Retail (158)
Living/Surviving in the New Economy - Managing Item Information
- Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
The Economy is improving but at a much slower pace than anyone is wanting. Sears, a retail icon from the 50's and 60's, is struggling to the point that adjustments are now being made including store closures and layoffs. Changes are being made at the top for some other companies, like Christopher and Banks and realignments like Best Buy. With all this happening, it's imperative that organizations continue to find ways to operate their processes more efficiently.On the Line - Jill Koenig - Barber Foods
- Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Retail
- Written by Scott Koegler
Jill Koenig discusses EDI and Supply Chain issues with Scott Koegler at U Connect 2011.
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Retail Payment Systems - Are You Ready?
- Saturday, 18 February 2012
- Retail
- Written by Cameron Laird
You're already on top of how your business works now; what you need is to know ahead of time how it will work in coming years. For that, study payment systems.
What's Missing from Your 852s?
- Friday, 03 September 2010
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
Over the past year there has been a lot of "hoopla" around suppliersdesire for 852 data to support their relationship with their customers. What I am hearing is that 852 data is understood to be related to POS information from Retail stores. I wanted to alert partners that 852 data is indeed POS data communicating what was sold at a retail store, but organizations are also providing on-hand inventory and even reporting what was sold from a retailer's Distribution Center in this data feed. Why is that important you ask?
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Ecommerce and EDI
- Monday, 20 December 2010
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
As the end of the year has been approaching I see a definite interest in E-commerce activity within the retail sector as an initiative for 2011. Some, has to do with retailers continuing to support E-commerce via their Distribution Centers while others are looking at working with Factory direct shipments to the .com consumer.
Is POS data that valuable or is there something better?
- Monday, 25 April 2011
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
There’s been quite a bit of talk about trading partners providing Point of Sale information with their suppliers. So what is POS and why is it important? There are there are several ways that POS data is used -
EDI POS 852 Data: ROI
- Wednesday, 03 August 2011
- Retail
- Written by
This month’s question is a fantastic one: Is there a Return on Investment (ROI) calculation for EDI? More broadly, a company has to be on EDI to sell the majors. So to me the question is interesting but almost beside the point. EDI is essential. However, studying 852 Point of Sale documents – especially at store level - is not considered to be essential by many vendors – or their retail partners.
Cecil's Takes a Gander
- Sunday, 09 May 2010
- Retail
- Written by Cecil T. Wulfe
Last week I was taking the slow and casual route toward the Southland, and had pulled into one of my long time favorite roadside eateries. I was just finishing up my slice of Mother Mabry's apple pie and a cup of coffee when I got a call from one of my clients asking to know what his trading partner ID was. After asking him just a couple of questions, I learned that he had received a survey from one of his customers, Gander Mountain, who was asking him about using web forms. Interesting question, I thought, but why would Gander Mountain even care? Is Gander Mountain getting into the EDI service provider business?
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MRO and EDI- a Good Match?
- Saturday, 05 March 2011
- Retail
- Written by Michael Martz
Once you’ve spent the money, time, and effort to comply with a mega-retailer mandate to implement EDI, is your job over? Or have you just taken the first step down the path to full electronic nirvana? Let’s think about that.
Read more...EDI POS 852 Data: A Diamond in the Rough
- Monday, 06 June 2011
- Retail
- Written by
There are different ways for suppliers to obtain POS data from their retail partners. Many retailers offer reports or have their own web portals. Walmart’s Retail Link offers the most detailed view. Unfortunately other retailers’ portals make it difficult to impossible to get deep dive views (e.g.: SKU and door level). Happily there is another choice: An EDI document called an 852.
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