SPS Commerce encourages Girl Scouts to “Think Like a Programmer”
It’s no surprise that young girls often associate math and science with boys, as only 24% of women make up the STEM workforce. Events like “Think Like a Programmer” are helping to break down those barriers. “Think Like a Programmer” is a full-day event for Girl...
Faster, more efficient order fulfillment with EDI for UPS, FedEx, USPS and other popular carriers
Streamline the shipping process with Carrier Service Meeting customers’ expectations for fast and flawless order fulfillment isn’t easy, especially when managing drop-ship orders. As part of SPS Commerce Fulfillment, a full-service EDI solution, Carrier Service can...
How to Successfully Implement Just-in-Time Inventory
Evolve Your Business to Just-in-Time Inventory Inventory management within your supply chain often includes a complicated web of data being managed through multiple systems. High cost, inefficient inventory, and distribution management practices are unfortunately...
Why EDI Integration That’s Built for Oracle NetSuite Certified Matters
When you’re a small to mid-sized company, new orders and new customers are the lifeblood of your business. But as your order volume grows, so does the complexity of your supply chain. If your company is going through a transition like this, automating your...
Improve business relationships with retail data analytics
Fifteen minutes before their annual buyer meeting, a supplier of premium sandals received a spreadsheet from their retail customer. The spreadsheet included data on how their sandals had been selling by store and by region. This supplier scrambled to make...
Toying with Success? Global EDI is Coming.
It’s the dream of every consumer goods business owner. Demand for your product is making headlines across Australia, the United States (U.S.) and around the globe. This was the case with Moose Toys. They are the Australian family-run business that shook up the toy...
Click and Collect Expands Retail Volume Online and In-Store
As the continued growth of online purchases, in-store pickup, and ship-to-store strategies widen, the supply chain has driven retailers to become more flexible. Click and Collect is perfectly positioned to offer this kind of flexibility to retailers by delivering the...
How to Prevent Stockouts Using Retail Data Analytics
It should come as no surprise that stockouts are a critical problem in the retail industry. According to advisory firm IHL, stockouts lead to lost sales of nearly $1 trillion annually. Estimates show that suppliers lose an average of 10% of sales each year due to...
Turn Your Products Faster with Better Inventory Visibility
Inventory visibility has always been a vital part of any retail process. Still, the absence of it can be painful for retailers and felt in a variety of operationally connected ways such as missing wholesale item data, incomplete packing data, shipping information, and...
Driving Loyalty with Personalized Packaging and Labeling
Part of a successful drop shipping effort includes ensuring that customers’ packages display accurate retailer branding and shipping information. Using personalized packaging and labeling is one way to accomplish that. Doing so means that customers can easily...
Determining the EDI Cost Savings for Your Business
Companies invest in retail technologies with the expectation that it will make their business more efficient, save time and money, or help them to grow. To prioritize these investments, businesses look at metrics such as the payback period, return on investment (ROI),...
EDI Reporting: Visibility that Trading Partners Need
Both retailers and suppliers need more visibility to the status of orders in their supply chain. With the latest advances in electronic reporting, more power than ever is being placed into the hands of more trading partners. Trading partners communicate order...
Better Inventory Management Starts with Better Data from Suppliers
With the new year well underway, many retailers and distributors are reflecting on what went well for them in 2019 and what they want to improve in 2020 and beyond. Virtually all buying organizations I talk to have one thing in common: they don’t have the data they...
Maximize capabilities with QuickBooks EDI Integration
At some point in your business’s evolution, manual processes are going to get in the way of your ability to grow and scale your operations Let’s say you’re a small to a mid-sized supplier or a retailer who currently uses QuickBooks as your ERP solution. You’ve decided...
Three of the Biggest Takeaways from NRF 2020
Last week our SPS Commerce team was excited to be part of the record-breaking crowd of 40,000 retailers and supply chain players in attendance for National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2020 Vision, “Retail’s Big Show.” This year, solution providers and retailers alike...
Q1 2020 SPS Commerce Events at a Glance #MeetSPS
2020 has finally arrived and we are excited to kick off the new year with a review of Q1 2020 SPS Commerce events at a glance! 2019 was an exciting year for us at SPS Commerce with the addition of MAPADOC to the SPS family, and our successful multi-city IN>Events19...
How to Benefit from a Logistics Referral Network
As today’s global supply chains become longer and more intricate, it is becoming more critical, if not expected, for 3PL’s and logistics service providers to offer additional retail supply chain services to their customers. This is where participation in a logistics...
