wardrobing n.— «Some people buy an item and then return it after wearing—a ploy the industry calls “wardrobing.”» —“Returners unhappy as retailers balk” by Andrea K. Walker Chicago Tribune Dec. 28...
cat face n.— «Unlike the smooth, round baseball-size tomatoes usually shipped from Florida from mid-October through mid-April, the lush, vine-ripened UglyRipes have what the industry calls a “cat face,” full of uneven crevices...
grantepreneur n.— «Higher taxes needed to finance such action lead to growth of the tax avoidance industry and to the phenomenon of the grantepreneur and the rent-seeking society.» —by Dermot McAleese in Trinity College...
Wal-Martization n.— «In a process that has been coined “Wal-Martization,” the $359 billion retail behemoth is driving down wages and benefits in the retail industry and beyond as competitors scramble to imitate its business...
kaizen n.— «Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement, taken from the words “kai,” meaning “change,” and “zen,” meaning “good.” The general translation is “change for...
spadia n.— «Advertisers now want to reach specific customer groups. Part of the result is the creation of numerous products, including Neighbors editions, Homes magazines, Post-It notes, Comics spadias, TV Book pop-outs and wraps, TV...