/Insights — Practical Guides · March 11, 2026
A checklist for moving to a distribution partner
Migrating stock is the easy part. What breaks a transition is everything around it: master data, order cut-offs, and who tells the stores.
Before the first pallet moves, agree the SKU master with dimensions and weights, the storage conditions per line, the order cut-off, the delivery calendar per channel, and the exact escalation path for a missed drop.
Migrate the slowest-moving lines first. If something goes wrong, it goes wrong on stock nobody is waiting for.