--- title: EDI pro tips, essential guides, expert advice - eZCom Software | Business Insights (8) description: Business Insights | Articles related to the supply chain industry and EDI education (8) --- [![eZCom Software](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ezcomsoftware_july2022/images/eZCom-Logo.png?width=300&name=eZCom-Logo.png "eZCom Software")](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/) - Solutions - [EDI Software: Lingo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-software-lingo/) - [D2C / Drop Ship](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [RESTful API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Connections - [Trading Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/trading-partners/) - [Integrations](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/#top) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Awards](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/awards/) - [Partnerships](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - Resources - [Resources Home](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Blog](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/articles/) - [Case Studies](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/case-studies/) - [What is EDI](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-101/) - [FAQs](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/faq/) - [EDI Documents](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/edi-documents-and-transactions/) - [GS1 FAQ](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/gs1-faq/) - [In-House Vs. 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Sign up for the latest Supply Chain Industry Articles with EDI Education and Information delivered straight to your inbox. [![Cracking the Code with Retail Buyers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/mall.png) Cracking the Code with Retail Buyers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/getting-more-retailers-to-carry-your-products) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Cracking the Code with Retail Buyers](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/getting-more-retailers-to-carry-your-products) Three tips to put your product in more places. With the holiday season underway, do you find yourself wishing that your product was available in more retail outlets? Are you convinced that your brand is perfect for a specific retailer if they would only give you a chance to show them why? Do you want to be on the radar of more retail buyers?… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/getting-more-retailers-to-carry-your-products) December 7, 2018 [![Clicks-to-Bricks.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/clicks%20to%20bricks.png) Clicks-to-Bricks.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/clicks-to-bricks-and-back-again) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Clicks-to-Bricks.](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/clicks-to-bricks-and-back-again) When online merchants become Main Street stores. In recent years, the drumbeat about the end of the classic retail — a physical store with actual human beings inside — has only grown louder. Surely in this era of technology and convenience, many experts opine, consumers will only continue to turn away from actually leaving the comfort of their homes to shop. When getting to the world’s biggest mall is as easy as opening an Internet browser, the chances of getting someone to visit a shop will only decrease… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/clicks-to-bricks-and-back-again) November 27, 2018 [![Is the American Dream mall the future of retail?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/ADMED.2e16d0ba.fill-735x490-450x450-1%20(1).png) Is the American Dream mall the future of retail?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/american-dream) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Is the American Dream mall the future of retail?](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/american-dream) If brick-and-mortar retail can flourish, the key could be dreaming big. Just outside Met Life Stadium, home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets, a long-awaited retail development is making steady progress towards completion. And within its vast space, the future of the shopper experience is apparent. While not every store will be housed within a complex of nearly five million square feet, the touchstones that motivate consumers are not as different as you might imagine… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/american-dream) November 14, 2018 [![Amazon, Target, Walmart and EDI Experts Agree: Humans are not Robots](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Customer%20Experience%20Matters.png) Amazon, Target, Walmart and EDI Experts Agree: Humans are not Robots](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/customer-experience-matters) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Amazon, Target, Walmart and EDI Experts Agree: Humans are not Robots](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/customer-experience-matters) Online or brick-and-mortar, providing a first-rate experience still matters. Even as sales from digital channels continue to grow, it’s worth remembering that people are not simply blips on an analytics chart. They’re emotional, not completely rational beings and whether online or in a store, smart brands are working hard to figure out how to connect with them. Just as importantly, they’re working to make sure that consumers find it easy to do business with them… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/customer-experience-matters) September 18, 2018 [EDI Education](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/edi-education), [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [20 Retail Terms Suppliers Need to Know](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/retail-terms) Every Supplier Should Know If you want to keep up with the always changing retail landscape, you can’t be light on the lingo. (Pun intended. You don’t want to be light on our Lingo software either.) As retailers search for ways to stay relevant and drive sales, new terminology emerges… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/retail-terms) September 10, 2018 [![Growing Your Business Beyond Amazon](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Growing%20Your%20Business%20Beyond%20Amazon.png) Growing Your Business Beyond Amazon](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/growing-your-business-beyond-amazon) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Growing Your Business Beyond Amazon](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/growing-your-business-beyond-amazon) Do you go straight to Walmart Marketplace? Or hop on Jet? The path to successful online retailing does, for many, start