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SUMMARY:Walmart Open Call 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us June 24th for the Road to Open Call 2025! Apply now for a chance to see your products inside of Walmart! \nWhat is it? \nRoad to Open Call is Walmart’s national initiative supporting American manufacturing by creating direct access for product-based small businesses to pitch shelf ready goods to Walmart’s sourcing teams. This spring\, the road leads to Atlanta — and there’s no better stage than RICE.  \nEntrepreneurs selected for the Open Call receive expert coaching\, national visibility\, and a chance to scale from local markets to Walmart store shelves. Los Angeles was the first stop\, followed by cities like Austin\, Orlando\, and Kansas City and Atlanta will bring it home!  \n  \nEligibility Criteria: \nTo be considered\, applicants must meet the following qualifications:  \n\n\nMade\, Grown\, or Assembled in the USA  \n\n\nShelf-Ready (URL\, barcode\, and packaging)  \n\n\nProven Scalability (e.g.\, co-packing or self- manufacturing operations)  \n\n\nPurpose-Driven Products  \n\n\nRetail Operations Experience (e.g.\, managing purchase orders\, demand forecasting)  \n\n\nProven Marketing Activation  \n\n\nDigital Sales Performance  \n\n\nNote: This opportunity is exclusive to product-based businesses.\nService providers and non-retail categories are not eligible.  \nTo learn more and to sign up visit https://pickupatrice.my.canva.site/walmart-open-call-2025 \n 
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