VMP promotions temporarily lower the PTC (Price to Consumer) and/or PTR (Price to Retailer) of selected items in one or more stores. These are set up by the VMP Analyst in cooperation with the retailer.
The steps below describe how to locate, view, update, and delete promotions. See Overview - Promotion Types and Overlapping Rules for descriptions of the different types of promotions available, as well as the rules in place to handle promotion discrepancies caused by overlapping dates, items, and stores.
Work with existing Promotions (this topic) Report Samples Price Leadership Compliance Report
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From the Vendor Managed Pricing tab, under Pricing:
Start on or After - Date on which the promotion will be (or was) active. Today's date lists all current and future promotions. In Effect On - Any date in which a promotion is active. For example, all promotions active on 07/04/2009. Note: At least one date must be entered in either the Start on or In Effect on fields. Enter dates in the format mm/dd/yyyy or mmddyy. Active Only, Inactive Only, All - Limit search to promotions currently in effect or to promotions that have ended. Select All to include both statuses. Description - Enter all or part of the promotion's description. Use asterisks as wild cards. Type - Limit search to the type of promotion, such as Price Leadership or Free Standing Insert. Expand Store Criteria Search based on the stores included in the promotion. Store State - Stores within a specific state. Only states serviced by the retailer appear in the list. Store Region - Walmart's assigned region. Retailer Store Number, City, State, Region - Enter criteria and click Choose to select a specific store. Expand Item Criteria Search for promotions that include a specific item. After entering criteria, click Choose and select the item. UPC - Enter the UPC without dashes, then select the UPC format. For example, a 10-digit UPC is UPCA format 5-5. Brand - Select the brand. Packaging - Select the container, such as Keg or Can. Pack Configuration - Select how the item is bundled. Expand Distributor Criteria Search based on participating distributors. Distributor State - Select the State then select the distributor from the list on the right. Click Expand Criteria for more search options, such as: Distributor Nbr - Distributor ID used by MillerCoors. Retailer Vendor Nbr - Retailer's ID for the distributor. Name - Distributor company name. State - Distributor's state.
Reports Several reports are available from this screen. Click the links below to view samples and descriptions. provides a copy of all promotions that matched your search criteria. Price Leadership Compliance Report Lists item/store combinations where the distributor's Price to Retailer (PTR) is NOT in compliance with the conditions of a Price Leadership or Free Standing Insert promotion. Non-compliance is usually caused by a higher than suggested PTR in the distributor's catalog. shows all Price Leadership and Free Standing Insert promotions that matched your search criteria. ____________________________________________________________ |
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On-screen Columns Effective Period - Dates the promotion begins and ends. Click the link to view details or update the promotion. Promotion - The promotion type. Value - The promotion's PTR or PTC, depending on the type of promotion. (Price Leadership and Free Standing Insert promotions list both). Click the link to view each distributor's compliance. Description - The description or "name" of the promotion. Creation Date / Last Change Date - When the VMP Analyst set up the promotion and, if updated, the last date the promotion was changed. Last Change Person - VMP Analyst who set up or last adjusted the promotion. ____________________________________________________________ |
As long as a promotion is not over, most parts can be updated. The exceptions are:
To cancel a current promotion, change the End Date to tomorrow's date. To cancel a future promotion, simply Delete it. (See the next set of steps.)
Follow these steps to update a promotion: From the Vendor Managed Pricing tab, under Pricing:
Enter dates in the format mm/dd/yyyy or mmddyy.
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Future promotions can be deleted if vendor managed pricing that includes the promotion has NOT been exported to the retailer. Future promotions are those that begin after today's date. Current (in effect now) and past (over) promotions cannot be deleted. From the Vendor Managed Pricing tab, under Pricing:
Enter dates in the format mm/dd/yyyy or mmddyy.
You are prompted to confirm the deletion.
Note: If a future promotion has been exported, you can change the End Date to cancel the promotion. ____________________________________________________________ |
Updated 12/7/2010