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Reminder: Explore your enhanced Buy Box report

Don’t forget to check out your revamped Buy Box report with updated columns. Now easily track which items in your catalog are winning and which need attention.

You can also now access this info as an on-request report so that you can get the most recent data available for your catalog. Find your report through the Items Dashboard in Seller Center or via the Buy Box API.

Important: to maintain access, sellers that integrate through an API or solution provider need to review the updated schema documentation in Developer Portal and make updates by 9/27/23.

WFS holiday offer: Enjoy waived peak season storage fees

For a limited time only, Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) will not charge peak season storage fees when you send your inventory in by October 1!* Don’t miss this great opportunity to power up your fulfillment strategy and help make 2023 your most successful holiday season yet.

*Conditions apply. Peak season is 10/1–12/31. Peak season storage fees are $1.50 above regular pricing for units stored more than 30 days. Storage costs will automatically be adjusted for the duration of the promotion. Walmart reserves the right to modify, cancel, or terminate this offer at any time without notice.

Restock algorithm enhancements launched August 15

WFS sellers now have access to a more precise, forward-looking forecasting model that suggests quantities of units to be restocked. This algorithm feeds both the Inventory page and Biz Mentor and considers past sales, seasonality, listing quality, pricing, and more.

Use the Suggested units column to determine how much inventory to send to WFS. Select the unit quantity to open the suggestion details and view the data that helped generate this number.

NEW: All Keywords & All Campaigns pages in Walmart Ad Center

Maximize your ad spend and make informed optimization decisions with the new All Keywords & All Campaigns pages in Walmart Ad Center.

All Keywords page: Get a complete view of performance metrics and suggested bids across your keywords. Analyze performance metrics, strategize, and optimize keywords bids across your campaigns.

All Campaigns page: See all your campaigns and a consolidated view of all metrics in one place. Make informed optimization decisions across multiple campaigns at once. Save time from manual updates so you can focus on insights and strategy.

Latest budget insights: Get near real-time insights into your budget performance to make informed decisions about how to allocate your resources.

Delight customers with extended returns windows this holiday season

To help give customers more flexibility and satisfaction, we’re excited to offer extended returns for top-performing Walmart Marketplace products, and you’ve been opted in. (This can help boost your conversion and drive repeat customers).

Items sold or delivered between October 1 and December 31 will have an extended return window.

• Orders with a standard 30-day return deadline can be returned until January 31, 2024
• Orders with a 15-day return deadline can be returned until January 31, 2024

All imitation firearms listed for sale must comply with federal, state & local laws

Walmart prohibits the sale of any toy, gel blaster, water gun, look-alike, or other forms of imitation firearms (collectively “Imitation Firearms”) that do not contain or have markings affixed to the device required by law.

For more information, please visit our Marketplace Prohibited Products Policy on Air Powered Guns, BB Guns, Toy Guns, and Imitation Firearms.