Retail Link Data Management Flashcards
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A supplier notices that Retail Link shows 'On Order' units for their item but On Hand has not increased after the expected delivery window. This discrepancy most likely indicates:
Answer: The shipment was received but not yet processed through the DC or store receiving system
If On Order units exist but On Hand has not updated, the goods likely arrived but have not yet been scanned and processed through Walmart's receiving system.
In Retail Link, which metric specifically measures how efficiently an item converts its allocated shelf space into sales revenue?
Answer: Sales per Linear Foot
Sales per Linear Foot measures how much revenue an item generates relative to the shelf space it occupies, a key space productivity metric.
Which Retail Link data source would a supplier use to monitor Walmart's demand forecast for their item over the next 12 weeks?
Answer: Replenishment Forecast Report within the Supply Chain module
The Replenishment Forecast Report in Retail Link's Supply Chain module provides Walmart's system-generated demand projections for upcoming weeks.
A CRA analyst exports Retail Link data to Excel and notices store numbers appear as leading-zero values (e.g., 0441). Which Excel behavior should they account for?
Answer: Excel may strip leading zeros when formatting cells as General or Number type
Excel's default General format drops leading zeros from numeric-looking values, so store number '0441' would display as '441' unless the column is pre-formatted as Text.
In Retail Link, 'Vendor Stock Number' (VSN) is best described as:
Answer: The supplier's own item identifier mapped to Walmart's catalog
The Vendor Stock Number is the supplier's internal item code that Walmart associates with its own item number in Retail Link to facilitate data cross-referencing.
When setting up a Retail Link scorecard threshold alert for in-stock percentage, the alert will trigger when:
Answer: In-stock percentage falls below the defined minimum threshold value
In-stock threshold alerts are designed to notify suppliers when their in-stock percentage drops below a defined floor value, signaling a stockout risk.
A supplier running a Retail Link report with multiple items from different categories notices inconsistent data. The recommended best practice to isolate the issue is to:
Answer: Run separate reports filtered to a single category or item to identify which item's data is anomalous
Isolating reports to individual categories or items is the standard diagnostic step to pinpoint which specific data is causing inconsistencies before escalating.