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The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed.

At the point of sale, the merchant would calculate the amount owed by the customer and indicate the amount, and may prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout), and indicate the options for the customer to make payment.

It is also the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service.

After receiving payment, the merchant may issue a receipt for the transaction, which is usually printed, but is increasingly being dispensed with or sent electronically.

Talent management refers to the anticipation of required human capital for an organization and the planning to meet those needs.

The field increased in popularity after McKinsey's 1997 research and the 2001 book on The War for Talent.

Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives).

Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity.

Retailing involves the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit.

Retailers satisfy demand is identified through a supply chain.

Retailers typically make a variety of strategic level decisions including the type of store, the market to be served, the optimal product assortment, customer service, supporting services and the store's overall market positioning.

Once the strategic retail plan is in place, retailers devise the retail mix which includes product, price, place, promotion, personnel and presentation.

In the digital age, an increasing number of retailers are seeking to reach broader markets by selling through multiple channels, including both bricks and mortar and online retailing.

Digital technologies are also changing the way that consumers pay for goods and services.

Retailing support services may also include the provision of credit, delivery services and a range of supporting services.

In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances.

In such a mixture, a solute is a substance dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent.

The mixing process of a solution happens at a scale where the effects of chemical polarity are involved, resulting in interactions that are specific to solvation.

The solution assumes the characteristics of the solvent (i.e., its phase) when the solvent is the larger fraction of the mixture, as is commonly the case.

The concentration of a solute in a solution is the mass of that solute expressed as a percentage of the mass of the whole solution.