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3-Minute Insights
by 8th & Walton
Bentonville-based retail supplier consultancy 8th & Walton provides expert insights to retail suppliers.
Episodes
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Decoding Walmart's New Style Business Unit
How Walmart’s New Style Unit Changes Buying Decisions for Suppliers Walmart has reorganized beauty, apparel, and parts of home into its new Style business unit. Beauty, for example, now sits under style instead of health and wellness. What does that change for suppliers? Lainie Petersen talks…
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Mastering Walmart Brand Registration
Walmart Brand Registration Explained: 6-Digit vs 7-Digit Brand IDs (and How to Protect Your Listings) 8th & Walton's Joel Graham discusses Walmart's brand registration process, explaining the two separate brand registration numbers needed for Walmart: a six-digit Walmart brand ID issued by...
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Digital Penetration: The Key To Unlocking Success on Walmart.com
Walmart Digital Penetration, Content + Ads: How Suppliers Win on the Digital Shelf (with Sarah Shaddy) 8th & Walton’s e-commerce analyst Sarah Shaddy discusses the launch of 8th & Walton's new Digital Service and why Walmart digital penetration, defined as the share of a supplier’s Walmart sales...
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Walmart Q2 Earnings Call Takeaways
In this episode of 3-Minute Insights, we dive into the key takeaways from Walmart's recent Q2 earnings call and what they mean for suppliers. As Walmart's strategies evolve, suppliers must adapt by coming to the table with comprehensive plans that go beyond just product placement. We discuss the...
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Walmart's AI Fulfillment Strategy
8th & Walton's Terry Clear discusses Walmart's efforts to speed up fulfillment using AI. Walmart's goal? Resilience and the ability to respond to unexpected changes... which means that suppliers have to get their AI processes up to speed and be accountable for any AI-related missteps.
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Navigating the Summer Sales Showdown: Walmart Vs. Amazon
Prime Day vs. Walmart Deals: Price Sensitivity, Cross-Shopping, and AI-Driven Discovery 8th & Walton's Terry Clear joins us to discuss a recent PYMNTS study on major summer sales, finding that 93% of consumers shopped either Prime Day or Walmart deals, while average spending fell at both…
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Mastering Product Content: A Guide for Walmart Suppliers
Walmart Product Content Rules: How to Write Compliant Product Titles & Descriptions. 8th & Walton's Joel Graham explains how suppliers can create Walmart-compliant product content, focusing on the product title (also applicable to descriptions/“romance paragraph” and key features).
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Canada’s Blue Box Program Breakdown for Walmart Canada Suppliers
In this episode, we break down what Walmart Canada suppliers need to know about the Blue Box program. 8th & Walton's Heather Reid explains how Canada’s Blue Box recycling program works, why Walmart is required to report packaging data, and how supplier fees help fund the system. More importantly,...
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Walmart’s New Supplier Shipping Programs Explained (What You Need to Know)
Walmart is rolling out three new shipping programs for suppliers, and they could significantly change how products move through the supply chain. 8th & Walton’s Terry Clear breaks down what suppliers need to know: ✅ Prepaid to consolidation: How shipping to a single consolidation center changes...
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Walmart Canada Shifts to New Supply Chain Manager Model: What Suppliers Must Know
8th & Walton's Heather Reid discusses an important update for Walmart Canada grocery suppliers: the introduction of a new centralized Supply Chain Manager (SCM) role. (Important: This change only impacts Walmart Canada Suppliers!) You’ll learn: ✅ What the new Supply Chain Manager role is and how…
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Walmart’s Digital Shelf Labels: What Suppliers Need to Know Now
Walmart is rolling out digital shelf labels and the implications for suppliers are significant. In this conversation, 8th & Walton's Terry Clear breaks down what faster, more flexible price changes could mean for Walmart suppliers, especially regarding cost negotiations, promotional funding, and...
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What Montgomery v. Caribe Means for Walmart Suppliers
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II) has major implications for shippers, brokers, and carriers across the supply chain. 8th & Walton's Terry Clear breaks down the Court’s unanimous decision that freight brokers can be held liable for accidents involving the...
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How to Use Geo Data to Win More Walmart Distribution
How do you turn market data into a compelling case for expansion at Walmart? 8th & Walton's Sean Presley breaks down how suppliers can use geo-analysis and market performance data to identify and justify growth opportunities. For many suppliers, a line review is the only face-to-face time with a...
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Before You Pitch Growth at Walmart, Fix This First
Before you even think about growth at Walmart, you have to prove you can execute. 8th & Walton's Sean Presley explains why operational excellence, especially OTIF (On Time In Full) and in-stock performance, is non-negotiable heading into a line review.
