RFID and 2D Barcodes in Retail: What They Change for Labels, Master Data, and EDI Retail is moving beyond the era when a barcode only had to identify a product at checkout. GS1’s current 2D retail guidance is built around a broader shift: more capable barcodes can carry not only the GTIN, but also attributes … Read More →
Retail Portals Are Not a Side Process: They Are Part of Your Integration Strategy In many retail environments, suppliers think of integration in two separate buckets: EDI on one side and retailer portals on the other. EDI feels like the “real” integration layer. Portals are often treated as a backup process, an admin task, or something … Read More →
Why ASN Errors Still Trigger the Most Expensive Retail Chargebacks In retail EDI, few documents look more “routine” than the ASN. The 856 is generated, transmitted, and acknowledged — so it is easy to assume the job is done. But in practice, some of the most expensive retail chargebacks still start with ASN problems. That is … Read More →
Real-Time EDI: From Batch Transfers to Continuous Data Exchange For years, EDI has been associated with predictable batch cycles: files queued, translated, and delivered on a schedule. That model still works well for high-volume document exchange, and X12 remains foundational because it defines transaction sets and business data content for a wide range of supply … Read More →