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Summary of Free Goods & Free Gifts Regulation: No Key Topics Details
Summary of Free Goods & Free Gifts Regulation: No Key Topics Details
Summary of Free Goods & Free Gifts Regulation: No Key Topics Details
Both types of free goods should be supported by Purchase Order (PO) before the
physical free goods are received by the stores through the following mechanisms:
1. Scheduled Order (SO) for free goods identical to the items ordered and negotiated
by the Merchandise Buyer
2. Non Scheduled Order (NSO) for free goods when negotiated by store or by
Merchandise Buyer for non identical items.
The Store Receiving Checker should isolate the free goods without PO until the NSO
created in the COP Tools by the Store Department Head.
All free goods (SO or NSO) must be recorded into the P4CM+ or P4CM system at the
time of receiving to add the quantity in the stock.
No free goods can be released to the store commercial without any PO and
Receiving Report in the P4CM or P4CM+ system.
2 Free Gifts Free gifts defined as items that are given free of charge by supplier to company. The
items are not sold, not part of inventory stock, and could be part of store assortment
or not. Given to customer for free for special commercial activity. Free gifts can be
turned into free goods in specific circumstances.
Both types of free gifts do not need PO, are not recorded in the P4CM+ or P4CM system
and are not recorded in physical inventory.
The receiving of free gifts should be recorded in the Manual Receiving Report Form
with no exception.
Free gifts must not be used to replenish the stock in the purpose of covering the
shrinkage.
3 Free Gifts Storage and Stock Control The free gifts stock for the customers may only be stored in these areas: Sales Area,
Customer Service Area, and Free Gifts Storage
The inflow and outflow of free gifts in the customer service area should be recorded in
the Free Gifts Stock Card on timely manner.
If there are some remaining free gifts that have passed the promotion period, then:
1. Free gifts belonging to store assortment may be sold to the customers on condition
when there is no writing on the item packaging stating that the item is a free gift or
not for sale or the barcode has not been crossed (void), converted into free goods and
recorded in the P4CM+ or P4CM system.
2. Free gifts not belonging to store assortment may be bundled up with other items of
the same supplier aiming at improving the item sales.
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SUMMARY OF FREE GOODS & FREE GIFTS REGULATION
Free Gifts
There is no ordering process for free gifts. Free gifts are agreed and requested during
the negotiation process.
6 Free Goods & Free Gifts Receiving Receiving of free goods that ordered through SO
1. The handover of free goods from the suppliers to the Company refers to the Policy
and Procedure of Store Receiving in the same manner of receiving regular items.
2. For store that using P4CM, the Store Receiving Checker will take the following
steps:
- Input the quantity of basic goods first than input the quantity of free goods into
Radio Frequency Terminal (RFT) if the quantity of items delivered is equal to quantity
of items ordered (basic goods + free goods)
- Count proportionately the quantity of basic goods and free goods before inputting
the quantity of basic goods into RFT if the total quantity delivered is less than the
total quantity ordered (basic goods + free goods).
3. For store that using P4CM+, the Store Receiving Checker input the total quantity
delivered into RFT and P4CM+ will split it automatically.
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SUMMARY OF FREE GOODS & FREE GIFTS REGULATION
Free Gifts
The storage of the free gifts can be done in the following ways:
1. Free gifts are bundled with regular items on the shelves in the sales area.
2. Free gifts are stored in the customer service area during the commercial activity.
3. Free gifts are stored in the free gifts area in the storage, in the 2 (two) following
cases :
- The volume of free gifts over the capacity of the customer service area.
- At the end of commercial activity the remaining stock are kept in the free gifts area
in the storage.
12 Exception Approval Exceptions should be approved by the the Commercial Director or by the Exploitation
Director if it is related to the store operation.
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