'Tis The Season To Sell Online!

Did you know that B2BGateway integrates with Magento, Shopify, 3dcart, Bigcommerce, WooCommerce and a host of other eCommerce Online Shopping Platforms?

Do you sell your goods and services on your own in-house shopping cart powered by Magento, Shopify, 3dcart, Bigcommerce, WooCommerce, Volusion or others? Through EDI/API technology and full integration with your Accounting Software / ERP solution (e.g. QuickBooks, Xero, SAP, Sage, NetSuite, Acumatica…….), B2BGateway can help you maximize your eCommerce activities in the following ways:

1.       Pull orders from your eCommerce shopping cart and place them directly into your Accounting Software / ERP solution as Sales Orders. There is no need to re-key data.

2.       Send Inventory Updates to your eCommerce sites so that you never sell out of stock items.

3.       B2BGateway can automatically send new orders from your shopping cart to your 3PL, Warehouse or Drop Ship Vendor.

4.       B2BGateway can help update your site with shipping and tracking information.

Having a fully integrated B2BGateway solution between your online shopping cart and back end ERP/Accounting Software solution means that there is no need to re-key the data – this drastically cuts down on errors, reduces manual labor costs and speeds up your entire process!

B2BGateway’s eCommerce EDI solutions will also help your organization to send orders directly from your eCommerce site to your 3PL (third party logistics provider), warehouse or drop-ship vendor for fulfillment.

To learn more on how B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI solutions for eCommerce platforms can improve your organization’s supply chain please email our sales team at Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Oracle and NetSuite: A match made in heaven - but what does the future hold?

Oracle announced on July 28^th its intention to purchase NetSuite for $9.3 billion subject to regulatory approval. NetSuite is a leading cloud based ERP/CRM/eCommerce software business suite that was founded in 1998 by Evan Goldberg and has been to the forefront of financial cloud technology since its inception. But what does the future hold for both organizations and why did Oracle feel the need to purchase NetSuite?

The Cloud
Oracle has been shifting aggressively to the cloud over the past two years as its more traditional client/server based enterprise solutions have become less popular with customers. Indeed, its revenue mix has shown just how important cloud is becoming to Oracle’s future. NetSuite as a pure bred cloud company will help Oracle get a great share of the cloud driven marketplace.

SMB Marketplace
NetSuite will help Oracle strengthen its position in the ever growing small to medium marketplace, a sector that Oracle has largely ignored up to now. It hopes the NetSuite acquisition will help Oracle to reach smaller companies that can't afford Oracle's traditional high-cost, high-maintenance product.

International Reach
In NetSuite, Oracle saw a cloud company whose sales of e-commerce and manufacturing software to smaller businesses were stalling as it tried to move into international markets. Oracle will use its branding and international knowledge to help NetSuite overcome international obstacles.

Competition.
If Oracle had not purchased NetSuite, chances are that a rival such as Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce or Sage may have done so.

NetSuite Two-Tier Strategy
Oracle’s powerful databases will help NetSuite’s Two Tier Strategy of going to market, i.e. where multi-national corporations use cloud solutions such as NetSuite for their subsidiaries and international markets, but feed all the data back to the head office main ERP system such as SAP.

Will NetSuite remain as a separate entity?
Oracle’s Mark Hurd has stated that they will continue to run NetSuite as a separate company, but if the previous PeopleSoft acquisition is anything to go by, it may not be long before Oracle turns NetSuite into a complete Oracle offering which may mean price increases for existing NetSuite clients.

B2BGateway, a ‘Built for NetSuite’ solution, has been NetSuite’s EDI partner since 2001, back when they were known as NetLedger, and we wish them the very best for the future. If you would like to know more about B2BGateway’s cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions for NetSuite users please email Sales@B2BGateway.Net or visit https://www.b2bgateway.net/edi-for-netsuite/

Using EDI to Connect with eCommerce Platforms such as Magento and Bigcommerce

 

AU Webinar: Using EDI to connect with your ecommerce Platforms such as Magento or Bigcommerce. Tuesday September 08 at 12pm Sydney time. Details and registration here http://bit.ly/1N47ht0

Saks Fifth Avenue Updating EDI Mapping Specifications

Saks Fifth Avenue has recently communicated to all suppliers and trading partners that it will require updated mapping specifications for the EDI 810 (Invoice, effective October 05, 2015) and the EDI 850 (Purchase Order, effective August 17, 2015). Here is a brief extract of the Saks Fifth Avenue communication:

To facilitate processing of Invoice Payments and to move closer to common mapping among the Hudson Bay banners, Saks Fifth Avenue is making the following changes.