with Amazon. But it doesn’t end there. As dominant as the Seattle-based company may be — 92% of online shoppers say they have made at least one purchase on Amazon — there are other online marketplaces with customers you don’t want to ignore as you seek to grow sales and increase revenue… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/growing-your-business-beyond-amazon) August 27, 2018 [![Shopify Versus Magento](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/shop-vs-mag-featured-1.png) Shopify Versus Magento](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-versus-magento) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Shopify Versus Magento](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-versus-magento) The Battle for Your eCommerce Store. While they are hardly the only players in the space, Magento and Shopify may have the most buzz among eCommerce platforms… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/shopify-versus-magento) August 14, 2018 [![Brick and Mortar Not Dead Yet](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/featured-mall-450x450-2.jpg) Brick and Mortar Not Dead Yet](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/brick-and-mortar-not-dead-yet) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Brick and Mortar Not Dead Yet](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/brick-and-mortar-not-dead-yet) Ross Stores, Dick’s Sporting Goods and TJ Maxx Expand Footprints Ulta Beauty also among stores planning for growth… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/brick-and-mortar-not-dead-yet) August 2, 2018 [![Amazon Prime Day Reveals Strengths and Weaknesses of Internet Giant](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Amazon%20prime%20day.png) Amazon Prime Day Reveals Strengths and Weaknesses of Internet Giant](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-prime-day) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Amazon Prime Day Reveals Strengths and Weaknesses of Internet Giant](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-prime-day) Amazon Prime Day has become an epic event, a company birthday celebration that offers consumers 36 hours of deals and other retailers all kinds of issues to consider. Many major stores, like Best Buy, Target and Walmart, aim to match Prime Day with steep discounts of their own. According to reports, Amazon generated over $4.2 billion in sales during its Prime Day event… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/amazon-prime-day) July 25, 2018 [![Beauty, Cosmetics, & EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/hubfs/Beauty%2c%20Cosmetics%2c%20%26%20EDI.png) Beauty, Cosmetics, & EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/health-and-beauty-category-is-fit-and-fresh) [Business Insights](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights) [Beauty, Cosmetics, & EDI](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/health-and-beauty-category-is-fit-and-fresh) As the category booms, retail relationships are paramount. Few retail categories have seen the growth that is underway in the sector that includes health, beauty and cosmetics products — Forbes estimates that it’s a nearly $450 billion industry. Whether it’s high-end anti-aging remedies or all-natural hair products, there is growth across every level, and more and more shelf space — in both the physical and virtual worlds — is dedicated to them. Opportunity is everywhere for brands that offer quality formulations, stop-and-stare packaging, and the right multi-channel distribution… [Read More](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/health-and-beauty-category-is-fit-and-fresh) July 12, 2018 [Prev](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/7) [5](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/5) [6](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/6) [7](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/7) [8](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/8) [9](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/9) [Next](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/tag/business-insights/page/9) - Solutions - [Connect to Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Connect to Consumers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/d2c/) - [Integrate Business Systems](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/) - [Customize Integrations with our API](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/api/) - Lingo Platform - [Get Started](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/new-to-edi/) - [Ready to Switch?](https://ezcomsoftware.com/edi-change/) - Integrations - [ERP](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#erperp) - [Accounting](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#accounting) - [Inventory](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#inventory) - [Shipping](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#shipping) - [3PL/WMS](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#3plwms) - [Online Commerce](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/integrations/#ecommerce) - About - [Why eZCom](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/why-ezcom/) - [Testimonials](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/our-reviews/) - [Resources](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/resources/) - [Becoming a Partner](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partner-program/) - [Partners](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/partners/) - [Retailers](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/retailers/) - [Blog](https://blog.ezcomsoftware.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/contact-2/) - [Request A Demo](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/demo/) - [Lingo Log In](https://myweborders.com/) ### Contact Sales [201-731-1800](tel:201-731-1800), Option 1 [877-765-3564](tel:877-765-3564) [sales@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:sales@ezcomsoftware.com) ### Contact Support [201-731-1800,](tel:201-731-1800,) Option 2 [support@ezcomsoftware.com](mailto:support@ezcomsoftware.com) Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time [25 Rockwood Place, Suite 420](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) [Englewood, New Jersey 07631](https://goo.gl/maps/Lu5ggu1uJPuFMmR56) © 2026 eZCom Software Inc. **[Terms & Conditions](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/terms-and-conditions/)|[Privacy Policy](https://www.ezcomsoftware.com/privacy-policy/)** - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ezcom-software-inc-) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ezcomsoftware?lang=en) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdWAzIOUWo-PMAWhPJQutw) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ezcomsoftwareinc/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ezcomsoftware/)