Resources, articles, and podcasts that focus on the needs and interests of suppliers working with Walmart or aspiring to do so.
Store Specific Orders are, in theory, an additional order for a specific store requested by the Buyer or Replenishment Manager. In reality, it often makes sense for the supplier to initiate SSOs with...
READ MOREWalmart has announced some changes in the way it deals with chargebacks or post-audit claims. The retailer makes deductions to correct pricing discrepancies or to offset costs arising from shipping...
READ MOREYou might wish that shoppers would come to your product aisle, stand squarely in front of the shelf, peruse all the packages, and give you an opportunity to prove that your product is better than the...
READ MORERetail Link gives you huge amounts of data about your products. You know where they’re most likely to sell, when, in what quantities, and with which other products. This data can be connected...
READ MOREDerek Ridenoure and Teresa Warren talked about the Walmart Supplier Scorecard in this week’s Saturday Morning Meeting. “It is a one-page document that has every component on it...
READ MORENote: for information about Walmart’s fiscal year, go to Walmart Fiscal Year Calendar. Walmart suppliers get another New Year’s Eve next Friday, January 31st, when Fiscal Year 2014 ends....
READ MOREDo you remember Y2K? Legacy computer systems were built to handle years that went as high as 1999, but not years that began with a 2. As the year 2000 approached, people worried that airplanes would...
READ MOREThe last hundred yards, for the Walmart supplier, is getting from the loading dock to the shelf. It can be a frustrating part of the equation, since it’s not under the control of the supplier...
READ MOREWalmart suppliers are facing third-party audits focused on cost recovery. These audits seek out pricing errors, freight problems, and other issues for which they can send claims to suppliers....
READ MOREWalmart’s fresh suppliers face a special challenge: throwaways. Fortunately, Retail link has a report for that. Because Walmart and Sam’s Club use different accounting systems,...
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