-          EDI 810 (US): Effective October 5, 2015

·         BIG03 Purchase Order Date (CCYYMMDD) which is to match the BEG Segment on 850 Purchase Order

·         REF*MA Segment to include ASN / Shipment #  which is to match the BSN02 on the 856 Advance Ship Notice   

-          EDI 850 Purchase Order: Effective August 17, 2015

·         REF*VR Segment to include Vendor Number which is to match the N104 on the Invoice 

If either the BIG03 or the REF*MA segment is not present on the EDI 810 document, the system will send the 824 Application Advice detailing the error. A corrected EDI 810 must be transmitted for payment processing.

In order to make sure that your organization meets the above deadlines, please contact your B2BGateway Support Team today.

If you are not currently a B2BGateway customer but would like help with meeting the Saks Fifth Avenue EDI requirements please contact our sales team today at Sales@B2BGateway.Net or call +1-401-491-9595.

Automating Orders and Inventory between your eCommerce site and ERP

As online shopping continues to gather rapid pace (Forrester predicts that over $278 Billion will be spent this year online by US consumers on products and services), many organizations are purchasing eCommerce platforms such as 3dcart, Volusion, Magento, etc., to help them operate their eCommerce online stores. An eCommerce platform is a complete online store application that includes search, navigation, user accounts, shopping cart and ordering capabilities.

Without the right tools using an eCommerce platform can be quite a cumbersome and manual process as the following steps will outline:

1.       Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery, inventory.

2.       Customer places order online through the shopping cart.

3.       Order details are keyed in manually into the organizations backend accounting software solution or ERP.

4.       The order is sent (email, fax, etc.) to the warehouse for fulfilment, where it is manually entered again into the warehouse’s WMS.

5.       The warehouse fulfils the order and sends the organization notice (email, fax, etc.) that the goods have been shipped with tracking details.

6.       Order information from warehouse re-keyed into organizations backend system.

7.       Product shipped to customer.

 



 

As can be seen from the steps above, the entire process is quite laborious and can be error prone. Now let’s see how the same transaction would work if the organization implemented EDI:

1.       Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery inventory.

2.       Customer places order online through the shopping cart.

3.       EDI 850 Purchase Order is sent directly into organizations backend accounting software or ERP (no need to re-key data). The EDI 850 triggers an EDI 940 (warehouse ship order) to be sent directly into the warehouses WMS (again full automation and no re-keying of data required).

4.       The warehouse fulfills the order and sends an EDI 945 (warehouse shipping advice) to the organization letting them know the goods have been shipped. The organization uses the EDI 945 to close out the sale in their back end system.

5.       Product shipped to customer.

As well as orders and shipping notices, organizations can use the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice document to let their trading partners know of stock levels at all times to avoid selling out of stock goods and the EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice to let trading partners know when to expect to receive goods.

For further information on integrating your eCommerce platform with your ERP/Accounting Software system please call B2BGateway today at (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Webinar July 09 at 1pm EST: Integrate your eCommerce Platform with your Accounting Software or ERP

Do you use an eCommerce Platform such as Magento, 3dcart, Shopify, Volusion, etc. to run your Online Shopping Cart?

Would you like to learn how to integrate your eCommerce platform to your Accounting Software / ERP system? (QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Microsost Dynamics, etc.)

Regiester today to learn how to:

• Use B2BGateway's fully-integrated EDI solutions to pull orders from your online shopping cart and populate them as sales orders in your accounting package or ERP system without rekeying any data!
• Keep your online site up to date with inventory updates.
• Connect and communicate seamlessly with 3PLs and outsourced warehouses or shipping companies.

We'll have a 'questions and answers' segment at the end for any specific question that might not have been covered in the Webinar. Please click the link below to register we hope to see you on July 9th!

Register here http://bit.ly/1yU0idk

B2BGateway and Acumatica partner to deliver best of breed cloud based EDI and supply chain solutions to Acumatica users.

B2BGateway, a leading global EDI and automated supply chain solution provider, and Acumatica, the cloud ERP, have partnered to deliver Acumatica users the best in breed in cloud based EDI technology.
 
Acumatica is a leading provider of cloud ERP applications that empower SMBs to stay competitive. Born in the cloud, Acumatica’s browser-based Cloud ERP software offers many choices in deployment, licensing, integration, and customization.
 
Today EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has become a standard business requirement in wholesale distribution, manufacturing, retail, automotive and ecommerce industries. By having B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI solution, Acumatica users can now connect seamlessly with online retailers such as Amazon, eCommerce platforms such as Magento, box store retailers such as Walmart and third party logistics providers (3PL). In essence B2BGateway provides a ‘one stop’ solution that can cater for any organizations omni channel logistical and supply chain needs.

