Floor Ready Requirements

 

Hanging Merchandise

 

All merchandise that is displayed on hangers in our stores must be shipped on a VICS Floor-ready hanger as follows (click here for a list of approved hangers):

• ALL TOPS must be shipped on the clear VICS-approved hanger.
• ALL BOTTOMS must be shipped on the clear VICS-approved “pincher type” grip hanger.
• ALL BRAS, PANTS, & SLIPS must be shipped on the clear VICS-approved “intimate apparel” hanger or Vendor hanger.
• ALL LADIES SWIMWEAR must be shipped on a VICS Style# 6212 Hanger (clear 12” Soft Pinch Bottom Hanger) with a CS1Q crown sizer.
• ALL INFANT TOPS merchandise (sizes up to 24 months) must be shipped on a VICS Style# 495 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer.
• ALL INFANT BOTTOMS merchandise (sizes up to 24 months) must be shipped on either a VICS Style# 9408 Hanger or VICS Style# 6108 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer.
• ALL GIRLS/BOYS merchandise must be shipped on the following VICS-approved hangers:
       Girls/Boys 2T-4T TOPS, VICS Style# 495 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer
       Girls/Boys 2T-4T BOTTOMS, VICS Style# 6108 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer
       Girls 4-6x/Boys 4-7 TOPS, VICS Style# 496 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer
       Girls 4-6x/Boys 4-7 BOTTOMS, VICS Style# 6110 Hanger with appropriate VICS Size Color sizer
       Girls 7-16/Boys 8-18 TOPS, VICS Style# 485 Hanger with CS1Q sizer
       Girls 7-16/Boys 8-18 BOTTOMS, VICS Style# 6010 Hanger with with CS1Q sizer
• ALL MEN’S SUITS AND SPORTSCOATS must be shipped on a wishbone-style hanger (pant bar if needed)

 

Hanging merchandise will be identified through the buyer and the PO.

 

Folded Merchandise

 

All folded tops must meet Bealls standard requirements as follows:

 

Category	Finished Neck Measurement	Finished Bottom Measurement
Mens	11 inches	10 inches
Young Mens	11 inches	10 inches
Juniors	8 ½ inches	7 ½ inches
Missy	9 ½ inches	8 ½ inches
Plus	11 inches	9 ½ inches
Youth	8 ½ inches	7 ½ inches

 

 

Retail Price Marking & Ticketing

 

All merchandise shipped to Beall’s Department Stores must be pre-ticketed with a scan-able UPC-A formatted barcode and correct retail, at a minimum.  Here’s a sample UPC-A formatted barcode:

 

The ticket must be visible and easily accessible for scanning.  Here’s a general vendor-produced label/hangtag sample that’s standard in the industry to use as a guideline:

 

Zone 1{	Merchandise Brand/Label Name
Zone 2{	PO#: [Bealls 7 digit PO#] Vdr Style#: Dept#: [Bealls 3 digit dept#]
Zone 3{
Zone 4{
Zone 5{	SIZE
Zone 6{	Retail price
Zone 7{

 

Vendors must use one of the 3 following options to comply with Beall’s Department Stores retail price marking and ticketing requirements.

 

Vendor UPC barcode ticket

This option is required for Store Cross-dock and Complex Case-pack orders – vendors must:

• Assign UPC at the product ID / color / size level
• Mark 100% of your merchandise with a UPC
• Make UPCs available on the Inovis (formerly QRS) UPC Catalog

note:  for vendors with less than 100 UPCs, a paper UPC catalog may be faxed to 941-745-2813 and must include UPC,PID, description, color and color description, size and size description

• Use the National Retail Federation (NRF) Color and Size codes.
• Do not re-use UPCs or Product IDs prematurely (industry standards require a 30 month retention period for fashion goods and a 48 month retention period for non-fashion goods before re-using a UPC)

 

For Store Cross-dock certified vendors, Beall’s will transmit the retail price in the EDI PO in order for a vendor to:

a)     print Beall’s retail price directly in “Zone 6” of the standard UPC ticket,
or

b)     apply a plain, white, pressure-sensitive sticker with Beall’s retail price in “Zone 6” of the standard UPC ticket (the sticker should not be removable once the adhesive has set)

 

“Zone 6” is the space reserved on the standard UPC ticket for an item's retail price. (Refer to the “Apparel Guidelines: Format and Placement.”).  “Zone 6” dimensions are 1” high by 1.25” wide.

 

The retail price must be printed in black ink in a minimum 10-point, bold font.   If you cannot print/apply Beall’s retail price, we would prefer no retail instead of the wrong retail.

 

Complete the UPC/Ticketing Request for Information Form in the Appendix to be setup for this option.

 

 

 

Vendor ticket with Beall’s SKU and retail price

Beall’s requires the following Beall’s-generated information on each ticket (for vendors that cannot generate/apply UPC barcode ticket):

• Department number
• Vendor number
• Style number
• SKU number and barcode
• Retail price

 

Multi-pricing or “Compare At” pricing will be required at the buyer’s discretion.

 

This information will be communicated to you on the PO.

 

More specific guidelines for this ticketing information along with examples of each ticket type can be found in attachment “Beall’s Ticket Types”.

 

Beall’s requires specific placement of these tickets, based on merchandise type.  Diagrams and examples can be found in attachment “Ticket Placement Guidelines”.

 

Beall’s must approve the ticket to ensure the data and ticket type are correct and to confirm that the tickets scan properly.

 

NOTE: If you are a vendor who provides Beall’s Private Brand Merchandise, and apply a price label to our Brand ID hang tag or joker tag, then:

• the label must be white
• the label should be placed on the back of the hang tag
• the label must not cover any name brand, picture, or item information
• the swiftach for all tag tickets should be 3" long

 

Beall’s tickets

This is the least desirable option.  If you must choose this option, see the attachment “Beall’s Ticket Types” for information on how to read our tickets so you are able to match the correct tickets with the correct garments.

 

Also refer to “Beall’s Ticket Placement Guidelines” to see the acceptable location on each item to place the ticket.  Please contact the Buyer if:

a)     insufficient quantities of tickets are received, or

b)     discrepancies are found when comparing the tickets to the PO, or

c)     tickets are not received prior to the ship date of a PO

 

Registered Identification Number (RN#)

RN# is a number issued by the Federal Trade Commission, upon request, to a business residing in the U.S. that is engaged in the manufacture, importing, distribution, or sale of textile, wool, or fur products.

When Bealls is the Importer of Record:

• all apparel products that Bealls orders must have Bealls RN# on either the packaging or the product.  The RN# must be clearly and legibly identified on the care label or the heat transfer.
• all other products that Bealls orders must have either Bealls RN# or Bealls legal line on the product itself or on the packaging/hangtag.  If the product is in the vendor’s existing packaging, a sticker with Bealls RN# must be applied to cover the vendor’s RN#.

Please note that this does not apply to POE orders since Bealls is not the Importer of Record for POE orders.