Comments direct from buyer:

?SAM?S CLUB experienced an outstanding season from a quality and profit standpoint. Overall sales were up 3.6%, while starting a week later than last year and finishing two weeks early. We experienced six weeks of double digit sales growth and a record week of over 3 million in cherry sales. WOW! We definitely have room for growth next season. I have listed below sales and shrink versus last year for Bings and Rainiers. Notice the huge improvement on shrink. Overall service level was 92.25%, which is below expectation. We need to continue to work on ways to improve service level. Our highest service level for this season was achieved by Stemilt (96.52%). Great Job!! For most of you it was under weights or shorted product that hurt your service level. We?ve got to get the under weights resolved and have better communication with replenishment on inbounds. The attachment includes sales by week for your review, as well as all P.O.?s by vendor. Please fill in your demo deductions for the season and send back to me. We need to get this finalized ASAP. I plan on keeping the same 3lb Bing container for next season. However, I do want to change the clam on the 2 pound Rainiers. We need the same footprint as the Bings, with a lower profile. We also need work on making our label smaller and moving it to the top right hand corner of the clam for both varieties. This will allow for better presentation. Let?s also look at PLA (corn based) clams for next season. Please have mockups of clams and labels ready to present and discuss at PMA.