Walmart’s Beauty Box
YouTube beauty guru Emily Noel shared her experience of one of Walmart’s omnichannel initiatives: the Walmart Beauty Box. Beauty boxes are a popular trend. Users subscribe to a service and are...
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Retail Link 2.0
Big news for Retail Link is the coming rollout of Retail Link 2.0. This is a major change, not a cosmetic makeover. The big question on everyone’s mind? There are two. Some will immediately be...
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In recent years, Walmart has been making an effort to tighten standards for ethical sourcing for products. Until recently, it was not uncommon for U.S. suppliers to have only a vague idea of just...
READ MORE5 Changes in Walmart Post Audit Claims
Walmart 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 MOREWalmart’s Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart’s Annual report is out, and Doug McMillon’s introductory letter is clearly still embracing sustainability as a key commitment: Walmart’s initiatives, in partnership with many...
READ MOREWalmart’s Ethical Sourcing Requirements
Walmart made history last year by requiring higher ethical standards of all suppliers when it comes to sourcing. “Saving people money so they can live better encompasses more than merely having...
READ MOREWalmart and Target in Canada
Target launched in Canada in March, and Walmart was there to welcome them. However, Canadian shoppers haven’t taken to Target as well as the retailer might have hoped. The Wall Street Journal...
READ MOREWalmart: A Learning Company
Walmart is different from other retailers in many ways. One of the most striking is in the focus on learning. Becoming a learning company has been an oft-discussed goal for organizations since the...
READ MOREThird Party Audits Hit Walmart Suppliers
Walmart 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 MORECould Retail Link Improve Worker Safety?
The Wall Street Journal quoted 8th & Walton’s Jeff Clapper saying that Retail Link helps the company work with suppliers to maintain cost and quality. Dara O’Rourke, an associate...
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