Sourcing Guide
NATURALIZER RETAIL EXCEPTIONS
Running changes for:
o UPC Box Label Placement now bottom LEFT corner - page 2
o Wide Calf Labeling – updates in new Sourcing Guide section # 14 Wide Calf Boots
Follow for
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NATURALIZER OUTLET STORES #8005000 & BROWN RETAIL OUTLET #8005215
NATURALIZER CONCEPT #8000000 & BROWN RETAIL CONCEPT #8005214
– Footwear, handbags & accessories finish goods
o Overseas, Domestic or landed buys
o Internal or External Vendor/Supplier
o Follow for all brands being bought for these customer #’s
When
o Merchandise bought & paid for on Brown Shoe’s Wholesale (SAP) Purchase Orders
o Shipping to either
o Brown Shoe Retail Tejon Ranch/Lebec CA Retail Dist Center for # 8005000
o Brown Shoe Retail Perth Canada Retail Dist Center for # 8005215
Standards
1 - Also use generals standards in Vendor Portal:
 10 Lasting Tacks
 11 Product Markings
 12 Mold Prevention
 13 Stuffing
 14 Wide Calf Boots
 15 Shoe Boxes and Labels
 16 Case Standards
 17 - Quality – Packing Accuracy
 30 PO to Invoice Process Steps – now a separate section
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2 - Shoe Box Labeling
A. Wholesale Shoe Box label from Avery Dennison (411/16” x 1½”)
B. Brown Shoe will automatically tell Avery the appropriate Label code
a) Example (same for Tejon, Chino, Perth):
(V or SR)
V Label used for Naturalizer Retail Concept
SR Label used for Naturalizer Retail Outlet
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To order Shoe box labels:
o See Sourcing Guide # 15 Shoe Box Label
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Align the shoe box UPC bar code label to bottom left corner of box base
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3 - Case Label – Naturalizer Retail ships to either Tejon (Lebec, CA) or Perth
A. Tejon (Lebec, CA) Case Label
 Supplier buys Tejon case labels from Avery Dennison with form on page 5
 Example
b) Perth (Canada) Case Label
 For shoes - printed at Perth and mailed overseas to the supplier.
 For handbags - ordered by customer from Avery Dennison and sent to factory
Only with special BWS approved, Perth send case labels for hand bags to factory
 Note: to enable quicker DC receiving, Perth still require two case markings:
Cust. PO # and Qty. size/width (see case markings, page 6).
 Example
c) Case Label Placement (Tejon and Perth)
 Must be packed in corrugated cases with minimum burst strength of 14 kgs/scm
(200 lbs) and minimum edge crush test of 9kgs/scm (128 lbs).
 Only 1 purchase order number may be packed in a case
 Shoebox end & UPC label must be exposed when the top of case is opened.
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Cases must be sealed with BWS tape on the top & bottom (see image below).
Do not staple the corrugated case closed.
Do not glue the top closure.
Do not use straps or bands to secure cases.
Do not tape or label over any case markings and/or labels.
Do not double stack shoeboxes.
If case exceeds below dimensions, contact Packing Dept before case is made.
If leftover room, you can mix pack different sizes of the same pattern or use
empty boxes marked “EMPTY”, but do not mix pack different colors.
Must follow these dimensions
Length
Width
Height
Weight
Minimum
13”
8”
7”
10# (4.5 kg)
Maximum
38”
20”
17”
50# (22.5 kg)
Top Opening
Top Opening
side Case
Markings
main Case
Markings
Place Case
Label Here
Height
Width
Place case label 2.5 cm up from the
bottom and 5 cm from right edge
Length
BWS tape on top and bottom of package
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To order Case Labels:
o Footwear & accessories:
 For Tejon shipments, click on this link and use the second tab to order
additional Case labels (see image below).
 For Perth shipments, email Pat Hewitt at [email protected] to order
additional Case labels.
o Hand bags:
 For Tejon & Perth hand bags, click on this link and use the third tab to order
additional Case labels.
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Case label
order form for
Tejon footwear
& accessories
4 - Case Markings / Shipping marks:
A. Tejon/ Lebec
a) No case markings are needed since all information is included on case label.
