Week 1+2 Review

VMS

100

What does VMS stand for

Visual Merchandising System

200

What happens when a photo is named correctly? 

It explodes in VMS

300

Steaming, tie knot etc are examples of what? 

Icons

400

sfr gkb thick fold means what? 

A sales floor ready tweak how-to for an item that is girls knit board thick folded 

500

What are the two ways that I can enter ticket information into vms? 

Class- Style

Dept- KI

$$$

100

What does AUR stand for? and what is it? 

Average Unit Retail- How much an item sells for

200

What does AUC stand for and what does it mean? 

Average Unit Cost- How much an item costs to make

300

How many top items do we speak to during walkthrus? 

30- adult

15- kids

400

In the FAN, what do the following abbreviations stand for: 

1. FAN

2. BOS

3. EOS

1. Floorset Allocation Numbers

2. Beginning of Set

3. End of Set

500

What are likes? 

% change over LY using the SAME stores that were open a year ago

Visual

100

What is one job of the Visual Operations team? 

Hours budgets, memos to stores, document publishing, Visual notes, etc etc etc. 

200

Who is the DM/GM of your campus store? 

John Sheppard (HCo) and Sara Morey (ANF)

300

How far in advance does coordination happen?

~6 months out from implementation. (Chase coordination happens much closer)

400

What are the 3 biggest platforms stylists use to convey trends? 

1. In store forms

2. Wash & Wear

3. PR events and marketing campaigns

500

Put the following in order from what happens first to last + who is present/what happens during each one

Signoff

Blue Walkthru

Green Walkthru

1. Blue Walkthru 

2. Green Walkthru

3. Signoff

Misc

100

What has been your favorite Visual-specific training class so far? 

???

200

Name 4 cross functional partners visual works with

Merchants

Planners

IM 

Stylists

Ops

GP

Testing

300

How many domestic A&F adult tiers are there? 

3 - tiers 1, 3 and 5

400

What are two important skills to consider when conducting a signoff. 

-speak concisely

-Explain whys 

-think of your audience and what they need to learn

-etc.  

500

If I have a tshirt that is color code 122, what color is it most likely? 

Gray 

Academy

100

Who are the Hollister "Personas" 

Caitlin & Cody + Maddie/Matthew

200

Which department builds vendor strategy? 

Sourcing

300

What are 2 reasons why an item might be late? 

1. Chase

2. Boat sinks

3. Port closure

4. Strikes etc. 

400

What are the 3P's of effective leadership? 

1. Passion - clear sense of purpose for what they do

2. Performance- hold themselves and their people accountable. 

3. Principle: cheating in order to win doesn't count. 

500

What does SVL stand for? 

Strategic View of the Line