It’s important to be aware of the authorization process and the time-lines involved in sending your item and pricing information to Walmart.
The VMP only transmits pricing for items authorized by Walmart at each store location. Authorizations are handled through MillerCoors’ Bentonville, AR office. Questions about authorizations can be addressed to the MillerCoors for Walmart Account Team at walmartpricing@millercoors.com.
Lead times should be considered with making cost updates and adding new items. The following provides a few basic guidelines:
Item and price data is sent to Walmart on the following schedule:
Monday – Saturday: Twice daily at 12:00 pm Noon CT and 11:00 pm CT
Sunday: No transmissions are sent.
Price Changes: Please have all cost changes in place by 10:30 am CT or 9:30 pm CT Monday - Saturday at least two days in advance of the desired change date.
Allow a minimum of 48 hours from when we send data to Walmart headquarters until it is accepted and passed down to the individual store. The best practice for scheduling pricing changes is to set them up at least 3 to 4 days ahead of when they will be effective.
Future price changes are held in Park City Group (PCG) until two days before they are effective. You can enter future changes at any time, but due to Walmart polices they are not sent prior to two days.
For example, if your effective date is February 14, the price is sent on February 12.
Swaps made before 11:00 am CT will be effective the next day. After that time, substitutions will be effective within no later than 48 hours.
De-authorizations. The MillerCoors Walmart team processes de-authorization requests on a daily basis. Once approved, the de-authorizations go in to immediate effect, so a 24-hour turnaround is typical.
Updated 10/3/2011