As the busy holiday season approaches, retailers and suppliers alike are gearing up for one of the most demanding times of the year. Smooth operations, fast integrations, and reliable data insights aren’t just “nice-to-haves”—they’re mission-critical. At EDI Options, we’ve been hard at work all summer, enhancing our products, forging strategic partnerships, and preparing our systems to help you handle the surge with confidence.
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Key Partnerships Driving Innovation
We believe collaboration is the key to scaling smarter. This summer, we expanded our network of like-minded partners to bring even more value to our clients:
- GemFind – connecting independent jewelers with wholesale vendors through online matching.
- IgniteIPA – leveraging AI-powered digital workers to reduce overhead for repetitive tasks.
- OBIS – our development partner in building out SmartEDI Insights, helping unlock deeper visibility into your business.
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2025: The Year of New Technology
Looking ahead, we’re doubling down on transformative technology:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline decision-making and automate manual processes.
- Business Intelligence (BI) tools for sharper, data-driven strategies.
- SmartEDI Insights – our latest tool for real-time visibility into historical and current business metrics.
- Next-gen infrastructure improving connectivity, transaction mapping, and network processing behind the scenes.
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General Product Improvements
We’ve made significant upgrades across our suite to help you stay agile during peak demand:
- EDI OptCenter
- Upgraded servers for faster performance
- Compliance with new retail partner requirements
- Enhanced transaction mapping using the latest technology
- eCommOpt
- Integration with new online marketplaces
- Stronger small-package carrier connections
- EDI OptExchange
- New data sharing spaces
- Expanded shared transaction lists
- More integration points added
- Increased ability to transform and adapt data
- SmartEDI Insights
- A powerful new analytics platform
- Clear visibility into both current and historical business performance
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Holiday Readiness: What We’re Doing for You
- We know the holiday season can make or break a retailer’s year. That’s why we’ve already started preparing our systems and infrastructure for the surge:
- Server maintenance and upgrades to ensure peak reliability.
- Additional resources deployed to handle higher transaction volumes.
- Archived database repositories to keep systems lean and efficient.
- Carrier management enhancements, including:
- Improved UPS Access Point handling
- Upgraded FedEx handling
- Better integration with our eCommOpt D2C management system, vastly improving transaction flow.
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Closing Thought
As the retail world heads into its busiest stretch, EDI Options is ready to power your success. Whether it’s scaling with new partners, gaining visibility through SmartEDI Insights, or ensuring bulletproof carrier integrations, we’re committed to keeping your operations smooth so you can focus on what matters most—serving your customers.
Let’s make this holiday season your most efficient and profitable one yet.
