A quick blurb from a recent post at the Walmartlabs blog:
Walmart has implemented a pilot program called the Product Content Collection System (PCCS) that will facilitate the supplier sending their catalog directly to us. The crux of the PCCS program is a specification (a set of instructions including the list of attributes, requirement level, data transfer protocol) that will be provided to the supplier to use as a framework for sharing this data with Walmart. We are encouraging suppliers to provide us with a product content for their entire catalog, whether or not it is currently carried within the Walmart retail eco-system.
This Walmart-specific process is enabled by the emerging Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). See graphic above. Currently this is a business-to-business exchange, but will eventually support much greater transparency to the consumer.
Next a bit more on that throw-away reference to the "Walmart retail eco-system".
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