Kmart Corporation is the largest discount retailer in the United States and one of the largest wholesalers in the world. Kmart Corporation operates traditional Kmart and Kmart hypermarkets, as well as Kmart supermarkets. Convenient shopping is available in 50 states including the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

This kmart, which has the titles of the world's largest retailer and one of the world's largest wholesalers, if a manufacturer passes the kmart factory inspection, it opens up a ladder to the world and makes the road to the European market smoother.

Kmart factory inspection should be divided into three different types of audits

Initial audit

After registering a new supplier/factory in the Kmart system, Kmart does not have a direct and in-depth understanding of their social responsibility performance. Therefore, the initial audit is a way for Kmart to understand the new supplier/factory's social responsibility performance. At the same time, Kmart has gained a general understanding of the gap between suppliers/factories and Kmart's Ethical Sourcing Code (Kmart ESC) through the initial audit. So for suppliers/factories, the initial audit is also a good opportunity to showcase their social responsibility image to Kmart.

Follow up audit

When a supplier/factory has already undergone Kmart's factory inspection, but did not understand the results of the previous audit or did not reach a level that reassured Kmart, follow-up audits are used as a means of monitoring the supplier/factory's continuous improvement.

Update review

When the supplier/factory has already undergone Kmart's factory inspection and the previous audit results pose little risk to Kmart's brand reputation, Kmart will conduct an audit on the supplier/factory after a considerable period of time, which means updating the audit. Because standards and supplier/factory performance are dynamic, timely updates and audits can systematically and periodically understand supplier/factory social responsibility performance. At the same time, the new standards can be transmitted to suppliers/factories in the form of audits. At the same time, different types of Kmart factory audits may also have some differences in audit fees and may have a certain impact on the results of Kmart factory audits.

Factors affecting Kmart factory audit types

1. Has the factory ever been registered in the Kmart system

2. Has the factory undergone Kmart factory inspection

3. If the factory has undergone Kmart factory inspection before, what was the result of the previous Kmart factory inspection.

Advantages of Kmart factory inspection

1) Establishing a management system that meets international requirements can gain international recognition and increase the ability to compete head-on with well-known brands

2) Encourage consumers to establish positive emotions towards the product;

3) Establish stable cooperation with buyers and expand into new markets, laying a solid foundation for long-term development;

4) Enhance management systems, improve relationships with employees, thereby increasing productivity and profits;

5) Minimize potential business risks such as work-related injuries or even fatalities, legal disputes, or loss of orders;

6) Developing new markets and customers: Socially responsible companies will stand out from competitors;