Retail Link Training for Walmart Suppliers
Sam Walton wanted to share lots of information with Walmart’s suppliers. Lots of information. Walmart systems has about 583 terabytes of information, while the Library of Congress contains...
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Millennials Like to Be the Expert
Ever gone shopping with a Millennial? It can be an adventure, because they aren’t content to just grab a product off the shelf and toss it in the cart. Millennials want to know what they’re...
READ MORECatering to the Millennial Sweet Tooth
While dentists and nutritionists have long cautioned against the consumption of sugary treats, Millennials seem to be blithely ignoring these warnings. As it turns out, this age group loves candy,...
READ MOREReach Millennials Through Sampling
In-store sampling is a familiar – and generally successful – strategy used by food retailers to introduce new products and to boost sales of existing brands. As Saatchi & Saatchi X’s...
READ MORE3 Steps to Manage Your Emotions and Build Trust With Walmart Partners
I am most fulfilled when negotiating price adjustments with a buyer… said no account manager ever. Are you ever there? Where partnering conversations spiral into contentious negotiations You walk...
READ MORENWA Walmart Supplier Support Group
Stephanie Parrish, support team lead at Bentonville-based Brown Sales & Distribution, LLC, a multi-vendor support group, is the moderator of the NWA Walmart Supplier Support Group on Facebook,...
READ MORELack of Trust…a Hidden Tax on Your Business: 5 Best Practices for Building Trust With Walmart — Guest Post
In an EDLC, EDLP model, there’s absolutely no room for hidden fees and excess costs. That’s why Stephen M. R. Covey’s analogy in his best-selling book, Speed of Trust, resonates...
READ MORESet Up Your Apps Tab in Retail Link
Walmart’s Retail Link software was revolutionary when it first came out, and it can still be a game-changer for your business today. For many suppliers, though, it’s too much data in one...
READ MORERetail Link Monday Morning Report
It’s Monday morning — so how is your Walmart business doing? A Monday Morning Report lets you answer that question with confidence. But if your Monday morning report is an Excel file with...
READ MOREWalmart Defends Strategic Decisions
“These are exciting times in retail given the pace and magnitude of change. We have strengths and assets to build on and are making progress to position the company for the future,” said Doug...
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