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Vendor Partnership Guide |
All
merchandise that is displayed on hangers in our stores must be shipped on a
VICS Floor-ready hanger. Rugged Earth
Outfitters has adopted the VICS change from clear to black plastic
apparel “Department Store” hangers. The change does not impact infants, girls,
boys, or intimates apparel. Rugged Earth Outfitters expects all deliveries to
have these hangers. Click here
for a sample list of approved hangers.
For Rugged Earth Outfitters Import only, please click here for a list
of approved hangers.
Please
note:
Hanging merchandise will be identified through the buyer and
the
All folded tops must meet Rugged Earth
Outfitters standard requirements as follows:
Category |
Finished Neck Measurement |
Finished Bottom Measurement |
Mens |
11 inches |
10 inches |
Young Mens |
11 inches |
10 inches |
Juniors |
8 ½ inches |
7 ½ inches |
Missy |
9 ½ inches |
8 ½ inches |
Plus |
11 inches |
9 ½ inches |
Youth |
8 ½ inches |
7 ½ inches |
All merchandise shipped to Rugged Earth Outfitters
Department Stores must be pre-ticketed with a scan-able UPC-A formatted barcode
and correct retail, at a minimum. Here’s
a sample UPC-A formatted barcode:
The ticket must be visible and easily accessible for
scanning. Here’s a general
vendor-produced label/hangtag sample that’s standard in the industry to use as
a guideline:
Zone
1{ |
Merchandise
Brand/Label Name |
Zone
2{ |
PO#: [REO 7 digit PO#] Vdr Style#: Dept#: [REO 3 digit dept#] |
Zone
3{ |
|
Zone
4{ |
|
Zone
5{ |
SIZE |
Zone
6{ |
Retail
price |
Zone
7{ |
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BEV Ticket Requirements:
Vendors must use one of the 3 following options to comply
with Rugged Earth Outfitters Department Stores retail price marking and
ticketing requirements.
This option is
required for Store Cross-dock and Complex Case-pack orders – vendors must:
note: for vendors with less than 100 UPCs, a
paper UPC catalog may be faxed to 941-745-2813 and must include UPC,PID, description, color and color description, size and
size description
For Store
Cross-dock certified vendors, Rugged Earth Outfitters will transmit the retail
price in the EDI PO in order for a vendor to:
a) print Rugged Earth Outfitters retail
price directly in “Zone 6” of the standard UPC ticket,
or
b) apply a plain, white, pressure-sensitive
sticker with Rugged Earth Outfitters retail price in “Zone 6” of the standard
UPC ticket (the sticker should not be removable once the adhesive has set)
“Zone 6” is the
space reserved on the standard UPC ticket for an item's retail price. (Refer to
the “Apparel Guidelines: Format and
Placement.”). “Zone 6” dimensions
are 1” high by 1.25” wide.
The retail
price must be printed in black ink in a minimum 10-point, bold font. If you cannot print/apply Rugged Earth
Outfitters retail price, we would prefer no retail instead of the wrong retail.
Complete the
UPC/Ticketing Request for Information Form in the Appendix to be setup for this
option.
Rugged Earth
Outfitters requires the following Rugged Earth Outfitters-generated information
on each ticket (for vendors that cannot generate/apply UPC barcode ticket):
Multi-pricing or “Compare At” pricing will be required at the buyer’s
discretion.
This information
will be communicated to you on the
More specific
guidelines for this ticketing information along with examples of each ticket
type can be found in attachment “Rugged Earth Outfitters Ticket Types”.
Rugged Earth
Outfitters requires specific placement of these tickets, based on merchandise
type. Diagrams and examples can be found
in attachment “Ticket Placement Guidelines”.
Rugged Earth
Outfitters must approve the ticket to ensure the data and ticket type are
correct and to confirm that the tickets scan properly.
NOTE: If you are a vendor who provides Rugged Earth Outfitters
Private Brand Merchandise, and apply a price label to our Brand ID hang tag or
joker tag, then: