: From Theory to Conclusion

    • Hypothesis: If something is wrong with the outlet, my coffeemaker also won't work when plugged into it.
    • Conclusion: My electrical outlet works, but my toaster still won't toast my bread.
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