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Retail Link Data Management Flashcards

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  1. A CRA analyst wants to compare sales performance for a new item versus the same period last year. Which Retail Link feature best supports this comparison?

    Answer: Dual time-period columns using 'Current Year' and 'Prior Year' date selectors

    Retail Link's Query Builder allows analysts to add dual time-period columns so current and prior year data appear side-by-side for direct comparison.

  2. In Retail Link, 'Shrink' as a data metric refers to:

    Answer: Inventory loss due to theft, damage, or administrative errors

    Shrink in Retail Link represents inventory lost to theft, breakage, mis-scans, or other errors that reduce on-hand count without a corresponding sale.

  3. What does the Retail Link metric 'Sell-Through Rate' measure for a seasonal or promotional item?

    Answer: The percentage of received inventory that has been sold to consumers

    Sell-Through Rate measures the proportion of inventory received by stores that has actually been sold, indicating demand relative to supply.

  4. A Retail Link user receives an 'Access Denied' error when attempting to run a report on a specific category. The most common reason is:

    Answer: The user's supplier account does not have authorization for items in that category

    Retail Link access is supplier-specific; users can only view data for categories and items their company is authorized to sell.

  5. In Retail Link reporting, which time granularity is NOT typically available for standard POS sales data?

    Answer: Hourly

    Standard Retail Link POS data is available at daily, weekly, and monthly granularities, but hourly data is not a standard offering in the supplier portal.

  6. The Retail Link 'Open Purchase Order' report helps suppliers identify:

    Answer: Orders placed by Walmart that have not yet been received at the DC or store

    The Open Purchase Order report shows purchase orders Walmart has issued to the supplier that remain outstanding and have not yet been received.

  7. When building a Retail Link report, setting 'Location Type' to 'Store' versus 'Total Company' will:

    Answer: Determine whether results are aggregated nationally or broken out by individual store

    Setting Location Type to 'Store' provides store-level detail for each location, while 'Total Company' aggregates all stores into a single national summary.