Vendor Partnership Manual

Welcome to the Shopko Stores Operating Company LLC Vendor Partnership Manual Web Site.

This Web site is intended to keep you, our vendor partner, up-to-date regarding the requirements for conducting business with Shopko Stores Operating Company LLC (herein referred to as Shopko). This site contains the latest version of Shopko's Vendor Partnership Manual.

The Vendor Partnership Manual sets forth our terms and conditions along with our operational requirements of our vendor partners in order to sell merchandise to Shopko Stores. This manual is subject to periodic change by Shopko.

Adherence to all of these changes is your responsibility. The most recent changes will be identified by a "What's New" page preceding the Table of Contents within each chapter.

Please read all of the documents within this site carefully; please do not complete any of the forms unless asked by us to do so. The forms are for reference purposes only.

This electronic format allows you the ability to download the documents via the use of Acrobat® Reader. Please feel free to disseminate these requirements to members of your organization who may not have access to the Internet. Any questions on how to download this document should be directed to your Internet administrator.

We value your commitment to Shopko's business.

01 - Introduction (Updated 11/2007)

An overview of the purpose and benefits of the Vendor Partnership Manual .

02 - Vendor Setup (Updated 11/2007)

Examples of all forms needed for a new vendor setup along with a brief explanation of each.

03 - Commitment (Updated 11/2007)

Purchase Order violations, terms and conditions, and penalties.

04 - EDI Communications (Updated 05/2008)

EDI procedures and requirements, testing information, and Advanced Ship Notification (ASN)

05 - Private Brand and Trend (Updated 11/2007)

Procedures, requirements and non-compliance penalties associated with adherence to quality standards.

06 - Logistics (Updated 01/2008)

Routing, loading and shipping instructions, carton-marking requirements, compliance and chargeback penalties associated with purchase order shipping and merchandise returns.

07 - Accounts Payable (Updated 11/2007)

Invoice requirements, billing instructions, price/quantity discrepancy, invoices and chargebacks, and "who to call" in accounting.

08 - Allowances (Updated 4/2008)

Definitions of Vendor Allowance categories.

09 - Imports (Updated 02/2008)

All information needed to properly quote and complete direct import business with Shopko.

10 - Vendor Source Tagging (Updated 11/2007)

Source Tagging is the process of embedding anti-theft electronic labels inside merchandise or merchandise packaging by the manufacturer.