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C&S Wholesale Grocers Product Content Acquisition via GDSN

1WorldSync & C&S

August 1, 2019

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Agenda

▪ C&S Wholesale Grocers (C&S) – Company Overview

▪ Why GDSN?

▪ Supplier Benefits

▪ Progress Report

▪ 1WorldSync & Next Steps for Suppliers

▪ Resources

▪ Q&A

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C&S Wholesale Grocers

Program Sponsors

— George Dramalis, CIO

— Sudhakar Lingineni, VP IS

— Chris Woodbury, VP Supply Chain Trade

Relations

Project Team

— Mahesh Goswami, Senior Director IT

— Kate Porter, Manager Business Systems

ERP/MDM

— Joshua Silva, Associate Analyst MDM

Team Introductions

1WorldSync

Jeff Holzman, Director Industry Advancement

Bridget Curran, Senior Program Manager

Community Engagement

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Founded in 1918

Headquartered in Keene, NH

Family of Companies includes: C&S Wholesale Grocers, ES3, Grocers Supply,

Hansen, FreshKO, Symbotic, Davidson, Olean

Ahold, Piggly Wiggly, Southeastern Grocers, Target, Tops, many independents

~$28B annual sales

Servicing ~6,500 stores with over 140,000 different high-quality, low-cost goods

and products, sourced from 50+ high tech distribution centers in 15 states

Fast Facts

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~350,000 unique GTINs and 5,000 unique PLU/non-UPC fresh items

Full service: Center store, fresh produce and meat, frozen and ice cream, dairy, general merchandise

and health and beauty care, natural/organic/specialty

Assortment

Check out the full Barcode Chart at www.gs1us.org

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Our high-tech distribution facilities rely on accurate product information in order to continuously deliver

cost savings, service, and value to our customers

Current processes are based on

— Manual collection and entry of product information

▪ This data feeds our buying system, warehouse management system, MDM system, transportation

routing, reporting for customers, and retail pricing

Manual processes are inefficient and prone to human and data errors which can lead to an inefficient

supply chain and increased product costs

Accurate dimensions are critical to maximizing the benefits of our high-tech, automated distribution

centers

Current State/Challenges

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Synchronizing Product Content: Overview

GOAL: Synchronize product information including dimensions, item hierarchies,

hazardous with all suppliers

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Supplier Item

Information

Standardization

Platform

Synchronization Process

C&S

Distribution

Centers

Master Data Mgmt

System

FINDING VALUE COMMUNICATING VALUE

Set of Attributes Core: Identification, logistic, classification

Regulatory: Hazmat, Certifications

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C&S Adopted GS1 Standards & GDSN to:

— Speak the same global language of business as other industry members

— Obtain accurate and complete logistical product information

▪ Supports lower material handling cost and optimize logistics

— Receive product updates in real time

— Reduce manual data collection and re-entry

— Introduce and move new item information faster and efficiently

— Build the foundation for electronic collaborative commerce

C&S Joins GDSN

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Automation

Scanning processes

Slotting

Reverse Supply Chain

Leveraging GDSN Standards

What processes are benefitting from GDSN® data?

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Accurate and real-time GDSN allows the C&S Family of Companies to support our customers in being

first-to-shelf with your new products and improve the retailer/shopper experience with accurate

logistical and point-of-sale data

Without dismantling our existing New Item Dashboard Process, GDSN reduces wait time and manual

efforts by all parties (emails, spreadsheets, etc.)

How do these processes impact Suppliers?

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“Beth IV” is a highly automated GMHBC facility in PA. Items are slotted in cases, inners, and eaches to

support several customers, shipping millions of units per week through a variety of automation

solutions.

— Slotting: Accurate dimensions and categories allow us to match our slotting to customer planograms, cube out

their totes, and match products with appropriate automation solutions (weight, packaging type, etc)

— Returns: Accurate hierarchical GTIN data allows us to identify items and restock them quickly, saving dock

space/labor and improving service level

Customer Demand for new products.

