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We chose Retail Solutions because their offering enables our suppliers to immediately and effectively leverage our data to drive improvements in our joint supply chain. Retail Solutions’ technology and services provide an effective solution to share near real-time data in a way that enables suppliers to take immediate
action.
- Pete Bonneau,
Vice President of Efficiency and Productivity,
Food Lion.
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Retailer Program: Food Lion
Operational Data Sharing Program
Food Lion has launched a program to provide all its suppliers with access to near real-time point-of-sale (POS) data by store/item, as well as store-level inventory data, planogram information and many other supply chain related data feeds at the store and warehouse level. This new, industry-leading program provides suppliers with greater visibility into consumer demand, enabling better collaboration with Food Lion in achieving business goals and providing customers with the highest service levels.
Food Lion encourages suppliers to explore this program and participate. Subscription and activation take only a few weeks, and do not require a lengthy IT project.
This point-of-sale (POS) and inventory data is made available through the Retail Solutions Demand Signal Management (DSM) solution. The Retail Solutions DSM solution provides a robust data warehouse and easy-to-use tools for suppliers to access and analyze data by product, by day, and by store. The Retail Solutions DSM offering also provides a cleansing and validation service that standardizes the data format and turns raw POS data into actionable information for your operational business processes. Suppliers have access to both training and expert consultants to help interpret the data and leverage reports for optimal results.
With enhanced data granularity and daily updates, consumer goods companies can:
- Improve sales performance and product assortment through better store/item analysis
- Increase new item sales through more efficient store distribution
- Reduce out-of-stocks by monitoring local product inventory availability
- Maximize ROI of trade promotions by understanding past effectiveness
Suppliers will need to contract with Retail Solutions to access the data, and will be presented with many options to access the data, to ensure each company finds the appropriate service level:
| WEEKLY REPORT | PORTAL ACCESS (Standard Solution) |
ADVANCED ANALYTICS | RAW DATA SENDING | |
| Access to all Food Lion data streams |  |
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| Data cleansing | |
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| Data harmonization to supplier’s data dictionary | |
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| Data availability automated alert management | |
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| Data loading | |
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| Data storage | |
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| Historical data maintenance |
(65 to 105 weeks) |
(65 to 105 weeks) |
(65 to 105 weeks) |
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| Standard reports – up to 35 reports |
(Excel only) |
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(Raw Data Only) |
| Custom reports – unlimited | |
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| Advanced business intelligence (data mining) | |
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| Report distribution | |
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| Data integration | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
| Consulting resources | Available | Available | Available | (Not Available) |
| Price | Fee-Based | Fee-Based | Fee-Based | Free |
How can you participate in this Food Lion data share program?
- Request authorization by emailing FoodLionDSM@retailsolutions.com, and include your company name and Food Lion Marketing vendor number(s) to be included in program
- Once authorized, complete a subscription agreement with Retail Solutions
- Complete a Food Lion Data Sharing Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) directly with Food Lion
- Receive training on the Retail Solution Demand Signal Management (DSM) solution, activate your account and start accessing reports