Services – Blue Sky Retail Support http://www.blueskyretail.com Uniting Product, Sales and Support For Suppliers. Help for your Walmart Retail Link, Sams sales and business planning needs. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:21:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Walmart’s “12 Days of Giving” Facebook Campaign http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/12/walmarts-12-days-of-giving-facebook-campaign/ http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/12/walmarts-12-days-of-giving-facebook-campaign/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:02:55 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=217 Walmart Facebook campaign of  “12 Days of Giving” is in full swing awarding over $1.5 million to nonprofits that were nominated by Facebook users.  At the end of the campaign, 145 grant recipients in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will be honored.  Walmart has rallied 25 nonprofits organizations to help with the campaign to fight hunger, receiving a total of $130,000 on the first day of giving.

Walmart’s 12-day call for submissions resulted in more than 5,400 nominations from Facebook users who shared photos and short descriptions of a nonprofit’s impact in its local community. A panel from the Walmart Foundation reviewed submissions and selected winners with a focus on organizations that are providing basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing and baby supplies.

Nonprofits selected for the “12 Days of Giving”  campaign reflect some of the most pressing issues facing the US today.  Nominations consistently fell in several categories that will make up Walmart’s “12 Days of Giving” and are spotlighted on Walmart’s Facebook page daily through December 23:

  • Day 1: Fighting Hunger
  • Day 2: Building a Brighter Future
  • Day 3: Supporting Our Senior Population
  • Day 4: Providing Clothing
  • Day 5: Helping Communities Rebuild
  • Day 6: Overcoming Crisis Situations
  • Day 7: Providing Housing and Shelter
  • Day 8: Supporting Our Troops
  • Day 9: Rising Above Adversity
  • Day 10: Lending A Helping Hand
  • Day 11: Doing It All
  • Day 12: Honoring Our Heroes
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Blue Sky Retail Support Launches New Website http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/10/blue-sky-retail-support-launches-new-website/ http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/10/blue-sky-retail-support-launches-new-website/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:00:02 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=111 In order to serve our current clients more effectively and provide information for better decision-making to our prospective clients, Blue Sky has launched a newly designed site.

To take advantage of the current trends, we engaged Blue Zoo Creative (who happened to enjoy the same colors we do) to help us take advantage of social media integration, security for our clients, and better connection to the web in general.

Our site will now be a continually evolving space where we can better serve our clients and provide information to new clients on the types of service we offer.  If you have any ideas, please send us an email.

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Retail Structures and Culture http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/retail-structures-and-culture/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=94
  • Understanding Walmart and Sam’s culture and supplier expectations
  • Understanding organizational structures
  • Networking
  • Meeting preparation with buyers
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    Business Planning http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/business-planning/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:37:05 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=92
  • Buy plan and promotional budgets
  • Pricing strategies
  • Price mapping competitive products
  • Business review
  • Supplier scorecard review
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    Sales http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/sales/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:36:33 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=90
  • Commissioned sales
  • Buyer communications and follow up
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Track purchase orders
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    Product Analysis http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/product-analysis/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:35:51 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=88
  • Retail link reports daily, weekly or as needed
  • Exception reports with summary
  • Market basket reports
  • SWAS, CWAC, CPFR
  • Intro to Retail Link and automated reports
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    Product Development http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/product-development/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:33:53 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=86
  • Trade show travel and summary
  • Trend reports
  • Trend boards
  • Develop product “Hit List”
  • Package design, POP
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    Business Support http://www.blueskyretail.com/2011/07/business-support/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:33:07 +0000 http://www.blueskyretail.com/?p=84
  • People development
  • Receive, process, ship samples
  • Product delivery and layout
  • Paperwork completion
  • Manage local showroom
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