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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…

OTIF. It means On Time In Full. Others call it DIFOT. Delivered In Full On Time. No matter what name you give it, for suppliers trying to meet delivery standards, it could mean something else. Like OMG. As in OMG, I need to deliver when? And how much? And how much does it cost me if I don’t meet the requirements? Standards are becoming tougher and tougher. Many retailers, trying to handle the rapid shifts in consumer demand, want goods to arrive within a very specific window of time. And that window is only getting smaller. Walmart Introduces New EDI Specifications In July of 2017, Walmart changed its EDI specifications, and now requires orders to arrive within a two-day window…

Tomorrow‘s Digital Trends and Today’s Challenges Technology has forever disrupted traditional retail models, and the emergence of the ‘digital store’ dominates today’s industry discussion. Most presentations at the upcoming NRF Big Show center on the topic, headlines proclaim it, analysts debate it, companies mandate it, and retail executives lose sleep over it…

Turning Order Management into a Strategic Business Tool Omnichannel retail calls for seamlessly and efficiently meeting the needs of customers at every stage and every touchpoint in the retail process. As this paradigm becomes increasingly entrenched as the dominant way retailers do business, suppliers must adapt to remain competitive. Efficiency is the name of the game. The key is to find ways to dramatically streamline all order management processes while still remaining agile, compliant and keeping costs down. This is a tall order, but suppliers who succeed will not only maintain their trading partnerships, but can expect closer relationships with their current retail partners, opportunities with new partners, and an overall increase in business…

Successful Drop Ship Fulfillment Giant e-tailers like Amazon and Zappos have forever changed the retailing landscape. Consumers expect and demand maximum convenience, lower prices, a wide array of merchandise to choose from, and the ability to get products quickly. With the increasing pressure and fight for market share, more and more traditional retailers are implementing the ‘omnichannel’ model to provide customers the best of all worlds. As these retailers endeavor to seamlessly and efficiently meet the needs of customers at every stage and every touchpoint in the retail process, their supplier partners must support them in order to remain competitive…