Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
Class Description
Build queries from start to finish and practice with a Retail Link® expert
Learn how to build, run, and retrieve DSS reports. Then explore different versions of the same data to get a fuller, richer understanding of your product’s performance in Walmart. This class -- which gives you hands-on Retail Link® practice with an expert -- provides a solid base on which to grow your product sales.
This class is for Walmart suppliers selling in Walmart U.S. stores. 
Suppliers selling in Canada, please check our Canadian classes. 
You Will Learn...
- The Retail Link® Decision Support New App
- How to work with time frames on queries
- How to compare Forecast and POS side-by-side
- Different ways to view your data for expanded insights
- How to create and retrieve nine valuable reports
Reports you will create and retrieve: Sales by Item, PO Tracking, Current Instock and Pipeline, Stores Out and Nothing in Pipeline, Returns to Sales Comparison, Item 52 Week Forecast, Order Forecast, Markdown Event, Supplier Performance Scorecard.
Why take this class?
DSS mastery. Your queries will be accurate as well as prepared more quickly. Your DSS toolbox will be enhanced with additional reports which will provide more and richer insights. Your deeper knowledge of Retail Link® data will lead to more confidence.
This is an all-day class. From 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost: $650
Meet your teacher, Lisa Watson
Save 10% when purchasing 3 or more packaged classes.
- Retail Link® 1 - Basics
- Retail Link® 2: Decision Support
- Retail Link® 3: Advanced Decision Support (DSS)
- Retail Link® 4: Analytics & Storytelling
- Accounting, Invoicing & Deductions
Requirements
- Register using your supplier email address
- Have authorized access to Retail Link®
- Have your Retail Link® ID and password on hand
- You will need a laptop with wireless capabilities and Excel
- Webinar students: Webinars are priced per student; only one student per registration. You will need a web camera in your computer. Dual monitors (one for the webinar, one for reports) are recommended.
In order to produce valid reports, your company should be shipping to Walmart prior to taking this class. Since our classes do not use dummy data, if you are not shipping to Walmart, you will have no data with which to produce reports.
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