B. Perth – on both main panels in ½” or bigger letter
a) (Naturalizer) Cust PO #
b) Quantity by size & width
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5 - To order hang tags:
A. For Wide Calf Boots factory can source from Nanchieh Packaging Group.
B. For hand bags click on this link and use the third tab to order additional Hang Tags.
6 - Water Resistant Shoes
a) Naturalizer and Natural Soul water resistant hangtags should be applied when
requested by division.
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7 - Domestic/Landed Routing Instructions
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For questions regarding routing
 For Tejon/Lebec, CA DC the Retail Logistics Transportation planner
615-443-8045 or or e-mail [email protected]
You must receive authorization for routing product from the Brown Shoe Retail Logistics
Transportation Department for all domestic agent/vendor shipments before shipping.
a) E-mail Brown Retail Logistics the following info to effectively plan & transport product
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Contact information for key routing routing/dispatch/warehouse personnel
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Full name and phone number
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e-mail address
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Domestic location address where product is available
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Secondary/back-up routing/warehouse contact or group e-mail address for team
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Naturalizer Retail Purchase Order numbers with associated case and pair quantities.
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Total estimated weight and volume (cubic feet) of each purchase order ready for
shipping.
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The date that all product will be ready for loading/shipping.
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Retail Logistics will use this order information to determine the most efficient, cost
effective method to transport your product (in combination with multiple other vendor
pick-ups throughout the country).
b) When transportation/routing for your product is tendered to and accepted by a carrier you
will receive an e-mail from our Transportation Management System (TMS) detailing
carrier information and purchase orders they expect to pick-up from your location. Then
carrier will contact you to schedule actual facility pick-up appointment.
c) When a Retail Transportation specified truckload carrier is used, Brown Shoe Retail will
not pay any accessorial charges (i.e. detention, driver assist, vehicle dispatched-not
used, etc.) associated with the loading or pick up of a shipment unless previously
authorized. Vendor will be responsible for any unauthorized carrier accessorial charges
incurred.
d) If a carrier other than one specified by the Retail Transportation Load Planner is used,
Brown Shoe Retail will not be responsible for product lost or damaged in transit,
irrespective of the F.O.B. terms specified in purchase order.
e) Brown Shoe will not be responsible for product or transportation costs for product
released to a different Brown Shoe Retail facility than the one specified by Brown Shoe
Retail Logistics Domestic Logistics Planner.
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f) Vendor must ensure all loaded trailers are sealed (full and partial loads). Vendor is
responsible for providing seals. The seal number must be noted on the bill of
lading. When a trailer arrives at the vendor’s facility with a seal already intact, the
vendor must break the seal in the presence of the driver and reseal the trailer with
a new seal after loading. The original seal number and the new seal number must
be indicated on the bill of lading as follows: “Broke seal #______, replaced with
seal #______”. The vendor and the driver must initial the seal notation.
g) Loading of all domestic shipments is to be performed by the vendor and designated
Shipper Load and Count (SL&C) on the Bill of Lading.
h) Cases must be packed according to the specifications indicated on the purchase order.
Pre-pack orders must be shipped prior to or in the same container or trailer with solid
pack orders when orders are for the same item code and are scheduled to ship in the
same fiscal month.
i) All shipments must be floor loaded unless otherwise authorized. Brown Shoe Retail
does not participate in any type of pallet exchange program. We do not allow our
shipments to be shrink wrapped or banded, but under certain circumstances may approve
their use. Contact the appropriate Domestic Logistics Planner at 615-443-8045 for Lebec
CA loads. You can also e-mail the Logistics Inbound Planners at
[email protected] for prior approval. Brown Shoe Retail contract
carriers/drivers do not have authorization to approve palletized or shrink wrapped
shipments. Any pre-approved palletized shipments must be shrink wrapped or banded
to insure that the pallet units arrive intact at our distribution centers.
4 - Violations:
Every purchase order and routing guide violation per shipment will result in a charge back.
Charge backs will include an administrative processing fee of $200,
unless otherwise indicated, in addition to the violation charge noted below:
Non-Compliance Violation
 Case label/markings missing/wrong or inaccurate
 Concealed shortage
 Mis-pack
 Case dimensions standards not followed
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Violation Charge
$2.50 per case in rejected batch
$2.50 per case in rejected batch
$2.50 per case in rejected batch
$2.50 per case in rejected batch
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