Walmart shipping templates give retailers the ability to streamline your shipping process and provide a consistent and reliable shipping experience for your customers. In this blog post, we'll dive into what Walmart shipping templates are and how they can help simplify your shipping operations.
Just as people tend to stick to their favorite stores, they’re also quick to stick to their favorite online marketplace. A platform like Walmart.com might be exactly what your business needs.
Merchants, meet your next big ecommerce opportunity: Walmart Marketplace. Since Walmart began welcoming third party sellers in 2016, they’ve shaken up the ecommerce scene. Sellers are excited, and for good reason.
Walmart has built a reputation on being the place to shop to save money. Hence their slogan “Save Money, Live Better.” And even though they’ve ventured into the world of an ecommerce marketplace by allowing third-party sellers on their site, they still want their customers to score good deals. That’s why it isn’t surprising that Walmart encourages third-party sellers to give customers free shipping.
Walmart made some changes to their full item specs when they launched version 3 last year. While version 2 is still hanging in there, Walmart plans on deprecating it soon. To prevent any future errors, you’ll want to hop on board with the new changes.
Launched on October 1, 2018, Walmart’s enhanced Marketplace Returns program is another step towards a best-in-class customer experience and improved seller tools. The program promotes a more seamless return environment and ultimately simplifies the customer experience.Customer benefits include: Clear return policies for each item (documented on item pages) Ability for customers to print return shipping labels directly from their Walmart accounts Return assistance from Walmart’s customer service team Business benefits include: Ability to set a custom return policy for individual items Specifying other factors in return policies (return windows, restocking fees, shipping fees, etc.) New Returns dashboard that will make return management easier, faster, and more efficient The option to use Walmart’s discounted Returns Shipping Service What's Changing?Although the program went live on October 1, sellers will have until October 31 to prepare their accounts for the changes. Any accounts that haven’t changed their settings by the deadline will automatically be updated to the program’s new default settings. Some settings require operational planning, so be mindful and don’t delay.What Next?The sooner you prepare, the sooner you’ll be ready for the inevitable. You can start by: Reading the complete Marketplace Returns Policy Go to Seller Help to review detailed guides for all program settings and tasks Reviewing Walmart’s official webinar slides Program Fundamentals and Policy Overview Returns and Refunds API Overview and sample payload Reviewing API documentation if you integrate with Walmart through direct API Updating your settings and requesting account activation Your customer returns will be managed by the new process as soon as your account is activated.If you have any questions about Walmart's new enhanced Marketplace Returns program and how it will integrate into GoDataFeed, feel free to contact our support team.
In this post we look at some of the sellers who should immediately consider hopping on the Walmart marketplace bandwagon.
Walmart Marketplace announced this week some coming changes to the Transit Time Settings.
Walmart acquired Jet.com, one of the fastest-growing ecommerce sites, earlier this month. The news comes as Walmart continues to make a big push to expand its ecommerce footprint.
Walmart aquired new-kid-on-the-block marketplace Jet. What does that mean for sellers?