Great partnerships start with Great Opportunities Cruise Season started off with a bang this year as multiple customers contacted us about EDI with Starboard Cruise Lines. With a short, holiday season deadline to get Starboard Cruises EDI enabled, many vendors looked to us to get Starboard cruises EDI working and to make sure we did…
With panic in their voices, they called us. The holiday season was in full swing when our customers were notified. Kohls announced it was switching Direct to Consumer processing companies and the change was coming down like a hammer the day after Christmas. Facing the risk of the customer’s product dropping off the Kohl’s website,…
EDI Options was born in 1992 in the 2nd bedroom of my apartment in Oceanside, NY. My partner Greg and I had come from the retail distribution world and had worked with all of the earliest EDI tools. We were just not happy with the EDI service and options offered to EDI users of the…
As EDI professionals for almost 30 years, EDI Options has a distinct advantage over those less experienced providers, especially with EDI compliance. We know that the volume of Holiday business creates challenges that last only those few months and companies that do not prepare well in advance have no hope to catch up mid-season. These…
The increased volume from holiday shopping is almost upon us. Your CommerceHub Direct to Customer activity, as a portion of your overall Direct-to-Customer business, is going to put pressure on your integration processes. Are you ready? Although required to use CommerceHub processes for some retailer’s Direct to Customer business, successful companies are looking at ways…
If you are a manufacturer or business owner just getting back from JCK, you’ve likely heard the term EDI. EDI, or electronic data interchange, is one of the many tools that businesses have at their disposal to increase jewelry sales. Jewelry EDI has become a key element to providing Direct to Customer (D2C) services. As D2C…
Over the past decade, customers have found convenient alternatives to shopping in physical stores. Direct to consumer shipping, in which manufacturers fill internet orders with minimal retailer involvement, has contributed to the rise of ecommerce over stores. Nonetheless, physical stores do maintain an important role in customers’ shopping experiences. Without calculated risks, retailers may fall…
Fifteen years ago, the average consumer had completely different habits. We browsed through Sunday brochures to find new deals on products. We may have even visited several stores to investigate merchandise before finally deciding on a product. Now, all of that decision making happens in a digital space. Ecommerce has become increasingly important, to the…
Running an online business successfully is different from running a brick and mortar store. In a brick and mortar store, the staff must be engaging, knowledgeable, and helpful. Online retailers, though, need easy-to-use websites that make ordering easy, and relay information in a quick, accurate and secure fashion. For retailers and manufacturers trying to implement…
With the end of the year right around the corner, along with our feelings of stress and anxiety due to the holidays and all that come with, it’s hard for us not to feel a bit nostalgic because this year past has brought us a lot of pride. We’ve celebrated a huge company milestone, we’ve…
