NPC is a web-based product catalogue and is the GS1 Australia and GS1 New Zealand industry solution for data synchronisation. It is used to enter, validate, store and maintain product and price data in a central repository (data pool) to easily share this data with Trade Partners worldwide.
Woolworths Group is committed to supporting NPC and is our preferred method of receiving product and pricing information.
NPC can provide many business benefits including:
- Improved data integrity, leading to reduced errors and rework in the Supply Chain.
- Reduced time and cost of implementing new products into the market.
- Reduction in claims/adjustments.
- Removal of paper-based transactions.
- A single method of data maintenance and exchange of information based on a guaranteed world wide standard.
- Streamlined communication channels for clear understanding.
- Single location of product data to be entered once then made available to selected Retailers.
Conversion of our Trade Partners to the NPC platform will occur over the next few years.
Trade Partners are not required to take any action in relation to this activity with Woolworths unless directly contacted by a Woolworths Group representative.
Note*: The term “Woolworths” covers Woolworths businesses in Australia namely ‘Woolworths Supermarkets’, ‘Dan Murphy’s’, ‘Beer Wine Spirits’, ‘Woolworths Petrol’, ‘Woolworths Online’ and Progressive Enterprises businesses in New Zealand namely ‘Woolworths’, ‘Countdown’, ‘Foodtown’, ‘Fresh Choice’, ‘SuperValue’.
For further NPC activity enquiries, please email NPC@woolworths.com.au