"To our EDI Trading Partners:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our move to Wachovia Bank has been delayed. Payments will continue to go through Harris Bank (Sears) and Bank of New York (Kmart) until further notice. We will communicate new transition dates as soon as they are available.
The most recent communication about this change, with updated date information, is as follows:
We will be moving our bank payments for Sears from Harris Bank to Wachovia. Payments for Kmart will be moving from Bank of New York to Wachovia. The dates of change have not yet been defined.
You may notice several changes as a result of this move. Please make sure you have not hard coded any of this information into your current transactions or systems, as they will fail following our move to Wachovia.
The changes you will see are to the bank account numbers and routing numbers, the payer name in the 820, and you will receive your money from Wachovia. You may need to inform your bank of these changes to prevent any delay in the receipt of funds.
The new payer name will reflect Sears Holdings Management Corporation. Again, please make sure that this information is not hard coded in your 820, and that your company does not require any other internal changes to support the new routing and account numbers.
Reminder communication will be sent prior to the change over for Sears and again for Kmart. Frequently asked questions about this change are outlined below. Additional questions not addressed in this communication should be directed to Jennifer Ritorno, EDI Support Manager, jritorn@searshc.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What date will the bank, account #, and routing # be changing:
A: The planned dates of change are not yet defined.
Q: What are the current & new routing & account #’s for Sears and Kmart?
A: The routing and account #’s can be viewed on the Sears Business Exchange (https://business.sears.com/) and Mykmart.com (http://www.mykmart.com/).
Q: What EDI 820 segments will be affected?
A: The data contained in the element N102 (where N101 = PR) and the BPR segment will be changing to reflect updated payer name, routing #, and account #. The format of these segments will not be changing.
Q: I am currently receiving separate payments from Sears and Kmart. Will these payments be combined as part of this change?
A: If you are currently receiving separate payments for Sears and Kmart, you will continue to receive separate payments. If you currently receive combined payments, they will continue to be combined.
Q: Does this change affect Orchard Hardware?
A: This change does not affect Orchard Hardware. Payments for Orchard Hardware will continue to go through Harris Bank.
Beth Ligenza
Director, Merchandise Support
eligenz@searshc.com"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ace Hardware Scheduled Power Outage
"Date May 27th, 2008
To: Our Trading Partners
Dear Valued Trading Partner,
On Saturday, May 31st, 2008 from 8:00 pm to Sunday June 1st 4:00 am CST, Ace Hardware will perform a scheduled power outage which will result in EDI, AS1 and AS2 communication interruption. Please resend any failed documents after the power outage hours. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ACE EDI department.
Thank you,
Ace Hardware Corporation
EDI Department
630-990-6700
edidept@acehardware.com"
To: Our Trading Partners
Dear Valued Trading Partner,
On Saturday, May 31st, 2008 from 8:00 pm to Sunday June 1st 4:00 am CST, Ace Hardware will perform a scheduled power outage which will result in EDI, AS1 and AS2 communication interruption. Please resend any failed documents after the power outage hours. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ACE EDI department.
Thank you,
Ace Hardware Corporation
EDI Department
630-990-6700
edidept@acehardware.com"
Amazon: New Metric - Missed RSD
"Amazon Drop Ship Vendors,
We have released a new metric to your Drop Ship Central Vendor Report recently, called Missed RSD. This metric will replace the Cycle Time metric currently evaluated, and will soon be included in our probation evaluation process. Beginning on June 30, week 27, we will begin evaluating missed RSD instead of Vendor Cycle Time in our probation process.
RSD stands for Required Ship Date. A Missed RSD Unit is defined as a unit that is shipped later than the Required Ship Date. The RSD is calculated based on the following variables:
• Vendor order cut-off time,
• Vendor website availability,
• OF/850/Order Time stamp,
• Next available pickup date and time for specified ship method.
Missed RSD = Number of late shipped units (for a given period)/Total number of units shipped during that time period.