For further information on how B2BGateway can further help you automate your organizations supply chain processes with Acumatica call +1 401 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Why use EDI to integrate your eCommerce shopping platform with your ERP/Accounting Software System?

As online shopping continues to gather rapid pace (Forrester predicts that over $278 Billion will be spent this year online by US consumers on products and services), many organizations are purchasing eCommerce platforms such as 3dcart, Volusion, Magento, etc., to help them operate their eCommerce online stores. An eCommerce platform is a complete online store application that includes search, navigation, user accounts, shopping cart and ordering capabilities.

 
Without the right tools using an eCommerce platform can be quite a cumbersome and manual process as the following steps will outline:

1. Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery, inventory.
2. Customer places order online through the shopping cart.
3. Order details are keyed in manually into the organizations backend accounting software solution or ERP.
4. The order is sent (email, fax, etc.) to the warehouse for fulfillment, where it is manually entered again into the warehouse’s WMS.
5. The warehouse fulfills the order and sends the organization notice (email, fax, etc.) that the goods have been shipped with tracking details.
6. Order information from warehouse re-keyed into organizations backend system.
7. Product shipped to customer.

As can be seen from the steps above, the entire process is quite laborious and can be error prone. Now let’s see how the same transaction would work if the organization implemented EDI:

1. Setup product items to sell online including pricing, imagery inventory.
2. Customer places order online through the shopping cart.
3. EDI 850 Purchase Order is sent directly into organizations backend accounting software or ERP (no need to re-key data). The EDI 850 triggers an EDI 940 (warehouse ship order) to be sent directly into the warehouses WMS (again full automation and no re-keying of data required).
4. The warehouse fulfills the order and sends an EDI 945 (warehouse shipping advice) to the organization letting them know the goods have been shipped. The organization uses the EDI 945 to close out the sale in their back end system.
5Product shipped to customer.

As well as orders and shipping notices, organizations can use the EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice document to let their trading partners know of stock levels at all times to avoid selling out of stock goods and the EDI 856 Advance Ship Notice to let trading partners know when to expect to receive goods.

For further information on integrating your eCommerce platform with your ERP/Accounting Software system please call B2BGateway today at (401) 491 9595 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Are you prepared for Cyber Monday?

Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after Black Friday, the Friday following Thanksgiving and one of the busiest shopping days in the United States. This year Cyber Monday falls on December 2, 2013. The term "Cyber Monday" was created by marketing companies and made its debut on November 28, 2005 in a Shop.org press release entitled "'Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year". According to the Shop.org/BizRate Research 2005 eHoliday Mood Study, "77 percent of online retailers said that their sales increased substantially on the Monday after Thanksgiving, a trend that is driving serious online discounts and promotions on Cyber Monday this year (2005)".

 
Last year the Adobe Digital Index called for Cyber Monday to pass the $2 billion sales mark. The actual tally was $1.98 billion, just short. But the 2013 Online Shopping Forecast that Adobe recently released promises that the threshold will be crossed and then some this year, calling for an e-commerce tally of approximately $2.27 billion.
 
Adobe forecasts that only 2% of holiday purchases will be made via social media sites, but says that sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest don't get credit for the role they play in purchase decisions.
 
Online retailers promote Cyber Monday using a variety of Internet marketing strategies, including smart phone advertisements. Comparison shoppers with smart phones connected to the Internet can easily find the hottest deals with the press of a button. Many online retailers have apps that allow smart phone users to look up products in their store. As a result, the buyer has an opportunity to explore other online stores for steeper bargains. In addition, this breeds fierce competition that grants online shoppers discounts not found in brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday.
 
Many eCommerce stores use EDI technology to gain efficiencies in their overall supply chain operations, such as using the EDI 940/945 transaction sets to communicate electronically and efficiently with their 3^rd party warehouses or the EDI 846 transaction set to get regular updates on inventory levels from their suppliers.
 
If you would like to learn more about how B2BGateway’s EDI solutions can help improve your eCommerce supply chain efficiencies please call (401) 491 9595 or email Sales @B2BGateway.Net

 

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B2BGateway.Net records 35% growth during Holiday Season 2012.

B2BGateway.Net, specialists in global EDI and eCommerce Data Integration, have just announced that they have helped client’s complete over 4,100,000 transactions during the Holiday Season 2012. This represents a 35% increase in completed transactions when compared to the same period in 2011.
 
B2BGateway.Net attributes this substantial growth to increased consumer confidence, the extended shopping period associated with online eCommerce sites and the large number of new clients who outsourced their EDI requirements to B2BGateway.Net throughout 2012.

