Ready to grow your sales on Walmart.com?

Want to know how to make Walmart Connect work to bring new customers to your item pages?

What are the best online strategies to launch a new product?

We cover these questions and much more on this week’s podcast with Michael Lebhar, CEO of SellCord (click the “play button” above to hear our interview).

Click here to learn more about SellCord’s services and how they grow brands at Walmart.com.

In our conversation with Michael, we cover:

• How suppliers should be using Walmart Connect to grow their business
• Strategies to launch business on Walmart Marketplace
• Best practices for growing sales at Walmart.com
• How SellCord helps Walmart suppliers with strategy and execution

Got a topic you’d like us to cover on an up-coming podcast? Let us know and learn how 8th & Walton helps Walmart suppliers through live online classes and one-on-one advisory.

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On this week’s podcast, we talk with Kevin Parkerson, Founder and CEO of KP Global Logistics Consulting (click the “play” button above to hear our interview).

In our conversation, Kevin discusses:

• His background in working with retailers and suppliers on supply chain issues
• The current state of the global logistics industry
• AI becoming a larger part of how we use supply chain data
• Global logistics in this post-pandemic environment
• Key learnings and missed opportunities from the pandemic
• How importers should be planning for the remainder of 2023 and looking ahead to 2024

If you would like to contact Kevin with a question or to learn more about his services, send a message to kevinp@globallogisticsconsulting.net.

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If you’re not using Walmart’s Item 360 every day, it can be easy to miss an update!

Suppliers logging in to Item 360 for the first time in a while may have noticed their content score has fallen. This may be due to recent updates Walmart made on required content.

Joel Graham joins the podcast this week to explain the recent Item 360 updates and let suppliers know what they will need before logging in to make corrections. Click the “play button” above to hear our conversation with Joel.

If you have questions about Item 360 or any other aspect of your Walmart business, schedule a 15-minute consultation with our experts. It’s free!

Complete the form below to schedule your free consultation.

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When working to improve your item pages at walmart.com, it’s easy to focus on copy, images, and dynamic content. But how do you improve one of the biggest selling tools on your page: the ratings and reviews?

Rick West, CEO and Co-Founder of Field Agent, joins the podcast this week to discuss strategies for getting more (and more quality) ratings and reviews. (Click the “play button” above to hear the podcast.)

During our interview, Rick explains:

• how Field Agent supports suppliers
• why ratings and reviews are valuable to not only suppliers, but to customers
• how ratings and reviews have changed over the years
• why Walmart is prioritizing ratings and reviews for its suppliers
• how suppliers can get more, and more quality, ratings and reviews
• when suppliers should partner with a professional firm

Ready to improve your ratings and reviews? Check out the services Field Agent has to offer to help your online business!

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In early 2023, Walmart announced it was expanding its RFID tagging initiative to more departments. While suppliers have until February 2024 to be fully compliant in stores, early planning and adoption of the RFID technology is critical.

On this week’s podcast, Mike Graen is back with new information on the RFID initiative and tools to help suppliers. During our interview, we ask Mike:

• What is RFID and how is it used in retail?
• What are Walmart’s expectations for suppliers in this new RFID phase?
• What will suppliers learn in the upcoming online RFID seminars?
• What are the benefits of RFID for suppliers and for customers?
• What’s a realistic timeline for beginning RFID tagging to being fully compliant in a store?

After listening to the podcast (click the “play button” above to hear the interview), impacted suppliers should:

• sign up for the next 2023 RFID seminar hosted by Mike Graen
• contact 8th & Walton with any questions
• read more about RFID and it works in retail

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On this week’s podcast, 8th & Walton President and CEO Jeff Clapper looks at 2023 (click the “play button” above to listen).

In addition to discussing new tools and support for Walmart suppliers, we ask Jeff:

• What were the biggest surprises or callouts of 2022?
• What’s been the feedback on 8th & Walton’s B Corp certification?
• In addition to the New Supplier Checklist, what are the new class options for aspiring Walmart suppliers?
• How will Private Brand continue to expand in Walmart this year and how does our team support suppliers?
• What is your advice to Walmart suppliers about how to prepare for this next fiscal year?

Ready to improve your business with Walmart this year? A 15-minute consultation with a Walmart advisor is absolutely FREE!

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What is the difference between prepaid versus collect delivery?

Which is better if you are supplying to Walmart?

Whether to use a prepaid or collect delivery method is part of every supplier’s planning strategy. To dive deep into the major differences between the two, we sat down with Kevin Williamson, CEO of RJW Logistics Group on this week’s podcast (click the “play” button above to listen).

Kevin and his team help suppliers through logistics issues and bring them solutions each week. In our conversation on prepaid delivery versus collect delivery, Kevin explains:

• the major differences between prepaid and collect delivery
• supplying to Walmart and recent fees initiated on suppliers
• prepaid and collect delivery as they directly relate to Walmart’s OTIF requirements
• inventory repackaging, labeling, and POS displays using a prepaid delivery system
• what suppliers should consider when choosing between the two methods

For more questions about prepaid versus delivery or to learn more about RJW Logistics Group’s services, visit them online!

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How does that merchandise display complete the customer’s omnichannel experience?

What social media is impacting how new displays are designed?

That’s part of the conversation on this week’s podcast with Trevor Lewis of InStore Design Display (click the “play” button above to listen).

Even with the surge in customers shopping online or trying curbside pickup, more buying decisions are still being made at the shelf. Planning the right presentation to catch your next customer’s eye is how Trevor and his team support suppliers each week.

In our conversation, we ask Trevor:

1. How does InStore Design Display support suppliers?
2. For today’s shopper, how important is the store presentation and what role does it play in the holistic omnichannel experience?
3. How does the changing retail landscape impact your business?
4. How do social media and online influencers impact how you support suppliers?
5. What’s happening in the core retail landscape that will impact in-store designs next year?
6. When you first sit down with a new client, what is the planning process like and what can you do for suppliers that they may not be aware of?

Got a question for Trevor about your next display planning? Visit InStore Design Display for more information!

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