Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
(Editor’s note: EDI is just one of the basics a supplier needs to grasp when working with Walmart. Have questions about this and other areas? Contact an 8th & Walton adviser before your...
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Retail Link Users Group (RLUG)
A Retail Link Users Group (RLUG) is a group of people who use Retail Link and support one another in using the program. In online RLUGs, like the one at LinkedIn, members ask and answer questions and...
READ MOREPoint of Sale (POS)
POS stands for Point of Sale and can be used in a number of different contexts: POS software is the software used to check someone out, which may also feed into a CRM, logistics, or other software....
READ MOREAre You Using Retail Link — Really?
Retail Link is an incredibly powerful tool for growing your business with Walmart and Sam’s Club, and it’s provided free to every supplier. Your buyer assumes that you’re using...
READ MOREUnderstanding the Walmart Calendar
Note: for information about Walmart’s current fiscal year, go to Walmart Fiscal Year Calendar. The familiar January to January isn’t the only calendar around. Calendars based on lunar...
READ MOREWhen Should You Pull Weekly Retail Link Reports?
Most Retail Link users pull reports on a weekly basis. You can arrange to run reports automatically at a particular time, so they’re ready for you when you need them. The question is:...
READ MOREWalmart’s Retail Link on a Mac?
We’ll leave this blog post up for a historical record (and just in case it’s not settled yet), but the good news is that you should now be able to use Retail Link on your Mac. The new...
READ MORECatching Those Automatic Reports
You’re smart, so you set up Walmart Retail Link reports to run automatically on Sunday night. That way, you can come in on Monday morning, grab the data, and get going. You’re an...
READ MOREThe 80/20 Rule in Retail Link
Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was an Italian economist who noticed, in 1906, that 80% of Italy’s wealth was held by 20% of the population. Over the years, more and more people noticed that more...
READ MORE30-60-90 Thinking
It’s the first week in December, so you’re focused on the holidays. In fact, a lot of us can’t see past the holidays at all. Whether you’re exulting over your holiday sales,...
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