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Post by theaxehennig on Dec 14, 2018 5:57:52 GMT -5
To add to my previous post...
It is extremely frustrating and confusing to see all of the Mattel Barbie, Hot Wheels and board game boxes stacked up on pallets this time of year and see ZERO WWE!
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Post by PJ on Dec 14, 2018 6:22:45 GMT -5
I’m seeing all of this “direct ordering” talk on this thread. Are we assuming a manager physically orders these? Walmart had an inventory system that was completely automated (at least back as long as 15-20 years ago). A specific SKU gets down to x units, it automatically replenishes. I think the problem lies at Mattel. Surely Walmart wouldn’t see a product that mostly sold within the first few days and not reorder it. Also, don’t all Elite lines and sub-lines carry the same SKU, so wouldn’t that account for some stores getting FB2 replenished, while others received FB3? No while it’s the same for all the FB series waves the FB SKU is different from the regular Elite line SKU. I don’t see how it could be on Mattel they don’t ship product to individual stores. They ship whatever the corporate buyers ordered to a lone distribution center. Ones that is done then it’s up to that retailer distribution center to ship it to all their other distribution centers in the country. Who are then the ones to ship it to the stores once the stores in their district reach the inventory number needed for the distribution center to ship them more. Although a store/Department manager can manually order product from the distribution center.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 14, 2018 6:44:39 GMT -5
To add to my previous post... It is extremely frustrating and confusing to see all of the Mattel Barbie, Hot Wheels and board game boxes stacked up on pallets this time of year and see ZERO WWE! Not that confusing. Barbie, hot wheels and board games have decades of top sales behind them.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 7:19:17 GMT -5
I think the problem lies at Mattel. Surely Walmart wouldn’t see a product that mostly sold within the first few days and not reorder it. They wouldnt be able to order more if it was no longer available to order though
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Dec 14, 2018 11:56:50 GMT -5
I’m seeing all of this “direct ordering” talk on this thread. Are we assuming a manager physically orders these? Walmart had an inventory system that was completely automated (at least back as long as 15-20 years ago). A specific SKU gets down to x units, it automatically replenishes.I think the problem lies at Mattel. Surely Walmart wouldn’t see a product that mostly sold within the first few days and not reorder it. Also, don’t all Elite lines and sub-lines carry the same SKU, so wouldn’t that account for some stores getting FB2 replenished, while others received FB3? They still do. It's also grounded, to a degree, in aging and assortment. The next time you're at your local [reviled retailer's name here], take a look at the tags slotted into the pegs. No matter how the assortment actually makes it on to the floor, the number of tagged spaces for basics, elites, monsters, etc. is what your store is assorted to carry. Replenishment is going to be directly relative to manufacturer's availability, backline (DC) availability, on hand inventory, and planogram allotment. To add to my previous post... It is extremely frustrating and confusing to see all of the Mattel Barbie, Hot Wheels and board game boxes stacked up on pallets this time of year and see ZERO WWE! The answer for this quandary is easily attained in Mattel's financial statements. They have an assortment of 'power brands' that comprise the lion's share of their annual P&R, which are the only brands listed with their corresponding annual pull. Everything else (WWE included) falls into generalized "boy brand" and "girl brand" assortments.
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