EDI Tips, Trends and Industry News

Attention Lowe’s Consignment Vendors! Changes to Vendor EDI 846 Transaction Set Going Live July 20, 2018.

Lowe’s is adding two new fields to the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice for Weekly Consignment Inventory Reporting version 6010 on July 20, 2018. Read more about this EDI update straight from Lowe’s below.
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Target.com Direct Vendor Ship (DVS) is requiring 855 automation from all vendors by June 1, 2018. Supplier action needed.

Target.com Direct Vendor Ship (DVS) is requesting an 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment be sent automatically within 30 minutes of receipt of the 850 Purchase Order. The 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment communicates acceptance of all items on a particular 850 Purchase Order. All vendors must be compliant by June 1, 2018 or face significant consequences.
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Nordstrom has updated their Store Address list and Store DC list with several new locations opening in 2018 and 2019.

Vendors doing business with Nordstrom will need to update their EDI systems to reflect the location changes and fulfillment center information for proper shipping, fulfillment and financials. Types of locations include several Nordstrom Rack Stores and Nordstrom Full Line Stores throughout the United States and Canada.
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John Deere is changing the Legal Entity of their Mexican division of “Industrias John Deere” requiring supplier EDI billing updates.

The update includes a split and transformation in the corporate name and requires supplier EDI billing updates by February 1st, 2018.
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Saks Fifth Avenue has made important changes to their EDI vendor standards including 3 new vendor chargebacks, updated ticketing requirements for OFF 5th and a new OFF 5TH store.

Several changes have been made to the vendor requirements by Saks Fifth Avenue in the last few months and many require vendor action to stay compliant. Read on for all the details, deadlines and to download the updated vendor documents straight from Saks Fifth Avenue.
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