Item submission reason codes are the key to getting an item into the hands of the category manager. Without it, they will never see it in their work queue. And the order they are displayed in VIP helps determine the order of importance, so to speak. In general, the higher the code is on the list, the more changes and impact it has downstream. DIVISION REQUEST is at the top because it’s the only code that sends it to a division person instead of the corporate category manager.
DIVISION REQUEST – goes to the requestor at the specific division. Can only do one division per request
NEW ITEM – brand new item to Kroger, requested by the corporate category manager
REUSABLE SHIPPER - only used for shippers that are intended to be reordered
ADD DIVISION – used for adding a division to an existing item, goes to the corporate category manager
PACK CHANGE – used when the number of consumers in the current case are changing. Requires new case GTIN. Consumer GTIN is unchanged.
SIZE CHANGE – used when the consumer GTIN is changing sizes and requires a replacement GTIN.
CASE GTIN CHANGE ONLY – the case GTIN is changing but the pack remains the same.
FORMULATION CHANGE W/CONSUMER GTIN CHANGE – used when the formula of the item is changing to the degree a new GTIN is needed.
MANUFACTURER BUYOUT – used when the manufacturer’s prefix is changing due to merger/acquisition.
PACK CHANGE CORRECTION (WITHOUT GTIN CHANGE) – used when the original pack information was submitted incorrectly and needs to be corrected. This is a violation of GTIN allocation rules and must have category manager approval before submission.
