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Vendor toolkit

Examples, how-to guidance, plain-English definitions and public links you can use anytime.

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Ask Portico

Quick answers to the questions vendors ask most. No chatbot account or login needed.

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Examples that set everyone up to win

Use these as quality checks before sending a catalog or product file.

Catalog example

What a strong vendor catalog includes

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    Shipping and freight instructions

    Make every box easy to receive, identify and put to work.

    1. Choose the right carrier.Use FedEx or UPS rather than USPS. For truck freight, prepay and request inside delivery.
    2. Label the shipment clearly.Put your brand, contents and Portico contact in the attention field.
    3. Include a packing list.Include a packing list in the shipment; if it is not included, email us a list. List item numbers, quantities, prototypes and special handling.
    4. Send tracking immediately.Email Karen when the shipment leaves so the showroom can plan to receive it.
    Ask Karen about a shipment

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    What are these people talking about?

    A plain-English glossary for Portico and market language.

    Best practices that save everyone time

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      From Portico vendor partners

      A few words shared by brands represented by Portico.

      Send files to Portico

      Email customer lists and PDF catalogs to your division. Upload product files in MarketTime; email Karen discontinued-item lists, price changes and shipment tracking.