Retail Link Training
Training resources for apparel suppliers using Walmart Retail Link — classes, video training, webinars and consulting
Retail Link is an internet based tool created by Wal-Mart which allows suppliers to access point of sale data and other important information. For an apparel or softlines supplier, that data is the daily record of how clothing is selling at Walmart and Sam's Club — by store, by item and over time — and managing a Walmart account well means using Retail Link proactively to analyze performance and act on it. The training resources gathered here cover the main ways suppliers learn the system: training directly from Walmart, scheduled classes and week-long sessions, on-demand video training, introductory webinars, and consulting from analysts who work in Retail Link every day. None of the companies listed is associated with or endorsed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and a supplier should never share a corporate login or password with any training company.
Welcome to the Retail Link Training
It is very important to note that we do not think that these companies are in any way associated with or endorsed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. If you have questions about any of these companies, you should ask them for clarification. If they indicate that they are associated with Walmart, we would suggest you double check that point directly with Walmart. We strongly suggest that you do NOT share your corporate login or passwords with any company.
In our opinion, the best way to train on Walmart
relevant topics is to receive training directly from Walmart.
Walmart News Online: Are you a Walmart supplier? Are you using Retail Link® to analyze and optimize your Walmart account? The Retail Link® Training Classes and On-Demand Video Training offered by Trend Results is a method to help maximize and streamline your Walmart business.
Trend Results: The Retail Link® Training Classes, On-Demand Video Training and Supplier Consulting services offered by Trend Results are possible methods for helping create actionable intelligence in order to optimize and streamline your Walmart business. Walmart relies on their suppliers to use Retail Link® to proactively manage their accounts. The Trend Results analysts have a combined 21 years of experience using Retail Link® to analyze the performance of their clients' accounts. Building on this experience, they are able to turn hard data into actionable intelligence, providing their clients with a road map to maximizing their potential.
Rapid Train: Participating in the many available supplier training sessions offered through Rapid Training Solutions means you will have one of the most cost-effective training available for any Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam's Club vendor. Whether you're joining them at one of their week-long training sessions throughout the United States or participating in an on-demand supplier training class, you or your employee will find the most updated information regarding supply chains, inventory management, Retail Link and more. You can't afford to do business with Walmart or Sam's Club and not have this training. They are that confident in the return on your investment.
Delta Associates: New to Retail Link®? Instead of being overwhelmed by all the features and options, you can get a smooth start with this companies help. This webinar includes topics such as: Customizing your home page, making commonly used applications available on your home page, Setting up My Business at a Glance, learning quick reporting with SWAS, Locating the applications and documentation most pertinent to your needs, such as Walmart Calendar, Maps, Decision Support, and Store/club lists.
RetailLink.tv: Their On-Demand Retail Link Video Training modules can save you both time and money. Their task-specific and comprehensive training videos are an ideal choice for the busy Walmart Supplier. The Retail Link training videos offered on their website are designed to get you up to speed on very specific topics relating to Retail Link in a short period of time. Why sit through an entire full-day training class just to learn about the Supplier Performance Scorecard or creating a store specific order (SSO).
You may also want to read about Retail Link 2.0 on our fashion blog.
Again, we do not think that the companies listed in this section on directly associated with Walmart. You can discuss with Walmart regarding their suggestions in regard to training.
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What Retail Link Training Should Cover
A new supplier user faces a large system with many applications, so good training starts with orientation: customizing the home page, making commonly used applications available on that home page, and setting up My Business at a Glance. From there it moves to reporting — quick reporting with SWAS, locating the applications and documentation most pertinent to the account, and working with the Walmart Calendar, Maps, Decision Support and store and club lists. Those are the topics of the Delta Associates introductory webinar described in the resources above, and they are the right first syllabus for anyone opening Retail Link for the first time.
Beyond orientation, apparel suppliers need the working topics of account management: reading point of sale data, analyzing the performance of their accounts, understanding the Supplier Performance Scorecard, creating a store specific order (SSO), and the supply chain and inventory management practices that keep product in stock without over-shipping. Trend Results frames this as turning hard data into actionable intelligence — a road map to maximizing a supplier's potential — and its analysts bring a combined 21 years of experience using Retail Link to analyze the performance of client accounts. That analyst experience is the thing to ask any training provider about: how long its teachers have actually managed Walmart accounts inside the system they teach.
Choosing a Training Format
Scheduled classes suit a supplier team that can travel and learn together: Rapid Training Solutions runs week-long training sessions throughout the United States, as well as on-demand supplier training classes, covering supply chains, inventory management and Retail Link for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam's Club vendors, and presents its training as one of the most cost-effective options available to a vendor. On-demand video suits the busy supplier who needs one topic now rather than a full syllabus: RetailLink.tv offers task-specific and comprehensive training videos designed to get a user up to speed on a specific topic in a short period of time, instead of sitting through an entire full-day class to learn a single task such as the Supplier Performance Scorecard or creating a store specific order. Trend Results offers both routes — Retail Link training classes and on-demand video training — alongside supplier consulting for accounts that need ongoing analysis rather than instruction alone.
Whatever format you choose, keep the cautions on this page in front of you. Training directly from Walmart is the most authoritative route, and the Retail Link login is the starting point for it. The independent companies listed here are not associated with or endorsed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; if a company indicates that it is associated with Walmart, double check that point directly with Walmart. Ask each provider for clarification about its own services, and never share your corporate login or passwords with any company.
References & Further Reading
- Walmart — check directly with Walmart about its suggestions in regard to training, and about any claim of association made by a training company.
- Retail Link Login — the starting point for training directly from Walmart.
- Walmart News Online — on the Retail Link training classes and on-demand video training offered by Trend Results for Walmart suppliers.
- Trend Results — Retail Link training classes, on-demand video training and supplier consulting.
- Rapid Train — supplier training sessions from Rapid Training Solutions, including week-long sessions and on-demand classes.
- Delta Associates — an introductory Retail Link webinar covering home page setup, My Business at a Glance, SWAS reporting, the Walmart Calendar, Maps, Decision Support and store and club lists.
- RetailLink.tv — on-demand, task-specific Retail Link video training modules for busy Walmart suppliers.
- Retail Link 2.0 — further reading on the Apparel Search fashion blog.
Common Questions
What is Retail Link?
Retail Link is an internet based tool created by Wal-Mart which allows suppliers to access point of sale data and other important information.
Are the training companies listed here associated with or endorsed by Walmart?
No. The companies listed are not in any way associated with or endorsed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. If a company indicates that it is associated with Walmart, double check that point directly with Walmart, and never share your corporate login or passwords with any company.
What topics can Retail Link training cover?
Customizing your home page, setting up My Business at a Glance, quick reporting with SWAS, the Walmart Calendar, Maps, Decision Support, store and club lists, the Supplier Performance Scorecard, and creating a store specific order (SSO).