Michaels EDI Integration
Compliant EDI for Michaels Suppliers
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Founded in 1973 by Michael J. Dupey, Michaels is the nation’s largest retailer of arts and crafts materials, with over 1,000 stores operating today. Since its founding, the family of Michaels Stores, Inc. has been helping crafters of all ages express their imaginations with skill and originality.
Michaels stores can be found in 49 states and Canada, offering a large selection of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall décor, and seasonal merchandise and carrying approximately 37,000 essential hobby and craft items. In addition to retail and wholesale divisions, Michaels Stores, Inc. also operates seven distribution centers strategically located throughout the United States to supply its stores with merchandise.
TrueCommerce offers world-class compliant EDI for Michaels suppliers. Our cloud-based EDI solution enables you to send EDI documents to Michaels easily and effectively, with the confidence that your transactions are processed with the proper data and unique EDI guidelines that Michaels requires.
Michaels EDI Requirements
To be EDI compliant, Michaels suppliers must be able to send and receive specific EDI transactions that adhere to Michaels guidelines. These guidelines can be updated at any time, which can make EDI compliance a challenge.
With TrueCommerce’s EDI service, Michaels suppliers can automate the exchange of EDI business documents, without worrying about non-compliance. Our fully managed service model provides 24/7/365 support including automatic EDI mapping updates whenever Michaels changes their EDI mandates.
TrueCommerce EDI supports the following Michaels subsidiaries:
- Michaels
- Michaels CommerceHub
Michaels EDI Transactions
With TrueCommerce, you can meet Michaels EDI requirements quickly and easily. Below is a sample list of Michaels transactions supported by TrueCommerce. All transaction codes used are a part of the ANSI ASC X12 EDI standards. The UN/EDIFACT standard is supported as well as the XML syntax.

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Inbound
EDI 820
EDI 850
EDI 852
EDI 860
EDI 864
Outbound
EDI 810
EDI 856
EDI 997
Why Choose TrueCommerce
TrueCommerce is a global leader in supply chain connectivity, with more than two decades of experience in the retail industry. Our Michaels EDI integration enables you to streamline Michaels order processing to strengthen your trading partner relationship.
Drive digital transformation
Connect to a range of leading ERP and business systems including Acumatica, Microsoft, SAP, NetSuite, Sage, Intuit QuickBooks and more.
Expedite key business processes
Accelerate the flow of data elements to enhance accuracy and streamline order processing.
Reduce operating costs
With an integrated EDI solution from TrueCommerce, you can minimize IT resource, hardware, and software costs.
Increase productivity
By automating data exchange between business systems, EDI provides the scalability and speed you need to grow your business.
Michaels EDI FAQs
TrueCommerce is a global leader in supply chain connectivity, with more than two decades of experience in the retail industry. Our Michaels EDI integration enables you to streamline Michaels order processing to strengthen your trading partner relationship.
Integrated EDI connects to your ERP system, and translates outgoing data into compliant EDI formats. EDI transactions from your trading partners are received and transformed by the EDI solution into the correct ERP file format, and delivered to your ERP automatically. Learn more about EDI.
EDI compliance refers to a supplier’s ability to adhere to specific EDI mandates created by a trading partner. These EDI guidelines can cover what transactions are required, the data that must be included, and even the format of that data. Non-compliance can result in penalties such as chargebacks, so it is critical to choose an EDI solution that supports ongoing EDI compliance. Learn more about EDI compliance.
EDI transaction codes are standardized business document formats for key supply chain communications, like Purchase Orders, Advanced Shipping Notices, and Invoices. Each EDI transaction code correlates to a specific business document, and includes the data elements needed for that document. Learn more about EDI transaction codes.
Choosing an EDI provider can be challenging, especially if this is your first time purchasing an EDI solution. You’ll want to consider several factors, including provider experience, integration options, trading partner support, and long-term cost of ownership. You can use our EDI Buyer’s Guide and Provider Checklist to help make the right choice.