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Make EDI and eCommerce easier with QuickBooks and Lingo. If you run your business on QuickBooks, it only makes sense to choose an EDI solution that integrates seamlessly with it. The data and information that is critical to your company operations can make EDI and online transactions both simpler and more accurate. And that accuracy translates into fewer mistakes and the end of chargebacks…

Big opportunities mean serious requirements. When you’re working with a major retailer, the stakes are high. So, of course, are the rewards. When you have a chance to have your products on the shelves of The Home Depot, you jump at it, knowing that you’ll be in front of millions of customers in stores and online. After all, this is the world’s largest home improvement retailer, boasting more than 2,200 stores across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Establishing a solid relationship with The Home Depot is a game-changer for many brands…

While purely online platforms get the buzz, QVC still delivers the goods. It wasn’t all that long ago that shopping at home, in the pre-digital era, meant lounging on the sofa, watching a home shopping channel, and reaching for your phone when you saw an item that excited you. While QVC still generates enormous sales volume this way, the brand has wisely evolved. Today, it’s a modern media company, promoting the products it carries not only on television but at qvc.com and, increasingly, on social media…

An API for EDI and eCommerce connects everything. The controversy surrounding Facebook and the information it shares has made API part of many news stories. That’s because the API is how developers get information from the social media site…

The fall of Toys R Us is a wake-up call. For decades, Toys R Us was a dominant player in retail. It was a go-to store, the destination for both the latest hot item and famous established brands. At some point in life, just about everyone was a Toys R Us kid…

Zappos or Whole Foods, Wegmans or Bed Bath & Beyond — building a brand means building solid retail relationships. When you have a nascent brand, your focus is squarely on creating something that has unique and enduring appeal. As it grows, however, the strength of your retail relationships becomes almost as important as the qualities of your product or line…

Every Trading Partner is different — so is their EDI. One thing about EDI that suppliers quickly learn is that rarely do two retailers have the same requirements. That means whenever you add Trading Partners, you’ll need to adapt to their standards if you want to continue to do business with them…

EDI Purchase Order Acknowledgement Did you know that Target DVS recently changed their requirements for sending the EDI Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)? And guess what? If you’re a supplier, you now have even less time to get it to them. In fact, their new requirements demand that you send it — and they receive it — within 30 minutes…

It’s hardly a revelation that time is the most precious resource in business. When your business or your brand starts to gain traction, the excitement of success is often tempered by the fact that you and your staff are suddenly pulled in all kinds of different directions. Before long, every day seems like a crazy juggling act and there are more and more balls in the air…