distribuLink is an advanced reporting service that allows manufacturers with multi-tiered distributions systems and their representatives to review item, price, and promotion data for distributors by brand, distributor, retail chain or any of a number of customized criteria.
Using the information in Item & Cost as the data-of-record, distribuLink provides:
Visibility for manufacturers to access aggregate distributor’s pricing data.
Detailed pricing reports that segment pricing data by distributor or retail chain / chain division.
Improved accuracy and timeliness of pricing data.
Reduced time and labor in gathering pricing data.
Up-to-date pricing data for your regional and national account teams, freeing up sales teams to focus on selling rather than information gathering.
A Call Point Pricing Report lists pricing for all distributors supplying a retailer chain. It lists the Item, UPC, Item Number, Distributor, and pricing information for each cost zone assigned to the chain. Click for a sample report and description.
Note: This report is available in CSV format only, suitable for opening in Excel or any other software that can open comma-separated (delimited) value files.
Consolidated Chain Pricing Reports
A Consolidated Chain Pricing Report lists the items, costs, and conditions, such as “Quantity Discount Allowance, BUY 10 Case(s), GET $1.50 OFF per Case,” associated with the specific retailer selected from the Retailers window on this screen. The report contents are grouped by the cost zones the distributor has set up for the retailer. Note: This report prints on Legal Size paper (11 x 14 landscape). Sample.
This reporting option offers the most accurate pricing available, but is only available when a Park City Group service agreement is set up between the retailer and the distributor.
A Park City Group service agreement exists when a distributor is:
live or “connected” to a Park City Group retailer,
using a Park City Group form for that retailer, or
because a MillerCoors representative has requested a Chain setup for a given retailer to obtain chain pricing.
A Distributor Pricing Report provides costs and conditions for one or more distributors. You can limit your report to a city, state, or Field Business Area (FBA). Note: This report prints on Legal Size paper (11 x 14 landscape). Sample.
Use this function to see if a report has completed.
Click this link to perform a file upload of distributor chain division relationships. This is performed monthly by CBC’s IT (information technology) department, and must be done to keep data-relationships current and to populate the Chain Division Pricing Report.
Although most reports are delivered to you as an e-mail attachment, options are available to hold your report for manual downloading. This function is used to download a report directly to your computer’s hard drive.
Use this function to save report specifications, or modify saved report criteria before running a report.
Most* reports can be delivered to you in three ways:
E-mail Attachment
The report is sent to you as an e-mail attachment.
E-mail Notification
You can be notified by e-mail that the report has been placed on File Registry for you to download.
File Registry
The report can simply be placed on File Registry without an e-mail notification. You must manually check to see if the report file has generated. You can download it once it is complete.
Many people choose e-mail attachment as the most convenient way to receive their reports.
* Call Point Pricing Reports are delivered as e-mail attachments only.
You can select the output Format for most* reports. This determines how you open and view the information. In most reports you can select from comma separated (CSV) or RTF (Rich Text Format).
Click Comma Separated (CSV) for a report you can open as a spreadsheet. This is the default for all reports."
Click RTF for a ready-to-print table you can open with word-processing software. (Not available for the Call Point Pricing Report.)
Note: Some reports can be viewed on-screen by clicking a Display link.
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If you want to |
Report Format |
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Import data into a spreadsheet or an application |
Select Comma Separated (CSV) for ExcelÒ format. |
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Review information |
Select RTF for WordÒ format. |
* Call Point Pricing Reports are available in CSV format only.
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Updated 10/31/2006