Ticketing

SSI requires all merchandise to be “Pre-Ticketed” upon receipt.

The following accurate information is required on tickets:

1. Department number (as shown on our purchase order)
2. Class number (as shown on our purchase order)
3. Vendor Product/Style Number (VPN) (as shown on our purchase order)
4. Retail amount (as shown on our purchase order)
5. Size (as shown on our purchase order) if applicable
6. Color Name (as shown on our purchase order) if applicable
7. UPC printed on ticket must be scannable with human readable data that complies with the industry standard (must match catalog)
8. SSI retail must appear in Zone 6 (VICS standards) bottom of the standard UPC ticket.

Vendors who utilize MSRP format tickets, requirements are as follows:

1. Vendor Product/Style Number (VPN) (as shown on our purchase order)
2. Color (as shown on our purchase order) if applicable
3. Size (as shown on our purchase order) if applicable
4. UPC printed on the ticket must be scannable with human readable data that complies with the industry standard (must match catalog)
5. MSRP retail (Purchase Order retail must match) and must appear in Zone 7 leaving a blank Zone 6.
6. MSRP wording must be present on ticket to qualify as MSRP format ticket. Other variations such as Suggested Manufacturer Retail are allowable.

Please note, that shoe vendors are required to use the shoe ticket format as shown in the example on page 16.

If you are unable to comply with the above requirements you can use any outside resource to print the tickets for you. For your convenience, below we have listed some contacts for outside ticketing companies:

When ordering tickets from any of the above sources you must specify that they are for SSI, to ensure they print the ticket in the proper format, and avoid non-compliance charges.

Ticket Examples

Ticket placement guidelines:

SSI appreciates your effort to provide Floor Ready Merchandise for distribution to our stores. All merchandise must be ticketed as it would be displayed for sale. As you apply tickets to merchandise destined for SSI, please follow the following placement guidelines:

• Gum retail price ticket should not be placed directly on merchandise. They can be affixed to product packaging or hangtag.
• Additional tickets should not cover the UPC barcode, or any other required information.
• Random ticket errors found within a style on a shipment will result in a vendor compliance charge of .50 cents for every piece within that problem style. This charge covers the expense to audit every unit within that style and fix the tickets that contain errors.