Lane Bryant Boxed Shoe requirements February 2015

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1 Lane Bryant Boxed Shoe requirements February 2015 Please note that all information about routing and shipping is found in our corporate guide The following information is meant to help communicate the specific requirements for shoes. General information (most helpful to new vendors): Chapter 6: Make sure you understand how to work with our consolidators and enter an ASN; you must have the password and training prior to shipment. Chapter 6: Carton labeling and packaging is very specific; please review the requirements prior to shipping. A few notable rules: Rubber bands are not allowed to be place around individual shoe boxes. Throughout the manual you will see many references to polybags, please ignore those references as polybags are not required for shoes. Chapter 6: This is where you will find our corporate contacts for shipping and compliance questions. Chapter 8: This is where you will find the Lane Bryant specific Label and Ticketing placements. Definitions (more detail in the vendor manual) o Mode 3: Is a carton that will be opened and worked and sent on conveyors to sort the product that will be going to different stores. o Purchase Order dates: The Do Not Ship Before is the first day you can deliver to the consolidator, if you desire you can make your appointment up to 10 days prior to the DNSB date, but the consolidator cannot pick it up before the DNSB. The Cancel date is the absolute last day the goods can arrive at the consolidator. The DNSB and the Cancel date is your ship window. o Odd Cartons: When your factory comes to the end of packing and has a few units left over, there can be one odd carton per PO line. You must work with the requirements in the routing guide (i.e. weight of cartons) and the Lane Bryant buying team in advance of orders to ensure what is ordered can be packed properly. Shoe Boxes You may use the supplier of your choice; the boxes must be approved by the Lane Bryant buying team during the footwear development process. o Vendor is responsible for ordering packaging and trims far enough in advance to hit finished goods ship date. o The dimensions that can be order are listed below in inches, we expect you our vendor to order the most appropriate size. Any exceptions to the below sizes need to be approved by buyer. XSMALL SMALL MED LARGE XLARGE BOOT NON LEATHER SHOE BOX / 6 CHOICES 22.5 x 11.5 x 4.75 L-XSMALL L-SMALL L-MED L-LARGE L-XLARGE L-BOOT LEATHER COLLECTION SHOE BOX / 6 CHOICES 22.5 x 11.5 x 4.75 WITH HANDLE

2 Price Sticker requirements o The shoe vendor is 100% responsible for ensuring that the shoe image is provided to Checkpoint, the ticket supplier, specifically: Julie.Doherty@checkpt.com. The file must be a.pdf file, and must be named using Lane the style number! It must be provided along with the Lane Bryant color code(s), Lane Bryant color name(s), and style name (for leather) to Checkpoint prior to Lane Bryant creating the purchase order. o Lane Bryant s sticker must be ordered from our supplier, Checkpoint (see chapter 8 for details, you will need a sign on and credit verification Failure to order from Checkpoint will result in a chargeback. o For shoe box purchase orders the ticket code that is on the purchase order and will be transmitted to Checkpoint are the LA07 and LA08. When one of these is ordered, Checkpoint will automatically ship 1 shoe box ticket and 2 LA02 tickets. See below for application requirements. o The bottom of each shoe will require our LA02 price sticker. It must be placed in the center on the bottom of each shoe; they must go in the same place for each shoe. LA07 NON- LEATHER LA08 LEATHER (WITH STYLE NAME) The shoe box must have the price sticker applied to the lower left hand corner of the box. There are markers on the shoebox for accurate placement. The sticker must be applied neatly charge backs will occur if it is crooked or overlapped on the side or bottom. Other information: o Ad Sample requirements are: 1 pair 8W, 2 pair 10W, 1 pair 11W) per color o Ecommerce Orders ship to a different warehouse, see chapter 6. o Either the M-Buster or WasaOuro for mold prevention is allowed. Boot boxes must have 2. o The Lane Bryant Buying Department makes the final decision regarding fit. o The sock of the shoe must have the Lane Bryant logo. Silver or Black depending on color of sock. You must obtain the art file from the buying team.