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Cost Savings of EDI? 372 % ROI for Peter Grimm [Research Study]
Suppliers often view EDI as a necessary business function to sell one’s products in retail channels. This is true. However, there are many additional benefits of EDI that companies experience, especially those using full-service EDI. Companies reap the rewards of...
Tips on Effectively Navigating a 3PL Evaluation
Let’s say you are a supplier experiencing a growth curve. Suddenly, almost overnight, your business has exploded. Maybe you’ve recently acquired a new retail customer who is asking you to meet particular shipping or inventory protocols? More likely, your business has...
5 Signs You Might Be Outgrowing Your Warehouse
If you are an SMB supplier experiencing an explosive growth curve, you may be outgrowing your warehouse. At some point, you are going to have to figure out how to maintain that growth to scale your shipping operations to keep up with demand. For most small, or new...
ERP and EDI Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Suppliers often find themselves at a point when their processes or systems can’t do what they need. They discover they are working long hours, hiring temps, or simply not able to spend time doing the work their business truly needs. With some automation, staff can...
Achieve Top-Line Growth Through Sage EDI integration
Regardless of where your business is at, in both size and growth journey, growing customer size and complexities demand greater operational functionality. Finding new ways to enhance the functionality of your current ERP platform is always smart, and Sage EDI...
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EDI Cuts eCommerce Supplier’s Drop Ship Delivery Times [Case Study]
ZLine Kitchen and Bath is known for its innovative kitchen ranges and cooktops and was growing quickly. It had recently launched its products at Lowes, the latest of many retailers selling their products using a drop-ship model. With each new retailer, the supplier...
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Australia’s Retail Market is Easier with Full-Service EDI [Case Study]
The Trilogy Group grew from a small New Zealand company in 2002 with five products to a multinational company with more than 40 products today, including Ecoya candles, Goodness Skincare and Trilogy Skincare. The natural skincare supplier was very successful in New...
Benefits of EDI for 3PL’s and Logistics Service Providers
If you're a third-party logistics provider (3PL), EDI may or may not be on your radar. Often, it’s not explored unless a trading partner has asked you to pursue it as a condition of working together. In that case, it’s often viewed as a business expense, but in truth,...
How to lead a successful EDI change management process
To keep pace in a constantly evolving retail business world, organizations often need to implement enterprisewide changes affecting their processes, products, and people. Process change is a fact of life in businesses today. It can be difficult, and people often...
SPS Tower celebrates unveiling of Women Who Code floor
On Friday, November 15th, 2019, SPS Commerce celebrated the grand reveal of its fully reimagined 8th floor at SPS Tower. Highlighting inspirational and historical women in technology, the WOMEN WHO CODE 8th floor opened for normal operations on Monday, November 18th,...
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Retail analytics builds buyers’ trust [Case Study]
Benchmade is widely recognized for its quality pocket knives, making it a preferred choice of law enforcement officers, government officials, and outdoor enthusiasts. The company offers more than 300 SKUs at outdoor, hardware and sporting goods retailers nationwide....
How to excel at E-Commerce order fulfillment
As the 2019 holiday season quickly approaches, it’s no surprise that e-commerce order fulfillment is capturing headlines and mindshare. On-time shipments, BOPIS/BORIS options, and recognizable packaging can make or break a consumer’s shopping experience. If done...
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Jonny Pops serves up small business growth with full-service EDI [video]
Jonny Pops is a small business growth story rooted in making the world a better place, one frozen pop at a time. Connor Wray and his dorm mates at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, became retail entrepreneurs with an idea for a smoothie on a stick. They...
2019 pre-holiday e-Commerce preparedness checklist
We're in the last few weeks before the biggest pain points for this year's holiday online shopping experiences are known. This is the time to batten down the hatches and make sure everything is ship-shape, allowing you to execute as fantastic of a holiday season as...
Finding new business systems for Omnichannel growth
Find Your Next Business System Faster As your growing company looks to 2020, what’s on your to-do list? Is it finding a new business partner, replacing or updating business systems, or outsourcing your warehousing functions to a third-party logistics provider (3PL)?...
10th SPS Commerce auction raises $35K for charity
A grassroots initiative with heart For a decade, SPS Commerce staff (known as Team SPS) has enlisted the help of our customers, partners, and employees to donate thousands of items to the company’s annual charity auction. This year’s event was hosted at the SPS Tower...
