Pre-Stocking & ConsignCloud Item Entry Requirements

Pre-Stocking & ConsignCloud Item Entry Requirements

All merchandise must be entered into ConsignCloud and properly tagged before being displayed on the sales floor. This ensures accurate inventory, smooth transactions, and a professional shopping experience at Belleville Market.

1. Why This Matters

  1. Inventory Accuracy: Prevents discrepancies between the physical stock on the floor and the quantities recorded in ConsignCloud.
  2. Sales Efficiency: Items not entered into the system at the point of sale can delay transactions and frustrate guests.
  3. Professional Appearance: Floor-ready, tagged merchandise reflects well on your selling space and the Market as a whole.
  4. Loss Prevention: Accurate pre-entry allows Belleville Market to monitor and track all merchandise, reducing the risk of lost or misplaced items.

2. Best Practices for Merchants

  1. Pre-Enter Items: Add all SKUs, descriptions, pricing, and barcode information into ConsignCloud before bringing items to your selling space.
  2. Tag Before Arrival: Print ConsignCloud-approved labels or use manufacturer barcodes with price stickers. Handwritten labels are not permitted.
  3. Floor-Ready Stock: Items should be fully merchandised, tagged, and ready for purchase when they arrive.
  4. Avoid On-the-Spot Entry: Do not add items during a customer transaction — this creates delays and increases the risk of errors.

3. Corrective Actions & Offsets

  1. Displaying merchandise that has not been entered into ConsignCloud may result in corrective actions, including:
    1. Belleville Market requiring immediate removal or entry of the item into the system.
    2. Offsets applied to your merchant account to account for administrative time, potential sales discrepancies, or lost revenue caused by system inaccuracies.
  2. Repeated occurrences may trigger additional oversight or audits by Market management to ensure compliance.

4. Practical Tips

  1. Prepare new merchandise ahead of time, including system entry and tagging, before transporting to the Market.
  2. Verify SKUs, pricing, and quantities in ConsignCloud before placement on the sales floor.
  3. Keep an organized staging area to review new stock before merchandising.

5. Summary

Merchandise must always be pre-entered into ConsignCloud and tagged before it reaches the sales floor. Following this standard ensures accurate inventory, efficient sales, professional presentation, and reduces the need for corrective action or offsets. Floor-ready merchandise is essential to providing a smooth, trustworthy shopping experience for Belleville Market guests.

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