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Glossary

The Glossary below provides clear definitions of key terms used in Revenue Growth Management (RGM), helping you better understand essential concepts, strategies, and metrics that drive top-line growth and optimize profitability. This resource is designed to simplify complex RGM terminology, empowering businesses to make informed decisions on pricing, promotions, and product assortments.

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E-comm
E-commerce

EA
Each

EBIT
Earnings before interest and tax

EBITDA
Earnings before interest and tax, depreciation and amortisation

EC
Theory of Constraints Evaporating Cloud

Echelon
A layer in the supply chain between te manufacturer and the shopper. A collection of regional warehouses is an echelon

Econometric
Information to financial and economic dynamics

Economy competitor
Economy competitors typically provide a streamlined offering to the market at a lower price.

Economy price
Prices below the 70% mark on the indexed price ladder

EDLP
Everyday Low Price Flag

Elasticity of demand
A metric used to denote the percentage change in sales when increasing price by 1%

Elasticity of supply
The degree to which a product becomes more attracticve to supply if its price increase

EPOS
Electronic Point Of Sale

Erratic
A measure of volatility in the quantiy sold

Every day demand
The proportion of sales bought when the item is not on promotion

Every day price
The usual price shoppers pay when the product is not on promotion

Expandable consumption
Occurs when consumption of a products increase when more of the product is available