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SHIPMENT                                                                                              TOOLS
             MANAGEMENT


                                                                                                               •  Visual Guides       •  P.O.P. Checklists
                                                                                                               •  Five Fast Facts     •  Head Office
                                                                                                                                        Communications
             OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE A PROPERLY PLANNED                                                     •  Product Pro Boards
             AND ORGANIZED BACK ROOM IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE
             EFFECTIVENESS IN THE FLOW OF MERCHANDISE FROM
             RECEIPT TO THE SALES FLOOR.
                                                                                                                 !  TIPS

             BACKROOM OPTIMIZATION
                                                                                                               •  REVIEW THE BACKROOM OPTIMIZATION
                                                                                                                 DOCUMENT, PAYING PARTICULAR
             Every back room has easy to access areas and harder to access areas.                                ATTENTION TO THE “CRACK AND SORT”
             Merchandise should be placed based on ease of access from the back                                  METHOD.
             room door.
                                                                                                               •  Management must set clear expectations / timelines
                                                                                                                 for processing a shipment.
             STOCK PROCESSING
                                                                                                               •  If storage space is needed, fold items and place
             Every back room must have a prep area designed for the receipt and                                  them in clearly marked boxes.
             processing of merchandise shipments and should not block any employee
             passage/access.                                                                                   •  Ensure to keep your marketing / P.O.P. elements in a
                                                                                                                 well-identified area.


             MERCHANDISE REPLENISHMENT

             There are two different approaches to merchandise replenishment - PUSH
             and PULL.  Do you know when to push and when to pull?



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