Glossary

	TERM	Description
A	ACS	Association of Convenience Stores
	Alteration	A request to alter a customer Standing order
	ANMW	Association of Newspaper and Magazine Wholesalers
	Annual	Once a year publication
	ANR	Association of News Retailing (part of the ACS)
B	Back Number / Issue	Any issue of a title prior to the current
	Bill Show / Poster	Newspaper 'Headline' poster displayed outside newsagent
	Block Buster	NFRN Magazine Promotions Club
	Box Number	(See Customer Reference Number)
	Box Out	Promotional extras, over and above standing order, supplied on a Sale or Return basis
	BRC	British Retail Consortium
C	Carriage Charge	The costs incurred from the loading of orders, through the delivery, the collection of unsold copies and their return to and unloading at the wholesale branch
	Claims	A customer claim for a shortage on the delivered order
	Collections / Collectables	Collectable series of stickers, albums, toys etc
	Covermount	An item that is attached to the front of cover of a title. This can be a free gift or an integral part of the title i.e.CD or DVD
	Customer Label	A label used to identify a delivery or returns parcel. Contains customr number, address and barcode
	Credits	Unsold copies returned from customers for credit
	Customer Reference Number	Sometimes referred to as a "Box Number", this number is used to identify a customer supplied by the wholesale branch
D	Dailies	Newspapers published each day - Monday to Saturday
	Day of Sale	The scheduled day on which the title should first go on sale, set by the publisher
	Deferred Payment	A delay in the request for payment of certain tyoles ofproduct based on a commercial agreement btwen retailer and wholesaler
	Delivery Notes	A print out sent with the delivery every day to allow the customer to check their supplies
	Disallowed Credit	Credits on returned titles refused by the wholesaler for a defined reason (e.g. too late for credit)
F	Firm Sale	The product is non-returnable
	Fixed Range	Specific range of titles agreed betwee retaler nd wholesaler which are not changed without prior agreement
	FODI	Focus on Distribution Initiative
G	GTPR	“Get the Paper Round” – (Smiths News HND Initiative)
H	Handling Allowance	Payment made relating to the handling of a newspaper supplement, onsert or voucher
	HND	Home (and business) News Delivery
I	IND	Independent News Distributors
	Insert	A piece of additonal material to be included within a publication e.g. game card, supplementary magazine etc.
	Invoices	Documentation produced and sent to retailers every week, listing all charges and credits made to their account
	ISS	Industry Service Standards Group (JIG)
	ISSA	Industry Service Standards Agreement
	Issue Reference	The reference allocated by the publisher and printed on the cover of every title
J	JIG	Joint Industry Group
L	Late or Double Running	Secondary newspaper distribution of titles received after the recognised cut-off
	Late Notice	Advice to retailers on when a title has not yet been received by their wholesaler for distribution to meet on the sale date
	Levies / Non News Charges	Charges made on the Customer’s invoice for items which are not for resale – delivery, Federation Fees, racking
	List- Packing list	A document used for packing, showing the standing order for a group of titles by customer
	Live News	Daily newspapers received on the day of sale for immediate distribution
M	MEL	Minimum Entry Level (to be granted newspaper supplies under the Code of Practice)
	Multiple Commitment	Promotional Quantity of a title issue agreed between multiple retailers and publishers
	Multi-Variant	An edition of a given issue of a title which is intended for only a limited number of customers, often multiples
N	NDM	National Distribution Monitor
	Net Sales	Number of copies distributed less the number of copies returned
	Newspaper Best Practice	Details the standards of service that newspaper publishers and wholesalers will endeavour to provide
	NFRN	National Federation of Retail Newsagents
	NI	News International
	NPA	Newspaper Publishers Association
	NS	Newspaper Society (Association for Regional Press)
	NTF	National Title File
O	Off Sale	The date the title is due to come off sale ie the sale period is complete
	OFT	Office of Fair Trading
	On Sale	The date the title is due to go on sale
	One Shots	Undated publication, generally appearing only once
	Out of Print	No further copies are available
	Out of Stock	Presently no stock available, but copies may be ordered
	Overrider	Enhanced margin given over and above the industry norm as agreed between companies
P	Partworks	Generally a publication, periodical or magazine, that builds up into a series of volumes with binders
	Periodicals	Weekly or fortnightly publications
	Point of Sale (POS)	POS is a display material used to promote a particular title eg posters, shelf talkers, window stickers
	Polybag	Sealed clear plastic wrapping around a title and its ancillary contents
	PPA	Periodical Publishers Association
	Publisher/Distributor	Titles are produced by a publisher and transported and promoted by a Distributor. Some publishers act as their own distributor
R	RDT	Retailer Delivery Time
	Recall Note	A document sent to the customer every day, advising which titles and issues of unsold copies are due to be returned
	Re-Run	Second delivery resulting from newspapers arriving late to the wholesaler
	Returns	Quantities of unsold titles that have been sent back from customers for credit, usually prompted by the Recall Note
S	Sale Period	The length of time a title is on sale
	SAT	Scheduled Arrival Time
	SBR	Sales Based Replenishment
	SDT	Scheduled Delivery Time
	Shop Saves	Process for customers to reserve a title with the retailer for later collection (MOS in WHS-speak)
	Shorts/Shortages	Where less than the expected supply was received, either from the publisher to the branch, or from the Branch to the retailer
	Shrink	Theft/Losses (e.g. of stock) that cannot be identified or accounted for
	SOR	Sale or Return
	Specials	Similar to one-shots, being undated, but recognisable as a special issue of an existing title – often seasonal
	Standing Order	The number of copies on file for each title/issue due to be delivered to each retailer
	Subscription	A title supplied direct from publisher to consumer
	Supplement	A separate section / magazine which is additional to the main body of the title
T	Terms and Conditions (Code of Practice)	The conditions which govern the supply of newspapers and magazines to retailers, binding both parties
U	URN	A unique reference number which identifies the customer location
V	Voucher	Money-off coupons
	Voucher Credit Claim / Recall	A document sent to customers detailing those vouchers that are eligible for credit, prompting their return to the branch
W	Waste	Losses (e.g. of stock) that are identifiable and can be accounted for