CRA Retail Link Data Management 3

Question 1

Which Retail Link report would a supplier use to track whether their products maintained in-stock status across stores during a specific week?

Accepted Answer

In-Stock Report filtered by week ending date

Answer

The In-Stock Report tracks the percentage of time an item was available for sale across stores, filterable by specific date ranges.

Question 2

In Retail Link, what does a '0% In-Stock' reading on a store-item combination most likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

The item had no on-hand inventory for the entire measurement period

Answer

A 0% In-Stock reading means the item recorded zero on-hand units throughout the entire measurement period, signifying a stockout.

Question 3

Retail Link's CPFAR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) module primarily facilitates:

Accepted Answer

Joint demand forecasting and replenishment planning between Walmart and suppliers

Answer

CPFAR enables suppliers and Walmart to collaborate on shared sales forecasts and replenishment plans to improve supply chain efficiency.

Question 4

When a Retail Link report is set to 'Rolling 52 Weeks,' the date range updates automatically based on which anchor point?

Accepted Answer

The most recent completed week relative to today's date

Answer

A Rolling 52-Week period dynamically anchors to the most recently completed week, always reflecting the trailing full year.

Question 5

In Retail Link data, the term 'Club' as a store format refers to which Walmart banner?

Accepted Answer

Sam's Club

Answer

In Retail Link, the 'Club' format designation refers to Sam's Club locations, which operate under a separate membership warehouse model.

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