3 Frequently asked questions and answers: Q: Are we required to print your RN# on the shoes? A: No Q: Is there a 3rd party vendor that you would like us to use when establishing EDI or ASN notices. A: EDI is required to do business, after you are set up, an Ascena Retail Inc IT professional will get in touch with you. You may use any third party EDI company you wish. The one that Ascena Retail is currently working with is DiCentral. Q: What are your factory audit procedures? Are they required 3rd party, and by who? What are the costs associated? May we use other customers audit certificates in place of new factory audits? A: The process is found in Chapter 2. Q: Are we required to print detailed material breakdowns on the shoes? (Can we say All man made material? or do we need to say 48% pu, 52% polyester? etc.) A: "All man-made material" is acceptable. Q: Are we required to print the Factory ID# on the shoes? A: No Q: Are care labels required for footwear? A: No care labels as they refer to textiles and apparel. However, there are guidelines under FTC regulations referring to leather which would encompass the guidelines for footwear. Q: In the QA Manual C-14 and Non-apparel Test Request Form: Do we only complete the Footwear Tests? Or do we also complete everything listed under Tests to be conducted? A: All footwear tests that are listed on the Test Request Form that are applicable to the type of shoe being tested are required to be marked on the form. For example, if you are submitting a slip-on ballet flat; the Strap / Buckle Attachment test would not apply, so that test would not be marked on the test request form. Q. What is your standard delay or penalty policy? A: You must read your master sourcing agreement. Usually it is 1% per day, late to the cancel date Q: How will we be paid? A: Open account via Wire Transfer. Accounts Payable contacts are in the manual. Q: Will the floorset PO be sent at the same time as all the other POs? Do these need to be aired? A: Floorset PO s are needed 6 weeks prior to e-comm and retail PO s. The floorset PO is sent to our offices, not to our DC and are aired at the vendor s expense. Q: We will need an authorization letter for customs purposes in regards to logo usage. A: Send request to Abigail Mugrage: AMugrage@ascenaglobalsourcing.com. Q: Will each size break page transfer to one purchase order, or multiple purchase orders? A: Each size break page is a style. Each Style translates to 3 PO s Pullout, Ecomm, and Bulk.

4 Shoe Box Production Notes Please work with your buyer to determine appropriate box for each order. Packaging code will be noted on purchase order. Any exceptions must be approved by buyer. LEATHER COLLECTION SHOE BOX / 6 CHOICES NON LEATHER SHOE BOX / 6 CHOICES L-XSMALL XSMALL L-SMALL SMALL L-MED MED L-LARGE LARGE L-XLARGE XLARGE L-BOOT 22.5 x 11.5 x 4.75 WITH HANDLE BOOT 22.5 x 11.5 x 4.75 TOP TOP PRICE STICKER AREA FRONT SIDE/LID CLOSED PRICE STICKER AREA FRONT SIDE/LID CLOSED BOTTOM BOTTOM BACK SIDE/LID CLOSED INSIDE BOX PRINTS PMS 253 MESSAGE ON INSIDE LID BACK SIDE/LID CLOSED PRINTING NOTES: SUBSTRATE MATTE PP / OUTSIDE PRINTS 1 COLOR PMS BLACK INSIDE BOX PRINTS PMS 253 / FULL WALL CONSTRUCTION PRINTING NOTES: SUBSTRATE MATTE PP / OUTSIDE PRINTS 3 COLORS PMS 262, 253, BLACK / INSIDE BOX WHITE HALF WALL CONSTRUCTION JAN 2015

5 Shoe Hangers and Price Tickets Packaging code will be noted on purchase order. Any exceptions must be approved by buyer. A&H ORDER CONTACT: RUBY IN TAIPING - RUBYWU@AANDHASIA.NET PHONE: **PLEASE NOTE, ALL SHOE SIZES HAVE DIFFERENT CODE WHEN ORDERING LZ26 LZ27 LZ23 LZ24 LZ25 SMALL BALLET HANGER 6 x 5 LARGE BALLET HANGER 6.4 x 5.2 LONG SLIPPER HANGER 7.4 x 2.6 SHORT SLIPPER HANGER 6.5 x 2.6 FLIP FLOP HANGER $0.09 $0.10 $0.11 $0.11 $0.07 d999 c941 - m12743 s PX d786 c760 m11763 s SB FPO $00.00 $ $24.50 ONESZ c123 S1234 m12345 s W CHECKPOINT CHECKPOINT AVERY, CHECKPOINT, SML AVERY, CHECKPOINT, NEX- GEN, SML CHECKPOINT LA07 LA08 LA01 LA02 LA11 NON-LEATHER SHOE BOX STICKER use on stripe shoe box (xsmall, small, med, large, xlarge, boot) 4.75 x 1.5 LEATHER SHOE BOX STICKER use on black shoe box (l-xsmall, l-small, lmed, l-large, l-xlarge, l-boot) 4.75 x 1.5 LANE BRYANT PRICE TICKET attach with black swiftack 3 x 1.4 VARIABLE DATA PRICE STICKER 1 x 1 STRING TAG $0.02 $0.02 $0.01 $0.006 $0.038 JAN 2015