The Walmart Seller app: what it does and how to get it

Yes, Walmart has an official Walmart Seller app. It's free on iPhone and Android, and it lets approved U.S. Walmart Marketplace sellers run their store from a phone: ship orders, update prices and inventory, answer customers and check sales. It is a store-management app. It doesn't tell you which products are worth buying to sell, which is a different kind of app. This page covers what the Walmart Seller app does, how to download it, and where a product research tool like Margenos fits.

What the Walmart Seller app does

According to Walmart's Marketplace pages, the app covers most day-to-day store tasks:

• Orders: acknowledge, view and cancel orders, print packing slips, update tracking, mark orders shipped and view returns.
• Items: add items to your catalog, view item details, and update pricing and inventory.
• Walmart Fulfillment Services: monitor WFS inventory and track shipments into Walmart's warehouses. See WFS fees for what that costs.
• Sales: daily, weekly and monthly sales on the home screen, plus a sales tracker.
• Alerts: push notifications for new orders, customer messages, at-risk orders and out-of-stock items.
• Customers and support: reply in the Message Center and create or manage support cases.
• Payments: view payment statements.

How to download the Walmart Seller app

1. Get approved first. The app is only for existing U.S. Marketplace sellers. If you haven't applied yet, start with our guide to a Walmart seller account.
2. Log in to Seller Center on a computer. Walmart says you need to be enrolled and to have logged in to Seller Center before using the app.
3. Install the app. Search for "Walmart Seller" by Walmart in the App Store or Google Play, or use the links on Walmart's Seller App page.
4. Sign in with your Seller Center details. The app uses the same login as Walmart Seller Center.
5. Turn on notifications. Order and at-risk alerts are the main reason to have the app on your phone.

The iPhone version needs iOS 16 or later. Walmart's help guide also says Android users can install the app's .apk file directly if they can't use Google Play.

What the Walmart Seller app can't do

• It can't sign you up. You apply to Walmart Marketplace on Walmart's website first.
• You can't change user roles in the app; do that in Seller Center.
• It doesn't manage Marketplace businesses in Canada, Mexico or Chile.
• It isn't built for product research. It shows your own items and orders, not the profit on a product you're thinking about buying, or how much stock other sellers hold.

"Walmart marketplace app" can mean three different things

If you came here looking for the shopper's barcode scanner, that's in the regular Walmart app. Resellers who want to scan a barcode and see profit should read about the Walmart scanner app instead.

Walmart Seller app vs product research apps

Most sellers end up using two kinds of apps: one to run the store and one to decide what to stock. They answer different questions.

Tips for getting the most out of it

• Act on at-risk order alerts fast. Late shipments and missing tracking hurt the performance metrics Walmart uses to judge sellers and pick the Buy Box winner.
• Answer messages from your phone. Quick replies keep small problems from turning into returns or cancellations.
• Watch out-of-stock alerts. When you run out, you drop out of the Buy Box and other sellers take your sales.
• Do big jobs on a computer. Bulk item uploads, reports and settings are easier in Seller Center.

Where Margenos fits

Use the Walmart Seller app after you've bought inventory. Use Margenos before. On any Walmart.com product page, the Margenos Chrome extension shows the referral and WFS fees, your profit and ROI, the most you can pay, a sales estimate, every competing seller with their stock, and price and Buy Box history. In a store, the Android app scans the barcode and shows the same numbers. Because you don't need a seller account, you can research products while your Walmart application is still under review.

If you're new to the numbers, our guide on how to calculate Walmart profit walks through the math, and the Walmart profit calculator does it for one item.

Sources: Walmart Marketplace, Seller App · Marketplace Learn, Walmart Seller app overview · Walmart Seller on the App Store · Walmart developer docs, Walmart App Store. Walmart changes its rules; confirm in Seller Center.