Shopify EDI: How Shopify EDI Integration Will Improve Your Customer Relationships
- November 30, 2019 / by Infocon Systems
Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce platform that lets you start, grow, and manage a business. Shopify is a cloud-based multinational company founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Shopify gives the flexibility to access and run business from anywhere with an internet connection. For one monthly rate Individuals or companies of all sizes can create and develop an online store from which they can promote, sell, and ship the products.
EDI and Ecommerce
E-commerce applications have helped many small and midsized businesses to become healthy online retailers in a short period of time. Today, setting up an online store takes only a few minutes due to great ecommerce platforms like Shopify.
How EDI Works with Shopify
Big box retailers like Target, Amazon and Walmart use EDI to transmit business documents electronically between trading Partners and they make their suppliers comply with their requirements in order to trade with them. Some common business documents are Purchase Orders, Invoices, Advance Ship Notice (ASNs) etc.
Types of Integration with Shopify Platform
- Integration between your (supplier’s) eCommerce platform and internal software management system (Like ERP, CRM etc.)
- Integration between your (supplier’s) eCommerce store and your trading partners’/retailer’s system through EDI
Reasons Why You Need EDI Integration with Shopify
Drop shipping: If you are in the Drop-Ship business and you are selling online through major manufacturers and distributors like Wal-Mart, Cabela’s or Target, chances are that these manufacturers and distributors will impose certain rules and require EDI integration as a condition of doing business.
Real-time inventory updates: You need to know available stock of a products on-hand when an order is placed. Real time inventory availability is key to delivering a better customer experience. Using EDI integrated with your Shopify store, you can be sure every channel always has accurate inventory numbers.
Trackable Shipment Status: If you are dealing with 3PL and carriers and you have a high volume of shipments on a daily basis, then you need to integrate your ecommerce needs AND Shopify with EDI.
Please contact our EDI Experts @ 888-339-0722 to discuss in detail about how we can help you integrate with Shopify or email us at sales@infoconn.com