Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
What Is Advanced Shipping Notice? Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) is a document prepared by a supplier (the shipper) and submitted to a retailer (the receiver) that specifies the shipping dates and...
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What Is Retail Link®?
What Is Retail Link®? Retail Link® is a reporting software developed by Walmart that gives Walmart suppliers access to point of sale data, documentation, reports, store information, Walmart...
READ MOREWalmart Foot Traffic: How Many People Go to Walmart a Day?
Suppliers sometimes ask “how many customers does Walmart have per day?” Walmart tracks the total number of visitors to its stores, but the information is not available in Retail Link. The...
READ MOREAre Niche Brands Killing the Big Names?
“We’ve all heard niche brands are eroding premium brand share. But maybe the best way to beat them is to join them.” That’s Jessica Hendrix, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi X,...
READ MOREHow to Choose a Merchandising Service Provider
On July 18, Walmart announced it had selected five merchandising service providers to conduct all in-store merchandising for all suppliers (except those sending their own staffs into the stores). The...
READ MOREDun & Bradstreet Offers Free Credit Reports After Brexit
The recent referendum in the United Kingdom came as a shock to many people. Government and business leaders found themselves unprepared for the reality of the UK leaving the European Union in two...
READ MOREManaging the Omni-Channel Experience
The omni-channel consumer is shaping the future of retail. 80% of shoppers check prices online, a third of them using smartphones or other mobile devices while inside the brick-and-mortar...
READ MOREHow to Be a S.M.A.R.T. Supplier in 2016
Now that the holidays are over, it’s back to business as usual. To get your year off to the right start, let’s talk about S.M.A.R.T. goals. While New Year’s resolutions get buried...
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