Global Location Number (GLN)
GLN stands for Global Location Number. Walmart’s US is 0078742000008 and Walmart Canada is 0681131000000. It’s a number that identifies the physical location of a company, and thus...
READ MORE8th & Walton
Blog
Resources, articles, and podcasts that focus on the needs and interests of suppliers working with Walmart or aspiring to do so.
Category: Walmart Supplier Glossary
Information Systems Division (ISD)
ISD stands for Information Systems Division. There’s more than one thing that sets Walmart apart from other retailers, but there’s no question about the importance of technology. Being...
READ MORESegmentation Analysis Tool (SAT)
If the last time you used the term “SAT” was when you took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, you might get a familiar feeling when you hear about the SAT for Walmart suppliers. Segmentation?...
READ MORECorrection of Errors (COE)
COE stands for Correction of Errors. One observer calls it “business journaling.” It’s the practice of taking time to do a weekly or monthly recap of your business, writing down...
READ MOREPromotional Base Index (PBI)
PBI stands for Promotional Base Index. You know that DDs are about deseasonalized demand – what you would expect to sell, all things being equal. One of the times that things aren’t all...
READ MOREConsumer Testing Laboratories (CTL)
Since 1952, a family-owned company called Consumer Testing Laboratories (CTL) has provided testing of all kinds of consumer products. Is the umbrella you make truly waterproof? CTL can tell you. Does...
READ MOREWalmart Supplier Glossary: POE
Port of Entry (POE) ia a port at which imported goods enter the country is a port of entry. While the term may conjure up thoughts of seaports with big ships, the smell of the ocean, and the cries...
READ MORESupplier Evaluation Risk (SER) Rating
One of the requirements to become a Walmart supplier is registration with Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet manages data on businesses and calculates what is essentially a business credit...
READ MOREKnown Value Items (KVI)
What Are Known Value Items? The average consumer has a mental price book for about one hundred items. Those items are the KVIs – the Known Value Items, the ones whose typical price people can...
READ MORE