New York, NY - August 18, 2009: Direct EDI, Inc. a leading solutions provider for EDI enablement, software & integration announces a free EDI Webinar "Who's Minding the Store? The Importance of Vendor Management with Retail Customers" with Jim Lewis of Enhanced Retail Solutions LLC (ERS). This joint effort is part of a series of EDI webinars designed to improve supply chain efficiencies and improve sales and inventory productivity.
According to Jim Lewis "Research shows that just 59 percent of merchandising and promotional initiatives are executed in the intended fashion. The cost impact of poor store level execution may be as high as 2-5% of annual sales. With that in mind we are trying to teach vendors that it is in their best interest to collaborate with their retail buyers to help them manage the business".
Jim Lewis, CEO of ERS, is a former JC Penney buyer who managed or bought key categories in Men's, Children's and Home Textiles throughout this 15-year career at that retailer. Jim has been featured in Apparel, Home Textiles and Licensing publications and has conducted seminars at industry associations and trade shows including MAGIC. Jim was recently honored to conduct a seminar at his alma mater, The University of Florida, at the Miller Center for Retailing.
Topics covered in Webinar:
* Why Wal-Mart insists upon Vendor participation
* Proactive retail customer management
* 852 POS data
* Using the 852 to support sales at retail
Who should attend:
* Suppliers, retailers, grocers, wholesalers
* EDI Coordinators/Developers/Mangers, Compliance Managers/Coordinators, Directors
* EDI, Compliance, Sales, Finance (AR, AP, Credit/Collections), Purchasing, Logistics, Inventory Management
Date & Time:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Registration for this event as well as recorded EDI webinars prior to the event may be accessed at: http://www.directedi.com/webinar
DirectEDI advises that space is limited and urges those interested to reserve their Webinar seat now.
About Enhanced Retail Solutions LLC
Enhanced Retail Solutions is a New York based software and consulting firm specializing in retail analysis for the manufacturer. ERS' state of the art software tools deliver the critical data, quickly, easily and cost effectively, adding hundreds of millions of dollars to their clients' bottom line. ERS' broad customer base includes industry leaders in the Apparel, Footwear, Home Textile, Home Decor, Home Improvement, CPG, Health and Beauty Aids, Toy and Food Industries. For more information, visit http://www.ers-c.com.
About DirectEDI
Direct EDI, Inc. (http://www.directedi.com) is a provider of online EDI solutions and EDI services for EDI compliance. Direct EDI solutions join together a team of industry experts and the most advanced technology available in the market. The result is a set of cost-effective, easy-to-use solutions for EDI compliance that improve workflow across trading partners to reduce purchase order and invoicing delays. Direct EDI is used by some of the leading Fortune 1000 companies and connects thousands of retailers, suppliers, and service providers in its community of supply chain trading partners.
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For immediate release
Media Contact:
David Matsil
President of Sales and Marketing
212.938.1991 x103
dmatsil@ers-c.com