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The Secret to Winning Walmart Line Reviews: Tell a Better Data Story
Preparing for a Walmart line review? It’s not just about showing your numbers—it’s about telling the story behind them. In this conversation, Sean Presley of 8th & Walton explains why metrics like units per store per week and total sales are only the starting point. Walmart merchants already have...
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Fix Your Walmart Brand Shop for Free
If your Walmart brand shop just looks like a product dump… you’re missing a huge opportunity. The best part? Fixing it costs nothing. 8th & Walton's Sarah Shaddy explains how.
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Stop Keyword Stuffing: Smarter Walmart SEO for Suppliers
In this 3-Minute Insights, 8th & Walton’s Sarah Shaddy breaks down simple but effective Walmart SEO best practices that can improve your product’s organic ranking. Learn how to balance keyword optimization with shopper-friendly content, avoid common mistakes like keyword stuffing, and make the…
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Walmart.com PDP Image Mistakes That Are Killing Your Conversions
Free Walmart.com Image Fixes That Boost PDP Conversion 8th & Walton's Sarah Shaddy shares free ways suppliers can optimize Walmart.com product detail pages through better imagery.
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Winning Rural Delivery: How Walmart Suppliers Should Plan Inventory
8th & Walton's Terry Clear discusses how Walmart suppliers should adjust inventory and forecasting to ensure compliance and strong sales. ------------------------------- Lainie: The latest frontier in the battle between Walmart and Amazon appears to be rural area delivery speeds. How should…
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Nutrition Labeling & Private Brands
8th & Walton's Terry Clear explains that consumers are demanding more transparency about ingredients and nutrition. He encourages suppliers, especially in private label, to go beyond minimum FDA label requirements by leaning into clearer, front-of-pack communication. Visit our website:...
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Walmart's Great Value Overhaul
8th & Walton's Terry Clear discusses Walmart’s packaging overhaul of its Great Value brand as part of a broader push into private brands, alongside the rollout of bettergoods.
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Walmart’s Store-Based Marketplace Fulfillment: Faster Delivery, New Inventory Demands
8th & Walton's Terry Clear explains how Walmart’s store-based marketplace fulfillment will impact Walmart suppliers.
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Why Does Your Walmart Invoice Show "Research" Status in APIS?
8th & Walton's Heather Reid explains what happens when Walmart's system can't auto-match your invoice to a purchase order and receiving data. When the three-way match fails, your invoice enters research mode in APIS (Walmart’s Accounts Payable Inquiry System), requiring a human to perform a…
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The Best Time to Invoice Walmart
When should you send your invoice to Walmart? 8th & Walton's Heather Reid breaks down Walmart’s recommended invoicing timelines, including ship date, Must Arrive By (MAB) date, and post-receipt invoicing, and explains what actually works best.
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Walmart Invoices: APIS or HighRadius?
Part one of a three-part series on the most common questions that 8th & Walton's Heather Reid gets in her first meetings with suppliers. Confused about when to use APIS in Retail Link versus HighRadius? You’re not alone. In this clip, Heather Breaks down the key differences between Walmart’s...
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Walmart SQEP in the Age of Automation: What Suppliers Must Know
Walmart suppliers may experience tightening SQEP expectations as DC automation and robotics scale up. 8th & Walton's Terry Clear and Joel Graham discuss how new packaging attributes, stricter pallet standards, and “problem freight” risks might impact your compliance and item setup as a supplier.
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3 Things to Cover in Your Replenishment Manager Meetings
8th & Walton's Sean Presley discusses the three things that Walmart suppliers should cover in their check-ins with their replenishment manager.
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Ladder Plans & Working With Your Walmart Replenishment Partner
Using Walmart Ladder Plans to Prevent Out-of-Stocks and Heavy Markdowns 8th & Walton's Sean Presley explains how a simple, well-maintained Walmart ladder plan helps suppliers manage new item launches and end-of-life inventory to avoid out-of-stocks and heavy markdowns.
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Working With Your Walmart Replenishment Partner, Part 1: Be Proactive!
8th & Walton's Sean Presley explains what sets proactive Walmart suppliers apart from reactive suppliers.
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Get It RIGHT: Mastering Item Creation
This episode with 8th & Walton's Joel Graham covers two item creation attributes suppliers commonly struggle with: item type and warehouse alignment code.
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Understanding Walmart’s AI Patents
Our guest this week is Terry Clear from Eighth & Walton, and we are discussing the news that Walmart has won patents for AI‑powered dynamic pricing systems.
