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How to Set up EDI for Retail at Scale and Avoid Slowed Growth

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Tom Penn

If you’ve been in retail long enough, you know the truth about EDI:  It’s never just EDI. On paper, EDI is simple: send purchase orders, receive acknowledgments, ship orders, invoice, repeat. But in the real world, retail EDI lives inside a system of fulfillment models, trading partner rules, compliance mandates, item-level requirements, pricing exceptions, and customer service fire drills. And as retail operations […]

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Is Your EDI Integration with Your ERP Delivering Measurable Results?

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Your EDI integration with your ERP is live. Transactions flow. Orders, invoices, and ASNs transmit without error. On the surface, the system appears connected. But is it delivering measurable business impact? Much of the conversation around EDI integration with ERP systems focuses on what to consider before implementation. System compatibility, data mapping, and trading partner requirements […]

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What to Know Before ERP Integration

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ERP platforms rarely operate in isolation. Whether organizations are modernizing legacy environments or migrating to cloud platforms like Microsoft Dynamics 365 or SAP S/4HANA, the ERP increasingly sits at the center of a broader ecosystem connecting customers, suppliers, logistics providers, and third-party applications such as EDI. Today, integrations are essential, not optional. However, they are […]

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The Hidden Cost of Disconnected EDI in Retail Operations

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Out-of-stocks, labeling errors, fulfillment delays, and chargebacks don’t happen in isolation. For many retailers, they’re all symptoms of the same underlying problem: systems that don’t communicate with each other. Today’s retailers face growing pressure. They’re managing complex product assortments, fast-moving consumer goods, seasonal demand, and global supplier networks, all while meeting strict compliance requirements and rising customer expectations. Yet many retailers are still operating with disconnected EDI, […]

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Retail at a Turning Point: The Trends Shaping 2026

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Retailers are heading into 2026 knowing one thing for sure: disruption isn’t slowing down. Inflation, shifting trade policies, changing customer expectations, and rapid advances in AI are pushing retailers to rethink how they operate and grow. According to IDC’s FutureScape: Worldwide Retail 2026 Predictions, retailers are responding by prioritizing operational efficiency, customer experience, supply chain […]

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PEPPOL Integration for your ERP

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Renny Smith

PEPPOL is growing in popularity, and more companies are choosing it to send invoices. One key reason is its simplicity. Many businesses are already part of the network, making it easy to exchange documents without dealing with multiple formats or platforms. Naturally, many ask if PEPPOL can be integrated with their ERP system. The answer […]

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What is Peppol BIS 3.0 – the European standard for e-invoicing

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Renny Smith

Standards and formats are what make it possible to exchange business documents quickly, securely, and without the need for manual tasks. When everyone follows the same rules for how documents are structured, different systems can understand each other more easily, no matter which software or country you are in.  In this blog post, we will […]

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The Future of Peppol

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Renny Smith

From an EU E-invoicing Directive to Widespread Adoption, the Peppol network is developing at an extraordinary rate. Across Europe and globally, new countries are choosing to become a part of the Peppol community. Adoption rates to date include 1.4 million companies currently registered in the Peppol network.  The latest statistics reveal that 20 countries have […]

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Peppol and Global E-invoicing Compliance

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Renny Smith

E-invoicing mandates are being introduced in more and more countries around the world. As part of this, Peppol is also gaining popularity, since many countries are making it part of their official requirements. Peppol has already been widely used for business-to-government (B2G) invoicing, but we now see it expanding into business-to-business (B2B) as well. This […]

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Peppol vs EDI: What’s the Difference?

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Renny Smith

Many companies today face the decision of whether to use newer networks such as Peppol or standard EDI formats like EDIFACT and ANSI X12 when modernising their supply chain and invoicing processes.   While both enable electronic data exchange, the EDI vs Peppol debate often comes down to cost, compliance, and how easily you can connect […]

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