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Sell-through analytics at sales’ fingertips [Case Study]
Leatherman has been synonymous with multi-tools, innovation, and Oregon. With a leadership position in the sporting goods market, the company’s sales teams wanted to see sell-through information by retailers. They wanted to know where sales were off, inventory levels...
TCSW19 recap and the importance of business culture: Insights from Minnesota CEOs
Twin Cities Startup Week (TCSW) is always a busy and inspiring week for entrepreneurs and business professionals across the region. SPS Commerce was a sponsor of the 2019 event, and also hosted an executive panel at SPS Tower in Minneapolis. Karin Lucas, Chief...
How 3PLs can uniquely solve diverse and customized shipping requirements
If you’re a third-party logistics services provider in 2019, your world is undergoing rapid evolutions. With the booming increase in smaller online businesses and Amazon’s 2-day shipping the norm, 3PL’s and Logistics Service Providers are being tasked with helping...
SPS Commerce partners with Girl Scouts to host day-long coding event
On Saturday, October 26, 2019, SPS Commerce was delighted to host “Think Like a Programmer with SPS Commerce” for 50 girls and their troop leaders in partnership with Girl Scouts River Valleys at our downtown Minneapolis location A partnership centered on a shared...
Streamlining vendor onboarding and discovery for retailers
Vendor onboarding and discovery can be a challenge. When expanding product assortment, retailers are used to the process being an incredibly slow one. It’s not atypical for them to spend as many as eight weeks just sourcing vendors for a particular new product, and...
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Nurturing the Minnesota technology community [PODCAST]
Like every hub of innovation, technology professionals in Minneapolis and the surrounding Twin Cities area love to get together for events and activities where they have the opportunities to share their knowledge and expand their skills by learning from others. It’s...
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Drop Shipping Webinar: Five requirements for success [VIDEO]
This on-demand drop shipping webinar will share the basics you’ll need to understand what’s required to start your own drop shipping program. Created in partnership with ShipStation, we've also included some great tips and advice on how to drop ship successfully. To...
Utilizing 3PLs to drive order customization
Sometimes, working in the supply chain can be like herding cats. Between the varying requirements and shifting retail logistics landscape, it’s an ongoing challenge. Suppliers and manufacturers are generally consistent in how they make their products. They have to...
SPS Commerce IN>TORONTO19: An evening of e-commerce insights and conversation
E-commerce companies are tempted to grow quickly and through every channel open to their business. However, the experts on the panel at our Toronto event had some insight and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. These topics were part of the panel...
Enhancements now available for Fulfillment for Sage 500 leveraging MAPADOC technology
By Siobhan Finders, Senior Product Specialist, SPS Commerce With the recent Sage 500 compatibility release, the SPS team has made several enhancements to our Fulfillment System Automation solution for Sage 500 leveraging MAPADOC Technology. Our full-service EDI team...
How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the retail supply chain
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become mainstream––interjecting itself into almost every aspect of our modern, technology-based lives. The potential of AI to enhance everyday business actions and strategies within the supply chain has been a topic of great...
VIP Products scales business with full-service EDI
Founded by entrepreneur Steven Sacra, VIP Products manufactures pet toys for today’s toughest dogs and their owners. The business started in his garage and quickly grew as national retailers discovered his product line. For Sacra, growth required automation,...
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Automate your purchase order to invoice reconciliation [INFOGRAPHIC]
Everything is moving faster these days, but moving too fast and making errors can cost you. This is particularly true for a purchase order to invoice reconciliation. PO to invoice reconciliation compares PO's to invoices and shipping documentation to make sure...
Q4 SPS Commerce events at a glance #MeetSPS
Fall has finally arrived in full force and we’re rapidly approaching the end of 2019! It’s been an exciting second half of the year for us at SPS Commerce with the recent addition of MAPADOC to the SPS family, and our successful multi-city IN>Events19 networking...
Oracle EDI Automation: using the eCommerce Gateway without a translator
Of all the enterprise ERPs out there, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) arguably has the least out-of-the-box functionality when it comes to EDI. This means that when you buy Oracle you get the platform and the modules, but you’re on your own when it comes to actually...
How good is your 3PL knowledge and expertise?
With more than 16,000 3PLs to choose from as part of $1.3 trillion (yes, a "T") industry, what criteria does a supplier use to evaluate this choice? How do they know the service provider is good at what they say they do? What could the logistics company provide to...
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Streamlining & simplifying item data management [PODCAST]
When you’re managing item data for hundreds or thousands of products, things can get out of hand real fast. That’s especially true if your processes include manual data entry task – anything performed by a human runs the risk for errors. Every retailer or vendor has...
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