Resources, articles, and podcasts that focus on the needs and interests of suppliers working with Walmart or aspiring to do so.
Congratulations! Walmart wants your item on their store shelves! Oh…now what? Before the official purchase order gets issued, the magic has to start happening behind the scenes immediately. How...
READ MOREWhat Is “Pretty Darn Quick” in Retail? PDQ is an American acronym meaning “Pretty Darn Quick.” The term was made popular in Walmart stores as the early name for today’s...
READ MOREWhat Is Average Dollar Sale? Average Dollar Sale (ADS) is a retail metric term used to calculate the correlation between sales and transactions for a given period of time. Simply put, it’s...
READ MOREIt seems like the online retail pendulum has swung the other way in just a few years. At one time, retailers needed an internet presence to drive awareness and traffic to their brick and mortar...
READ MOREWalmart Suppliers continue to improve efforts for On Time In Full (OTIF). The OTIF initiative is in full swing and has brought a much-needed focus to the supply chain, delivery, and distribution...
READ MOREOn 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 MORE1. There are no Walmart categories. There are only Walmart departments. Yes, many of us refer to the merchandise within the store as a category, but Walmart calls it a department. It’s...
READ MOREHere’s a transcript from our recent Focus on Suppliers interview with Whoa, Wait. Walmart?’s Amanda Jerkins and Bethany Halford. What Should Suppliers Do When Talking to Influencers?...
READ MOREA quick internet search for Walmart news brings forth headlines that seem to have a recurrent theme: “Walmart Tests New…” “Bentonville Retailer Pilots...
READ MORESuppliers new to the game of retail may believe that they have arrived when their buyer says yes. But, in fact, that is just the beginning. To succeed, your product must get to the shelf and your...
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