Full-Service Capabilities Across the Retail Ecosystem
Every client gets Summit's senior team across every capability area, from day one. Walmart and Sam's Club are where that team built its expertise — but its experience runs across grocery, mass, club, and omnichannel retail broadly.
Analytics & Account Management
Data is only useful when it turns into a decision. Summit translates POS, market basket, and trend data into the actions that win line reviews, protect modulars, and grow distribution.
- In-depth data analysis combined with business mapping
- Market basket analysis
- Identifying new item opportunities and trends
- Modular validation support
- Comprehensive line review preparation
- POS trending analysis
- Optimizing assortment and maximizing distribution for new and existing items
- Translating data, information, and insights into action
- Daily and weekly reporting
- Ad hoc POS reporting
- Identifying sales trends and opportunities
- Recommending solutions for the opportunities identified
Supply Chain & Replenishment
Walmart and Sam's Club reward suppliers who perform. Summit manages the metrics that matter — in-stocks, OTIF, forecast accuracy — and works directly with replenishment teams to resolve issues before they cost you.
- Weekly reporting, recaps, and analysis: in-stocks, forecasts, inventory, OTIF, SQEP, ASN, and ad hoc
- Store, item, and DC-level detail reporting
- Root cause analysis, plan of action, and tracking to correct replenishment and supply chain issues
- Forecast and demand planning recommendations
- GRS forecast recommendations and planned order accuracy
- Seasonal profile accuracy and policy recommendations
- Seasonal and promotional event planning
- Communication with Walmart and Sam's Club replenishment managers and cross-functional teams to plan, collaborate, and resolve issues
- Management of supply chain metrics to meet Walmart and Sam's Club expectations
- On-Time In Full (OTIF) reporting, recovery worksheet planning, and lead time audits
- Store and warehouse inventory management
- PO cancellations and PO line changes via Walmart internal systems
Digital Commerce
Walmart.com and Marketplace are where shoppers decide before they ever reach the shelf. Summit builds the content, keywords, and operational discipline that get your items found and converted.
- Strategy and planning
- Content evaluation up to twice per year, including writing content for new items
- Tailoring content to Walmart.com standards
- SEO and keyword optimization
- Best-in-class image recommendations
- Replenishment support for online items
- Collaborating to manage supply chain operational metrics
- Analytics and monthly snapshot reporting for Walmart.com
- Walmart Marketplace setup, catalog optimization, and Walmart Connect strategy
Deductions & Collections
Unauthorized deductions quietly erode margin. Summit manages the dispute process end to end and keeps you informed on every dollar recovered.
- Dispute portal submissions
- Creation and maintenance of deduction disputes in the online portal
- Collection assistance for unauthorized deductions: cash discounts, off-invoice deductions, promotional features, co-ops, and more
- Recovery assistance
- Deduction dispute status updates via detailed reporting
Marketing & Creative
From in-store signage to Walmart Connect campaigns, Summit plans and executes the programming that drives awareness, trial, and repeat purchase across every channel.
- Walmart.com and Sam's Club listing content
- In-store signage and displays
- Paid and channel-specific advertising, including Walmart Connect
- Social content
- Brand store development
- Review generation strategies
- Promotional planning and marketing tactics
- Asset management and creative direction
The Omni Accelerator Program
Jump-start your Walmart and Amazon journey. The Omni Accelerator gives emerging brands full access to Summit's tools, resources, and retail network — and the coaching to be ready for your first Walmart meeting.
- Full access to Summit's tools, resources, and retail network
- 150+ years of combined Walmart and Sam's Club expertise guiding your brand
- Step-by-step Walmart and Amazon Marketplace setup and catalog optimization
- Coaching to prepare you for your first Walmart meeting