8th & Walton and Planet Retail Partner to Launch Retail Business Intelligence Webinars for Walmart Suppliers Worldwide
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – February 5, 2010 – 8th & Walton, a multinational supplier development company that helps organizations do business more efficiently and effectively with Walmart and Planet Retail, the leading authority on global retail intelligence, have worked in partnership to create a series of webinars on topics relevant to doing business with Walmart on a worldwide basis.
“We’re extremely pleased to offer this invaluable resource to our clients,” said Matt Fifer, co-founder of 8th & Walton. “Partnering with Planet Retail enables us to provide the most comprehensive intelligence and training available anywhere to the Walmart supplier community. The webinars developed cooperatively with Planet Retail deliver reliable retail intelligence for executives responsible for demand forecasting, risk assessment, strategic planning, category management and decision-making in their relationships with Walmart.”
The initial three webinars offered by the collaboration are:
Walmart’s Future Strategy
Learn about Walmart's ongoing Project Impact initiatives including: store concepts, demographic targeting and further expansion into new international markets, and what impact—positive and negative—these initiatives will have for Walmart’s global supplier community.
SKU Rationalization
Explore theimplications of Walmart's SKU rationalization initiative and learn how to prepare your business to benefit from these changes.
Shopper Centricity
Learn about Walmart's ongoing programs to become more relevant to their shoppers via customer-focused shopping experiences based on sound consumer metrics.
Future webinars will cover a range of critical topics including: technology investment, new merchandising strategies and customer data-driven prioritization of product categories.
“The tumultuous global economy has transformed the retail industry,” said Sarah Herrlein, Planet Retail’s Retail Analyst. “As a result, retailers and vendors are scrambling to find innovative solutions for succeeding in a very different retail environment. To be successful, it’s critical to be guided by industry intelligence and insights.”
Learn more and register for webinars at www.8thandwalton.com/webinars or by phone at 479-715-6700.
8th & Walton, a multinational educational organization that leverages the experiences of seasoned suppliers to empower Walmart suppliers around the globe by giving them the knowledge, tools and skills they need to help manage and advance their business with the world’s largest retailer. 8th & Walton is headquartered at 902B South Walton,
Suite 18, Bentonville, Arkansas, 72712. Phone 1-479-715-6700 or visit www.8thandWalton.com.
Planet Retail is the leading provider of global retailing information, from news and analysis to market research and digital media. Covering more than 7,000 retail and foodservice operations across 140 markets around the world, many of the world’s leading companies turn to Planet Retail as a definitive source of business intelligence. Planet Retail headquarters is at Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ, United Kingdom. Tel: 011+44 (0) 20 7728 5600 or see www.planetretail.net.
Fax: 011+44 (0) 20 7728 4999
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8th & Walton
Matt Fifer
Managing Partner
1-479-715-6700
matt@8thandWalton.com
Renaye Edwards,
Senior Marketing Executive
Tel: 011+44 (0) 20 7728 4985,
