PO-related
Hudson's Bay operates under these 2 customer codes.
What are HBC and HDC?
This label can be sourced & printed locally by vendors.
What is the tracking label/sticker?
This 7-digit all numerical number must appear on the front mark of each carton.
What is Hudson's Bay's PO#?
(Cannot be Macy's version of the PO with the "H" or "D" suffix)
This document must be included with all shipments, can be sent via EDI, and contains unit quantities & UPC information.
What is the Packing List?
The ship window is determined by utilizing this report, which is different by origin.
What is the MMG Transit Calendar?
(ocean or air transit calendar)
This is the minimum number of units required for an order to be placed.
What is 60 units per style and color?
This information/data is intentionally excluded from the integrated hangtag applied to all thebay.com orders.
This piece of plastic is used to package each unit purchased for thebay.com and includes a French translation of a suffocation warning.
What is a polybag?
There are 7 of these agreements that require Country-specific Certificates of Origin.
What are Canadian Duty Free agreements?
The MMG Cancel Date on a PO is equivalent to this date/term used by HBC.
What is MABD?
(Must Arrive by Date)
This information must NOT appear on the sample tags that are attached to HBC's advertising samples.
What is Supplier Information?
The financial repercussion caused by not packaging .com units in the acceptable manner that makes it ready for direct-to-consumer shipping (tickets incorrect, no single-unit packaging, or if we ship with hangers)
What are chargebacks?
In order to create all documents, the supplier must place a booking request using this web-based system.
What is the Maersk Shipper?
(Damco Shipper also acceptable)
This is the specific reference number that the supplier uses to make a booking with the Freight Forwarder.
What is the MMG PO #?
(PO number / HBC PO # are not correct)
This 13-digit all-numerical piece of data is unique to HBC vs. Macy's.
What is a UPC Code?
This piece of information appears at the bottom right hand corner of the integrated hangtag, and helps the supplier identify the correct price tickets to apply to Hudson's Bay's product.
What is the customer code? ("HBC" or "HDC" is written on Hudson's Bay's price tickets/stickers)
This piece of Macy's packaging does not get applied to Hudson's Bay's garments, if there is no French translation available.
What are Size Stickers?
(Jokers are also an acceptable answer)
This specific Invoice is sent to MMG and is used to create a Blue Cherry Invoice, but should never be sent to Hudson's Bay.
What is the Supplier's Commercial Invoice?
You can find both the HBC Booking # and the Cargo Receipt Date on this report.
What is the Stop Shipment Report?
This is the generic name for these costs that are paid by MMG's suppliers to Maersk: CFS, THC, and FCR
What are Origin Charges?
These 4 languages appear on the International Care/Content label, two of which fulfill Canada's bi-lingual requirements for Care, Country of Origin, fiber content & garment sizing.
What are English, French Canadian, Arabic & Spanish?
Chinese & Korean no longer appear on this label.
This sticker is applied by Maersk after the supplier drops off the cartons at the CFS facility.
What is a UCC128 label?
A Full description inclusive of gender/fabrication/construction (knit/woven) must be included on the invoice for this reason.
What is paying the proper Canadian duty?
(will accept clearing customs)
This specific type of Ship mode requires Buyer approval/notification & interaction with HBC Logistics, and contract updates are made only on the header level.
What is Air Prepaid Mode?
(MAV/SAV air ship mode also acceptable)