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SKU

American  
[skyoo] / skyu /
  1. Business. stockkeeping unit: a retailer-defined coding system used to distinguish individual items within a retailer's accounting, warehousing, and point-of-sale systems.


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In response, the warning letter states, Target said it placed an electronic block on the SKU for the recalled products on the day of the first recall notice and again with the second recall notice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

But the unit I had for review was the top SKU, and it was just too expensive.

From The Verge • Jun. 16, 2022

I’ve also seen a Core i7 / RTX 3070 Ti / 16GB / 1TB SKU floating around for $2,349.99.

From The Verge • Apr. 5, 2022

The items include SKU number 819668 with item number GBX171M.25/20 and UPC number 5055739024327.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2016

By July, they had matched the cabinet and pillow names to real children, dreamed up bogus meanings for SKU numbers and invented rumors about Wayfair executives.

From Washington Post