Tesco Jargon
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L is for…
Ladder rack
A set of shelves usually displaying our best offers attached to a promotion end or on the end of an aisle.
Late cage
A cage that is arriving late at store.
Previously known as lost-sales cage.
Late picks
See depot gaps.
Lead manager
Manager responsible for a group of teams (and their managers). Accountable to a senior manager.
Leadership framework
The leadership framework was developed by the board of directors to describe what they see our best leaders doing. The Leadership Framework has three key themes, which are:
- Improve the business for customers
- Take People with You
- Live the Values
Leadership Team
The distribution directors.
Previously known as Distribution Leadership Team (DLT).
Licence plate
Printed label and barcode attached to all returns, to allow tracking through the returns networks.
Lifestyle break
One of Tesco’s flexible working options open to staff with a minimum of one year’s service. A lifestyle break is between 4-12 weeks. The reason for this may include holidays over 4 weeks, voluntary work, study leave, personal matter or religious pilgrimage. A lifestyle break does not affect employment status.
Like for like (LFL)
Data compared to the same time as last year. For example like-for-like sales is the increase in sales compared to same time in the previous year, excluding new store openings.
Line manager
Manager responsible for colleagues through the line management chain.
Lines
See products.
LISA
Look inside, always. A security process when conducting service checks.
Live the values
This is one of the key themes of the leadership framework. It’s all about your personal approach and behaving with integrity. If you ‘live the values’ you will support and praise more than criticise and share your knowledge to help others develop.
See also leadership framework.
Lock-up
Secure store for high-value products with a list of colleagues authorised to access. Most stores will have lock-ups for:
- Beers, wines and spirits
- Direct
- Electrical
- Tobacco
Long life
Products with seven days or more until its ‘display until’, ‘use by’ or ‘ best before’ date, whichever is soonest.
Loose product
A loose product is sold by its weight, for example bannanas.
See also unit of measure (UOM).
Lost cage
A cage that is lost in the distribution network and its whereabouts is unknown.
Previously known as ghost cage.
Lost sales cage
See late cage.