Before Your Buyer Meeting
Buyers and suppliers are on the same side, but it’s still natural to have a little trepidation about a meeting with your buyer. His or her decisions can have a big effect on your business...
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How Can You Learn About Retail Link?
You get access to the exciting new world of data that is Retail Link… and then what? Plenty of new Retail Link users get stuck in what’s called the “Sojourner” phase: you...
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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 about...
READ MORERetail Link: How Much Data Is Too Much?
In one sense, there’s no such thing as too much data. The more information we have, the better we can make decisions. We want to grab all the information from Retail Link and compare it with...
READ MOREThe Market Basket Concept
Market Basket Analysis, part of the Retail Link data available to Walmart Suppliers, looks at what’s know as “association rules” in shopping: what items are bought together....
READ MOREWalmart Shares Data with Nielsen
Walmart knows big data. Walmart owns big data. But Walmart hasn’t been sharing its data much for the past decade. Nielsen, the consumer information giant, calls the willingness of most...
READ MOREOnboarding for New Walmart Vendors
“I’m a new Walmart vendor,” began a recent caller to our office. “What classes should I take?” Good question. We at 8th & Walton offer a range of courses for Walmart...
READ MOREHow Savings Catcher Is Changing Walmart’s Mind
The Doing Business in Bentonville speaker series will present Greg Chandler, Senior Marketing Director – Customer Engagement for Walmart, speaking on “Walmart Mobile Retail – How...
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