— Leveraging GDSN data against Customer requests for new items allows our Master Data Department to

create items faster, more accurately, and efficiently.

Reverse Supply Chain – Using GTIN hierarchy data to enrich, enhance, and improve

our new reverse supply chain initiative this Spring with high success!!

Progress Report

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Category and Brand information supports slotting and our services to our customers

Category and Brand

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Hazardous

Chemicals, aerosols, electronics, lightbulbs, batteries, medications

Attribute

Aerosol/PressurizedUnited Nations Dangerous Goods Number

Is Regulated For Transportation

Is Light Bulb

Is an Electronic Device

Is Product A Pesticide?

Is Universal Waste

Has Built In Battery?

Battery Technology Type

Flash Point TemperatureADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTES(TOPOFF not in GDSN)

Is Item Registered with WERCS (Y/N)

WERCS ID

WERCS Classification

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Measurement Overview

Package measurement is critical to C&S

Consumer Unit

Determine the Default Front. The Default Front is

the side with the product name used to sell the

product. If products can be merchandised both

vertically and horizontally then the highest side is

considered the Default Front

Non-consumer Unit

Determine the Natural Base. The Natural Base is the

natural underside

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Dimensioning System

Weighing

Cubiscan

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To be the Trusted Global Sourceof Authentic Product Content for

Businesses and Consumers

OUR MISSION & PURPOSE

Bring Simplicity

& Efficiency

Distribute

& Deliver

Empower

People

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Global Reach • Global Support

60+Countries

98%of Fortune 500

70m+Subscriptions

Matched by Item

25KGlobal Companies

Solution

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Target market US open subscription

Prepared to receive all of your items

All ~3,000+ attributes

Publishing to C&S

C&S GDSN Initiative includes all C&S subsidiaries including Grocers Supply Company. In this initial

phase of C&S’s implementation, no existing new item processes are being discontinued. Please continue

to follow all existing processes.

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1. Complete the C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS Trading Partner Form found on

https://www.1worldsync.com/community/customers/cswg/.

2. C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS utilizes an open US Target Market Subscription. You can immediately

publish all items and attributes directly without delay.

3. Publish all items in production to C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS GLN 0868504000403.

▪ Publish all levels of product hierarchies for existing items as “Initial Load” and new items as “New”. When

sending item updates, please publish as “Modify” or “Append”.

▪ C&S will send “Received” CIC message responses only at this time

— Note: C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS prefers to receive your full item catalog whenever possible.

Steps to Publish

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Visit the C&S Wholesale Grocers Data Sync Landing Page

— http://www.1worldsync.com/cswg

C&S Wholesale Grocers - GDSN Team

▪ E: MDMTeam@ES3.com

1WorldSync

— Business Development

▪ T: 866.280.4013; E: businessdevelopment@1worldsync.com

— Technical Support

▪ T: 866.280.4013; E: technicalsupport@1worldsync.com

Resources

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Q&A

Thank you!

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Depth / Depth UOM (Global in GDSN CIN)

— For consumer trade items: The measurement from front to back of the trade item after the Default Front is

determined (this also applies to non-consumer trade items that go on a retailer shelf – for example, protein

bars sold individually but merchandised on the retailer shelf in a carton)

— For non-consumer trade items: The measurement of the longest side of the base of the trade item after the

Natural Base is determined

Height / Height UOM (Global in GDSN CIN)

— The measurement of the height of the trade item. The vertical dimension from the lowest extremity to the

highest extremity, including packaging

Width / Width UOM (Global in GDSN CIN)

— For consumer trade items: The measurement from left to right of the trade item after the Default Front is

determined (this also applies to non-consumer trade items that go on a retailer shelf – for example, protein

bars sold individually but merchandised on the retailer shelf in a carton)

— For non-consumer trade items: The measurement of the shortest side of the base of the trade item after the

Natural Base is determined

Height, Width, & Depth Attribute Definitions