Steve BausMar 252 minWalmart DEX technical requirements, March 2020Thought I would pass along this list of technical requirements for doing DEX with WalMart that I recently received from a DSD distributor client - Walmart wi...
Steve BausNov 7, 20191 minDEX Receiving for Convenience StoresDEX receiving is not very commonly used in convenience stores but it should be. The primary reason DEX receiving is not used is lack of store personnel to a...
Steve BausJul 25, 20191 minDEX Versions explainedThere have been updates to DEX over the years and with each update comes a new DEX version number. An example of a DEX version number would be 004010UCS. T...
Steve BausJul 12, 20191 minWalmart DEX Implementation - Exemption for Weighted Items process Walmart has decided, for now, to exempt weighted items, both standard and catch weight, from the DEX process. In order to be put on the exempt list, vendors...
Steve BausJul 10, 20191 minWalmart DEX implementation update - weighted itemsI have had a lot of conversations by Walmart vendors who sell weighted items and the official response from Walmart is: "We will not be doing weighted produc...
Steve BausJul 3, 20193 minWalmart DEX Implementation EmailMany Walmart vendors just received an email outlining a new requirement to start using DEX by 7/15/19. I have copied the email below with the contact inform...
Steve BausJun 28, 20191 minWhat benefits can DEX provide?The benefits of DEX depend directly upon how well DEX is integrated into the retailers back end ERP package. Integration can be one way, the vendors transac...
Steve BausJun 11, 20192 minSetting Up VendorsTo become DEX compliant, the vendor must have the appropriate hardware and software. The hardware typically consists of some sort of mobile computer, tablet...
Steve BausJun 3, 20193 minWhat is the DEX process?The DEX process, sometimes called a DEX session starts when the vendor initiates the sending of the transactions they have created, typically one or possibly...
Steve BausMay 21, 20191 minWhat exactly is a DEX port?A DEX port is simply the female connection on the retailers side of the physical DEX connection. Think of it as the connection you would plug in a headset w...
Steve BausMay 21, 20192 minWhy DEX?DEX is the process where the grocery retailer is able to electronically receive a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) invoice at the time of delivery at the back doo...