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Harnessing Supplier One -- 3-Minute Insights
Walmart Supplier One: Key Finance & Accounting Menus for Deductions, Invoices, and OTIF Charges 8th & Walton's Heather Reid explains how the deductions area helps categorize and analyze chargebacks, shortages, allowances, and returns over customizable timeframes, enabling teams to identify...
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Walmart Canada's Inbound compliance codes & SQEP Style Fines -- 3-Minute Insights
Our guest this week was 8th & Walton's Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada and Accounting Insights. Walmart Canada's inbound compliance codes & SQEP style fines.
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UCP, Gemini, and Your Item Scores -- 3-Minute Insights
In this Three Minute Insights episode, 8th & Walton’s Terry Clear discusses Walmart’s adoption of Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) in Gemini and what it means for suppliers.
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Maximizing efficiency with 8th & Walton's calendar tools
Heather discusses the importance of using free calendar resources from 8th & Walton, focusing on the Walmart fiscal year calendar. Learn how to download these helpful tools from the website and get tips on comparing weekly metrics year over year. Heather also emphasizes the importance of...
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Disasters, disruptions, and supplier resilience
Join Sean Presley in this week’s episode of Three Minute Insights as he discusses how retail suppliers can be proactive in managing disruptions caused by natural disasters.
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Terry Clear on Amazon conceding grocery ground to Walmart
This episode of Three Minute Insights features Terry Clear discussing Amazon's decision to drop Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh to focus on Whole Foods. We examine the implications for Walmart suppliers and what they should monitor in this evolving grocery landscape.
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Strapped consumers opt for online grocery shopping
Terry Clear discusses recent findings on how financially strapped consumers turn to online grocery shopping to manage costs, and offers strategic advice for suppliers on serving budget-conscious shoppers.
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Terry Clear on the Walmart - Gemini partnership
Terry Clear returns to 3-Minute Insights discuss the groundbreaking partnership between Walmart and Google's Gemini AI platform.
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Introduction to Walmart Canada's Supplier Information Manual with Heather Reid
Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada and Accounting Insights at 8th & Walton, joins Three Minute Insights to discuss the importance of Walmart Canada's Supplier Information Manual.
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Joel Graham on fine lines
8th & Walton's Joel Graham joins us to discuss fine lines.
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Unlock Free Resources for Retail Suppliers with Heather Reid (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our two-part series on 8th & Walton's free online resources, Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada and Accounting Insights at 8th & Walton, describes the in-depth resources available on our website.
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New year, new Walmart leadership
Jeff Clapper, president and CEO of 8th & Walton, discusses Walmart's upcoming leadership change and its impact on suppliers.
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Unlock free supplier resources at 8thandWalton.com
Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada and Accounting Insights at 8th & Walton, discusses the valuable free resources available on the 8th & Walton website. Learn about the expert-developed guides, including a Walmart calendar, glossary of terms, accounting reference sheets, podcasts, and...
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Walmart's AI pivot
Terry Clear, Director of Replenishment and Sales Insights at 8th & Walton. Discusses Walmart's increasing use of custom Agentic AI instead of off-the-shelf models and its implications for retail suppliers. Learn what suppliers need to do to prepare for new data requirements and shifts in job…
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Navigating trade uncertainty in 2026
Terry Clear, Director of Replenishment and Sales Insights at 8th & Walton, discusses the impact of ongoing trade uncertainty on Walmart suppliers for 2026. Terry provides actionable advice on how suppliers can prepare for volatility, manage shipping rates and cargo demand, balance inventory and...
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Mirror image: The importance of supplier invoice & purchase order matching
Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada and Accounting Insights at 8th & Walton, joins us to discuss the critical importance of supplier invoices matching purchase orders. Tune in to hear Heather explain why perfect matches are essential for timely payments, the steps suppliers should take...
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Demand Vs. Order Forecasts
In this episode of Three Minute Insights, we speak with Heather Reid, Director of Education Canada, and Accounting Insights for 8th & Walton, about the common confusion between Walmart's Demand Forecast and Order Forecast.
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The (Walmart) tech that saved Christmas
This week on 3-Minute Insights, Lainie is joined by Terry Clear, director of Replenishment and Sales Insights at 8th & Walton. The topic is a recent study by Numerator showing that Walmart continues to dominate the grocery industry.
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Chat GPT delivers for Walmart
8th & Walton's Terry Clear, Director of Replenishment & Supplier Insights, discusses how Walmart's willingness to embrace AI has resulted in increased site visits. . .and sales. He also offers tips on how Walmart suppliers can best leverage this new stream of customers.
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