“The retailer, vendor, and broker relationship should be addressed as an enterprise, driving down costs from operations and improving product sales at the shelf.”

R/V Link is a web-based system that facilitates communication between retailers, vendors, brokers, and manufacturers. Our secure, internet platform software can be used to reduce the overall workload associated with everyday category management work flow activities.

Key Features

R/V Link enables retailers and their supply chain partners to securely transact new product introductions and existing product changes via the Internet. When integrated with a retailer’s internal business systems, R/V Link forms the basis of a total shelf management solution. It enables retailers to:

• Provide a simple entry point for product submissions, accessible to any vendor
• Rapidly evaluate new products submitted via the Internet
• Negotiate item acquisition terms and allowances electronically
• Eliminate labor assigned to new product data entry
• Search for and sort the latest submissions
• Publish information on distribution voids, new item, discontinued items, etc. to suppliers
• Integrate with internal legacy systems (planograms, allowances, pricing, invoicing, etc.)
• Validate quality of product information from industry portals (UCCNET, viaLINK, etc.) before sending data to legacy environment
• Notify vendors of schedules and updates
• Schedule meetings with vendors/manufacturers

R/V Link is available as a tailored solution or as part of the IPMS suite of retail products and services. These products and services include: Enterprise Schematic Manager, Retail Store Set Manager, Patented Shelf Strip System, and the Planogram Management Service.