When customers search for items on Walmart and select the listing they want to purchase, they often press the ¨add to cart¨ button purchasing the item that Walmart prioritizes; This is called the Walmart buy box. There are three straightforward ways to have your item prioritized by Walmart.
Continue readingDue to recent changes in the applicable law, Walmart had to adjust the way they verify business information. The changes were rolled out in early October 2021, and all sellers are responsible for providing accurate and current business information in accordance with the new regulations. Below you can find a breakdown of the new required changes and instructions on where to provide them.
Continue readingThere are still a few more days (the deadline is this Sunday) to update your Holiday Return window on Walmart Seller Center. This is a new feature introduced to increase the chance of sales and allow customers more time to return the items bought during the busy Holiday period.
Continue readingWalmart’s goal is to provide its customers with a top-notch experience. In order to achieve this goal, it was necessary to set some standards all sellers are obligated to meet by signing up an agreement. Walmart calls it a Seller Performance Standards, which consist of four metrics, each measuring specific values based on % of orders.
Continue readingAs we are closing to the Q4 finish line, E-Commerce sales are getting momentum to break another record for the Holiday season. With such a vast amount of expected orders, many of the sellers may face issues with on-time delivery and returns rate which in turn may severely impact their metrics. Due to this fact it is very important to remember some of these best practices of Walmart shipping and packing.
Continue readingHave you ever noticed the short descriptions in the upper left corner or the shipping details section on the product page? Those are Walmart special tags assigned to your products as a result of running a promotion or activating fast shipping on Walmart Seller Center. Some of these tags can also be awarded to sellers who constantly provide good quality products and services.
Continue readingIf you sell on Walmart for some time, you probably know that you cannot completely delete Walmart listing from their database. The most radical thing you can do to remove a product (right after setting its quantity to 0) is to retire it. You can do that on Walmart Seller Center for any product in your catalog. It is a relatively straightforward process as you have to mark the items you would like to remove and select ‘Retire Items’ from the Action Menu. After about 24 hours, your products should be removed from the website and your active items catalog.
Continue readingOn August 9th Walmart has updated the criteria that you need to fulfill to be granted a Pro Seller Badge. The requirements have not changed significantly, but all sellers who would like to retain or gain the badge have to comply with new rules until the beginning of October. Along with the requirements update, Walmart has improved the badge visibility for customers, adding the information on the additional sellers’ page and in the shopping cart.
Continue readingSince Halloween is just around the corner, it is a good time to remind that “Halloween and selected seasonal products” are on the list of categories that require Walmart’s pre-approval.
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