According to Kevin Hoyle, CEO B2BGateway.Net;

“This is a great testament to the quality of solutions and customer service offered by B2BGateway.Net. The popularity of online eCommerce sites greatly extends the shopping and delivery period, with orders being accepted and shipped right up until December 23^rd. According to comScore, Cyber Monday in 2012 accounted for $1.5 billion dollars in US spending alone.  Four or five years ago most orders had to be placed and shipments received by the end of October at the very latest for the Brick & Mortar Stores.”

B2BGateway.Net is looking forward to continued growth throughout 2013 as many organizations now realize the benefits of integrating EDI with their online eCommerce stores and their third party logistics providers (3PL’s). Having full seamless EDI integration between all trading partners and the client’s ERP/Accounting software removes the need to re-key data, reduces errors and hastens the ‘order to payment’ cash cycle.

EDI and eCommerce

What is eCommerce?

eCommerce has been described as being a virtual market place, whereby all the transactions that occur in the physical world are also available on computer systems via the Internet. The main activites of eCommerce include purchasing, selling, marketing, services and distribution via the World Wide Web. eCommerce transactions are recording tremendous growth, multiplying on a yearly basis with many transactions now taking place on Social Media sites such as Facebook and Pinterest (Social Commerce) as well as the more established online stores such as Amazon, eBay, Buy.com etc.

How can EDI help eCommerce?
EDI allows retailers and distributors to have speedy and reliable communications. Retailers can easily determine product availability of a distributor prior to placing an order. If the distributor is out of stock temporarily, the order can be passed directly to the manufacturer, with the distributor receiving credit for the sale. EDI also enables the supplier’s online site to communicate direct with the supplier’s ERP/Accounting software and 3PL, i.e. when an order is placed on an online site it will immediately be sent via EDI to the suppliers ERP system and 3PL for shipping. By using fully integrated EDI, there is no need for the supplier to re-key the data thus saving on human data entry errors and staff resources. Orders are encrypted for Internet transmission and then converted to EDI format for internal processing. Thus EDI has become an integral part of business which has evolved from transactions between businesses, to those between individuals and businesses.

For further information on how B2BGateway's cloud based EDI solutions can help your eCommerce transactions please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

B2BGateway and 3dcart Combine Forces to Provide Clients with the Most Robust, User-Friendly eCommerce Platform on the Market

B2BGateway will partner with 3dcart, a leading eCommerce platform provider, to deliver the most efficient, automated and streamlined eCommerce solutions to organizations who wish to have an online storefront.

B2BGateway, a GS1 Accredited Solution Provider, has been providing award winning, cloud-based EDI and Data Integration solutions worldwide since 1999. In recent years B2BGateway has noticed that many clients have developed eCommerce online stores to complement their existing brick and mortar stores or just as a standalone venture. “As the world of eCommerce continues to expand and grow, more clients are asking B2BGateway to recommend a good eCommerce platform provider, one who could take the pain out of setting up an online storefront and advise on the best, secure payment options,” stated B2BGateway’s Marketing & Sales Director, Louisa Gooding. “B2BGateway has had a good look at the market and decided to partner with 3dcart due to its reputation for innovation, service and simplicity.”

B2BGateway’s EDI and eCommerce solutions automate the flow of orders directly from the clients’ 3dcart site to their Accounting/ERP software package. Outgoing documents such as shipping notices and acknowledgements are mapped and imported direct to the 3dcart system. This removes the need to re-key data, free-up labor resources and ensures accurate data everytime. B2BGateway’s fully-integrated 3dcart solutions can also connect clients to their 3PL’s, manufacturers and distributors.

3dcart is a leading eCommerce software developer whose solutions allow clients to market and sell products online. Thousands of companies worldwide trust 3dcart to build and maintain their successful online stores. Their solutions include all the features necessary to build and edit an online storefront, allowing clients to manage their store over the web, control online and offline payment options, setup real-time shipping options, contact customers, manage inventory, and much, much more.

“B2BGateway is a premier EDI partner and valued addition to 3dcart online services,” said Jimmy Rodriguez, chief technology officer at 3DCart. “We’re proud to have direct integration to B2BGateway from the 3dcart platform for EDI Integration. Best of all, B2BGateway can automate business processes for online merchants currently using Quickbooks, NetSuite, Sage Peachtree, Interprise Suite and others. Our relationship with B2BGateway will benefit both our companies as well as the many merchants currently using ERP and Accounting packages that can now use 3dcart for the online business and gain access to features like Autoship, Daily and Group Deals, Autoresponders, 3dFeedback, Mobile Commerce, Facebook Store and more.”