Welcome to 8th & Walton -  the premier destination for Walmart supplier education. Our mission is singular: to offer services and solutions that support organizations of all sizes and from anywhere in the world in their efforts to do business more efficiently and effectively with the world's largest and most important retailer.

 

Whether you are looking for courses in a city near you, an online course that will allow you to save time and money or custom and private training held at your facility, 8th & Walton can help.

Decision Support Decoded

Overview

This course is designed to take novice Retail Link® users deep into the realm of Decision Support. Go beyond a simple item detail query to more fully unlock the wealth of data available.

In this course, you will learn:

  • The key differences between Store Detail and Company Summary Reporting
  • To move beyond the basic selection – harness the power of filters and Options
  • How to create, modify and maintain custom groups
  • The benefits of all types of custom groups – report column, item and Store Groups
  • How to make the most of saving reports and utilization of sharing user templates with other users
  • The art of query building – asking the right questions to obtain insights into business opportunities
  • The different types of markdowns and what types your company may be incurring
  • Basic analysis instruction on Rollback Reporting as well as Promotional SSOs
  • Store of the Community overview and store detail reporting utilizing SOTC traits
  • Introduction to key Market Basket queries

An understanding of basic Retail Link® and working knowledge of Excel is required for this class.

Participants must have authorized access to Retail Link ® (ID & Password).

Upcoming Dates

Sep 15, 2010 - Atlanta - $650
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Date: September 15, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: Hyatt Place Johns Creek

11505 Medlock Bridge Rd.
Johns Creek, GA 30097

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a Jump Drive and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).

Sep 23, 2010 - Chicago - $650
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Date: September 23, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: MicroTrain Training Center

720 E. Butterfield Rd, Suite 100
Lombard, IL 60148

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a Jump Drive and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).

Sep 29, 2010 - Seattle - $650
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Date: September 29, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: TLG Learning

12822 SE 32nd, Suite 200
Bellevue, WA 98005

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a Jump Drive and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).

Oct 13, 2010 - Bentonville - $550
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Date: October 13, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Price: $550

Facility: 8th & Walton

902B South Walton Blvd., Suite 18
Bentonville, AR 72712

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID and Password).

Oct 21, 2010 - Long Beach - $650
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Date: October 21, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: Crowne Plaza - San Pedro

601 South Palos Verdes St.
San Pedro, CA 90731

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID and Password).

Oct 27, 2010 - Charlotte - $650
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Date: October 27, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: Lodestone Digital

5605 Seventy-Seven Center Dr, Suite 285
Charlotte, NC 28217

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a Jump Drive and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID & Password).

Nov 04, 2010 - New York City - $650
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Date: November 04, 2010

Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Price: $650

Facility: Time & Life Building

1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID and Password).

Nov 18, 2010 - Dallas - $650
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Date: November 18, 2010

Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Price: $650

Facility: Crossmark Corporate Headquarters

5100 Legacy Drive
Plano, TX 75024-3104

Audience:

An understanding of basic Retail Link® is required before taking this course.

Notes:

Participants will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and authorized access to Retail Link® (ID and Password).

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