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    Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) has launched a new Prep Services program that allows Marketplace sellers to outsource item labeling to WFS. The first service available is item labeling, where WFS will apply barcode labels to units entering their fulfillment centers for $0.45 per unit. This program is intended to reduce sellers' warehouse labor costs and time spent on prep work so they can focus on their core business. Sellers can opt into item labeling when creating inbound shipment orders through Seller Center or the API. Fees will be reported on the combined WFS/MP settlement report.

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    Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) has launched a new Prep Services program that allows Marketplace sellers to outsource item labeling to WFS. The first service available is item labeling, where WFS will apply barcode labels to units entering their fulfillment centers for $0.45 per unit. This program is intended to reduce sellers' warehouse labor costs and time spent on prep work so they can focus on their core business. Sellers can opt into item labeling when creating inbound shipment orders through Seller Center or the API. Fees will be reported on the combined WFS/MP settlement report.

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    WFS Item Labeling

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    Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) has launched a new Prep Services program that allows Marketplace sellers to outsource item labeling to WFS. The first service available is item labeling, where WFS will apply barcode labels to units entering their fulfillment centers for $0.45 per unit. This program is intended to reduce sellers' warehouse labor costs and time spent on prep work so they can focus on their core business. Sellers can opt into item labeling when creating inbound shipment orders through Seller Center or the API. Fees will be reported on the combined WFS/MP settlement report.

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    CONFIDENTIAL

    Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Prep Services Program:


    Item Labeling service

    Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) launched a new program, Prep Services, for
    interested Marketplace sellers. Participating sellers can leverage WFS’ expertise and
    infrastructure to outsource time-consuming, error-prone prep process at low-cost.
    The first iteration of the program available will offer Item Labeling service.

    Program Benefits: Pricing:


    Great option for sellers who would like to: $0.45 per unit*
    • Reduce their warehouse labor costs for prepping
    items before shipping to WFS.
    • Reduce time from seller’s warehouse to Coming Soon**
    Walmart.com, ready for sale.
    WFS is exploring additional services such as poly-
    • Avoid seller time spent fixing inbound receiving bagging, bubble, gift wrapping, etc. Sellers will
    errors or finding out what accurate labeling looks be updated when additional services are
    like. offered.
    We hope our Prep Services program will free up seller
    time and resources so they can focus more on their
    core business – product development, marketing and
    sales. As an early program adopter, seller’s feedback
    will be highly considered to help evolve the program *Unplanned Item Labeling: $0.65 per unit
    to fit their needs.
    ** Requirements & limitations to be aware of:
    Program Service Offering: 1. WFS has updated the “Create an Inbound Shipment Order (IO)”
    • WFS will help ensure each sellable unit received at API with an additional optional attribute: addOnServices. Sellers
    who leverage the API to create inbound orders and want to use
    a WFS fulfillment center is properly labeled with a this service will need to own engineering resources to make
    readable, scannable UPC label (12 digits) and updates to their API call.
    stored in preparation for order fulfillment. 2. Prep cannot be modified once the PO has been created. Sellers
    • WFS will label both sort and non-sort items with will need to cancel the PO and recreate it without Prep Services
    inventory stored in WFS fulfillment centers. selected.
    3. Since this is a new service, the WFS team will be monitoring
    • Item labeling service can be requested in Seller capacity in our Fulfillment Centers and may evolve the program
    Center or via API. parameters over the year.
    • Prep Services fees reported in WFS /MP
    combined payment report.

    Getting Started:
    1. Interested Sellers can start by choosing Prep 2. WFS will provide Seller Help articles
    Services (item labeling) during the inbound • WFS Prep Services
    order creation process via • Unplanned Inventory Prep
    a. Seller Center’s Send Inventory page
    b. API
    § See the Developer Portal for details about
    integrating item labeling preferences with
    WFS Create Inbound Shipment API.

    Fulfillment Services
    CONFIDENTIAL

    Fulfillment Services

    WFS Prep Services Program:


    Item Labeling Service

    FAQs

    Q: How will the WFS Prep Services fees show


    up on my statement?
    A: You'll see any Prep Services fees on the
    Settlement Report and the MP/WFS
    Combined Report. The fees will be labeled
    under a new transaction type called
    "PrepServiceFee.”

    Fulfillment Services

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