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retailer unspecified sense

concept · 7 mentions

A merchant who sells goods to consumers

Other senses of “retailer”

business role merchant person role

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The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

retailerretailer (business role)retailer (merchant)retailer (person)retailer (role)in building up sales campaigns — 1 shared claimfirst purchase — 1 shared claimpremium — 1 shared claimcoffee already roasted — 1 shared claimgreen-coffee — 1 shared claimdistribution chain — 1 shared claimsevere competition in selling goods — 1 shared claimcoffee packer — 1 shared claimwholesaler — 1 shared claimaverage individual — 1 shared claimin building up sale…first purchasepremiumcoffee already roas…green-coffeedistribution chainsevere competition …coffee packerwholesaleraverage individual
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • retailer get premium with first purchase ⟨by paying difference in cash⟩
    Or, the retailer may get the premium with the first purchase by paying the difference in cash
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Or, the retailer may get the premium with the first purchase by paying the difference in cash.' This sentence explicitly supports the subject-predicate-object relationship and context provided in the claim.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (implicit narrator of the instructional text). The stance 'asserts' appropriately reflects the declarative statement in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'by paying difference in cash' accurately captures the qualifying condition stated in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about how a retailer may obtain a premium with the first purchase.
  • retailer work independently to give premium ⟨retail coffee merchandising⟩
    In another phase of the premium system, the retailer works independently of the wholesaler, buying and giving away his own premiums to promote or to hold trade for his store
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'In another phase of the premium system, the retailer works independently of the wholesaler, buying and giving away his own premiums to promote or to hold trade for his store.' The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly presented without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes the assertion, not a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' - the passage presents this as a factual statement without dispute or questioning. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifiers are correctly null, as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is accurately specified as 'retail coffee merchandising,' which the passage explicitly references. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about retailers working independently to give premiums.
  • retailer builds successful coffee business by buying coffee already roasted ⟨coffee business⟩
    by buying coffee already roasted
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's final paragraph, which explicitly lists 'by buying coffee already roasted' as one of the two fundamental plans on which a retailer builds a successful coffee business.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, and sentiment are all correct - the author asserts this in neutral terms. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since no specific temporal scope is given. The context 'coffee business' is appropriate. However, there is a minor issue with the quote: the passage states 'by buying coffee already roasted' as part of a fuller phrase 'by buying coffee already roasted, and by buying it green and roasting it in the store.' The quote is verbatim but incomplete - it presents only one of two fundamental plans without indicating this is one of two options. The quote should ideally include more context or use an ellipsis to show it's part of a disjunctive statement about two plans, though the quote itself is not inaccurate.
  • retailer builds successful coffee business by buying and roasting green coffee ⟨coffee business in the store⟩
    by buying it green and roasting it in the store
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'There are two fundamental plans on which a retailer builds a successful coffee business--by buying coffee already roasted, and by buying it green and roasting it in the store.' The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly mentioned without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author who presents this information. The stance is assertive, matching the passage's declarative description of the two fundamental plans. The sentiment is neutral, reflecting the passage's objective tone. The time qualifiers are appropriately null since the passage provides no specific temporal scope for this general statement. The context accurately reflects that this concerns the coffee business in the store setting. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about roasting green coffee in-store as one of two fundamental plans for building a successful coffee business.
  • coffee packer may offer inducement to retailer ⟨in general practise⟩
    the premium-giving coffee packer or wholesaler may either offer the retailer an inducement
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's final paragraph, which explicitly states that 'the premium-giving coffee packer or wholesaler may either offer the retailer an inducement in the form of a desirable store fixture, household article, or item for his personal use.' The claim accurately reflects this passage without over-generalization or addition of outside knowledge.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurately supports the predicate. The context 'in general practise' correctly reflects the passage's framing. The perspective qualifiers are appropriate: the viewpoint should be 'author' (not attributed to a named source), the stance 'asserts' matches the passage's declarative presentation, and sentiment 'neutral' is appropriate. The time qualifiers are correctly set to null as the passage provides no temporal scope. Minor note: The quote could be more complete to include 'or wholesaler,' but what is quoted is verbatim and sufficient. All qualifiers are faithful to the passage.
  • wholesaler give premium retailer ⟨premium system⟩
    To the retailer he may give the article outright with each purchase of a stipulated quantity of his coffee
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The opening sentence explicitly describes how a wholesaler may give premiums to retailers, and the quote provided accurately represents the text.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author who describes the premium system. The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage explains the method. The sentiment is neutral, matching the informational tone. Time qualifiers are null, which is correct since the passage provides no temporal specificity. The context 'premium system' accurately reflects the passage's framing. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about wholesalers giving premiums to retailers.

George M. Rolph (author)

  • retailer is important link in distribution chain
    assertspositivesource: sugar-pg73616
    The next important link in the chain is the retailer.
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'The next important link in the chain is the retailer' explicitly establishes that the retailer is described as an important link in the chain (distribution chain in context), with a positive characterization by the author.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (implicit narrator of the passage). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative statement. The sentiment is positive, accurately reflecting the characterization of retailer as an 'important link.' The time qualifiers are all null, which is appropriate as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty, which is correct as no specific sense or role restriction applies. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg73616
    because of the severe competition they meet in selling their goods
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's final sentence: 'Their lot on the whole is not cast in pleasant places, because of the severe competition they meet in selling their goods.' The subject (retailer), predicate (meets with), and object (severe competition in selling goods) are all explicitly present with no rewording needed.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — Almost all qualifiers are faithful. The viewpoint, stance, sentiment, time, and context all correctly reflect the passage. The quote is verbatim and supports the claim. Minor note: The quote is slightly incomplete as it omits the clause it modifies ('Their lot on the whole is not cast in pleasant places, because of the severe competition they meet in selling their goods'), but the quoted portion does appear verbatim and adequately supports the claim about retailers meeting severe competition.
  • average individual is callous about paying retailer ⟨pay-day⟩
    assertsnegativesource: sugar-pg73616
    the average individual to whom he delivers his wares is apt to be rather callous when pay-day comes around
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The passage explicitly says 'the average individual to whom he delivers his wares is apt to be rather callous when pay-day comes around,' which directly supports the subject-predicate-object relationship and the context of pay-day mentioned in the claim.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly attributes to 'author' (the passage presents this as the author's own assertion, not citing a named source). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage states this as a claim without framing it as disputed. The sentiment 'negative' matches the passage's connotation (using 'callous' and 'sad, but true'). The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'pay-day' accurately reflects the passage's specification of when this behavior occurs. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim.

friends of package coffees

  • retailer has benefit of packer's co-operation in building up sales campaigns
    assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
    the retailer has the benefit of the packer's co-operation in building up sales campaigns
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact phrase 'the retailer has the benefit of the packer's co-operation in building up sales campaigns' appears verbatim in the second paragraph, presented as one of the points made by friends of package coffees.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'friends of package coffees' as stated in the passage. The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage presents this as a point made by advocates. The sentiment is positive, matching the favorable tone of the context. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal information. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this claim to a specific sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about the retailer's benefit from the packer's cooperation in sales campaigns.