Retail Ready Packaging (RRP)
Retailers depend on their suppliers to innovate new ways of saving time and money in the supply chain. A major focus in recent years has been on saving time at the store level to get product on the...
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Private Label Products
The young Millennial and Gen Z shoppers differ from older Gen X and Boomers in many respects. One major difference is in product brand loyalty. Younger shoppers are less loyal to a retailer or...
READ MOREPulling a Walmart Store List With Distribution Centers
(Editor’s note: Want to learn even more ways to make your job easier with Retail Link®? Have a look at 8th & Walton’s suite of Retail Link® classes.) As a Walmart supplier,...
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Retailers use a variety of pricing strategies to entice customers. From sale pricing to buy-one-get-one (BOGO) and Rollback to clearance, there are many ways to market a reduced price. However, one...
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What Is an End Cap Display? An end cap display (or endcap display) refers to merchandise displayed on a shelving unit at the end of an aisle in a retail store. Sometimes called a feature, the end cap...
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What Is Action Alley? Action Alley (also known as the racetrack) refers to the square aisle that goes around the inner perimeter of a retail store. Action Alley separates departments and is usually...
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What Is a 4-5-4 Calendar? The 4-5-4 calendar is a tool used by retailers that displays each sales quarter in blocks of 13 whole weeks. The numbers 4-5-4 refer to the number of weeks being compared in...
READ MOREWhat Is 8th & Walton? Part 2: Custom Advisory
8th & Walton supports Walmart suppliers three ways: Walmart supplier training classes Custom advisory and one-on-one training Full service support In part two of our “What Is 8th &...
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