Retail Success Guide

RangeMe Best Practices

• How to Check Category Review Schedules
• Why Product Images Are So Important (And How to Take a Good One)
• Which Fields are Most Important to Buyers?
• What are Immediate Opportunities (Submissions)?
• Signing up with Exclusive Opportunities with RangeMe
• Benefits of Adding Your RangeMe Profile to Your Email Signature

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Working with Retailers

• Why You Should Care About Space Planning
• How to Rock Your Buyer Meeting
• How to Work with Retailers
• How Retailers Review Products
• Why a Buyer Says Yes to One Product Over Another
• Demystifying Retail and Product Standards

Industry Webinars

• Learn About the Veteran-Owned Business Certification and What It Means to Retailers
• Tap Into Kosher: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Kosher Certified
• The Exponential Growth of Plant-Based Food and What It Means To Your Brand
• RangeMe x Nutrasource: How to Stand Out in a Highly Competitive Natural Health Product Market
• Leveraging the Power of Product Certifications to Connect with Buyers
• Boosting Your Brand with Fairtrade and Non-GMO Certifications

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Pricing & Business Planning

• Business Planning 101
• Establishing a Business
• Business Financing: Why and How to Prepare for a Small Business Loan
• First Things First: The Hard Questions to Ask Yourself as You Start Your CPG Journey
• Barcodes: Your Product's Identity
• Barcodes Pt. II: Getting to Know Barcode Types

Certifications, Approvals and Labels

• The Rundown on Brand and Product Certifications
• How to Talk Through Your Product’s Ingredients
• Build Your Nutrition Label with ReciPal
• 3 Things You Should Know About the New Nutrition Label
• Achieving Certifications
• Don't Fear the Auditor: 5 Questions You Need to Know for Product Audits

Distribution

• What Do Distributors Look for in a New Product Line?
• Retailer or Distributor... Which Comes First?
• How to Find the Right Distributor to Expand Your Food Product Line
• Finding a Distributor: 3 Things You Need to Know
• 5 Things to Know When Bringing on a Distributor

Product Samples Guide

• Product Samples Guide Overview
• Qualifying Your Sample Request
• How to Send a Sample
• Following up on Your Sample

Doing Business Internationally

• 8 Tips: Exporting Your Products to the United States
• 3 Steps to Start Selling Your Products Online in the US
• What to Consider When Working With International Retailers

Branding

• Going Up: Crafting a Great Elevator Pitch for your Product
• How to Write a Great Product Description
• How to Get Noticed by Buyers
• Tips to Attract Buyers: Images
• 5 Things You Should Consider With Your Packaging Design
• Product Packaging: Where to Start

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Legal

• Familiarize Yourself With Retail Law
• Intellectual Property Protection – In a Nutshell
• Protect Your Trademark With These 4 Steps
• A Guide to Managing an International Portfolio of Trademarks
• Understanding Co-Packing Agreements
• FDA Compliance: Three Steps to Success

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Shipping and Logistics

• Logistics, Shipping, and Order Fulfillment: Why They Matter for Your Brand’s Success
• What is Warehousing? 5 Warehousing Solutions Explained
• What’s The Deal With EDI?

Marketing

• How Marketing Can Help Your Business
• Digital Marketing 101
• Leveraging Social Media

Insurance

• Insurance: The Need to Haves for Your Business
• A Starter’s Guide To Product Liability Insurance
• Protect Your Product: Insurance 101 for Health and Beauty Suppliers
• Insurance for CBD Suppliers

Finance

• Get the Right Funding to Grow Your Business
• Small Business Financing Options
• How to Leverage Cash Flow in Your Ecommerce Business
• 5 Ways to Fund a Growing Product Business

Contract Manufacturing

• Contract Manufacturing: An Overview
• Cosmetic Formulation – An Art or a Science?
• 3 Things to Consider When Choosing a Contract Manufacturer for CBD Products

Photography

• 10 Best Practices for Ecommerce Product Photography

Discoverability

• Sharing Your Profile

Trade Show Events

• How to Add a Trade Show to Your Profile
• How to Prepare for a Trade Show
• How to Follow Up After a Trade Show

Immediate Opportunities & Retailer Submission FAQ's

• Tesco Accelerator FAQ 2025
• Lowe’s Into the Blue at National Hardware Show 2025 - Terms & Conditions
• Lowe’s Into the Blue at National Hardware Show 2025 - FAQ
• Tractor Supply Company's Growing Life Out Here FAQ
• Lowes Into the Blue 2024 FAQ's
• Albertsons Innovation Launchpad FAQ

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Retailer Category Hierarchy & Structure

• HSN Product Search Categories
• Shop LC Categories
• Rural King Categories
• Do It Best Categories
• Tractor Supply Company Categories

Immediate Opportunities - Retailer Terms & Conditions

• Lowe's Into the Blue 2024 - Terms & Conditions
• Big Lots Deal Template
• HSN Product Search Terms and Conditions
• Giant Eagle Marketplace Terms & Conditions
• Shop LC Terms & Conditions
• Dollar General Planogram Reset Requirements & Off Shelf Merch Opportunities

Restricted & Prohibited Lists

• Sprouts Prohibited Ingredients List Food HBA and Vitamins
• Bed Bath & Beyond 2022 Product Safety & Compliance Manual
• Small Business Spotlight
• Kroger Natural and Organic Innovation Summit Food
• Kroger Natural and Organic Innovation Summit Non-Food

Walmart Opportunities

• 2025 Walmart Mexico Growth Summit FAQs - Español
• 2025 Walmart Mexico Growth Summit FAQs - English
• Walmart Canada Growth Summit 2025 FAQ
• 2025 Walmart Centroamérica Growth Summit FAQs – Español
• Sam’s Club Local Call - California FAQ
• Application Job Aid - Walmart Open Call 2024

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Compliance

• What is EDI and How Do I Get Started?
• Compliance: Key to a smooth CPG journey

Brokers

• Leveraging Brokers for a successful CPG product

Business Intelligence

• Leveraging Business Intelligence to Build a Successful Brand

Sprouts Forager Program

• Sprouts Forager Program