Missed RSD takes into consideration working days, regular closure days, specified holidays, and carrier pick up times. This metric will assume that you will be working during your specified working hours, so it is important to keep your work schedule and holiday closures up to date in the Settings tab for all warehouses. All vendors must keep their Missed RSD rate below 2% to remain in compliance. Low volume vendors, shipping 1000 units or less in a week, are allowed 2 missed RSD units.
You can find more information and examples on our Help pages: https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200247400
We will also be adding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Ship Method Mismatch and Carrier Account Mismatch, and these metrics will also be considered in our probational process beginning week 27. All vendors must keep their Ship Method Mismatch below 0.2%, and their Carrier Account mismatch below 2.0%. Low volume vendors, shipping 1000 units or less in a week, are allowed 2 misses for each metric.
You can find more information about these metrics on our Help pages:
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200159870
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200159880
Thank you,
The Amazon Drop Ship Team"
We have released a new metric to your Drop Ship Central Vendor Report recently, called Missed RSD. This metric will replace the Cycle Time metric currently evaluated, and will soon be included in our probation evaluation process. Beginning on June 30, week 27, we will begin evaluating missed RSD instead of Vendor Cycle Time in our probation process.
RSD stands for Required Ship Date. A Missed RSD Unit is defined as a unit that is shipped later than the Required Ship Date. The RSD is calculated based on the following variables:
• Vendor order cut-off time,
• Vendor website availability,
• OF/850/Order Time stamp,
• Next available pickup date and time for specified ship method.
Missed RSD = Number of late shipped units (for a given period)/Total number of units shipped during that time period.
Missed RSD takes into consideration working days, regular closure days, specified holidays, and carrier pick up times. This metric will assume that you will be working during your specified working hours, so it is important to keep your work schedule and holiday closures up to date in the Settings tab for all warehouses. All vendors must keep their Missed RSD rate below 2% to remain in compliance. Low volume vendors, shipping 1000 units or less in a week, are allowed 2 missed RSD units.
You can find more information and examples on our Help pages: https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200247400
We will also be adding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Ship Method Mismatch and Carrier Account Mismatch, and these metrics will also be considered in our probational process beginning week 27. All vendors must keep their Ship Method Mismatch below 0.2%, and their Carrier Account mismatch below 2.0%. Low volume vendors, shipping 1000 units or less in a week, are allowed 2 misses for each metric.
You can find more information about these metrics on our Help pages:
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200159870
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200159880
Thank you,
The Amazon Drop Ship Team"
Friday, May 23, 2008
Bed Bath & Beyond: Shipments from the U.S. to BB&B Canada
"Immediate Attention Required
May 23, 2008
Attention: Vendors Shipping from the U.S. to BB&B Canada.
Re: Zip Code extensions specific to BB&B Canada store shipments.
Dear Business Partner,
We are discovering instances where vendors shipping from the U.S. to our Canada stores are not including the full 9 digit zip code (5 digit + 4 digit extension) on the UCC128 carton labels. A notice was sent to all vendors on 04/28/08 (specific to the opening of store #2002) requesting 4 digit zip code extensions be used when shipping our stores #2001 & 2002. We need to use unique zip codes since both stores ship to the same location.
If you are shipping from the U.S. to Canada, please make sure you are using the full 9 digit zip code on the UCC128 carton label. The address for both stores is included.
Bed Bath & Beyond #2001
C/O Ann Arbor, 1942
McGregor Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-2001
Bed Bath & Beyond #2002
C/O Ann Arbor, 1942
McGregor Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-2002
Please note that all vendors must adhere to our shipping terms and conditions as noted within the Vendor Routing and Compliance Guides. Failure to do so will not only result in shipping and receiving difficulties, compliance chargeback’s will be assessed. Should you need further clarification specific to this issue please send an e-mail to edimail@bedbath.com, or call 908-688-0888 x4382.
Best Regards,
Jeff Schwartz
EDI Manager
Bed Bath & Beyond
Phone: 908-855-4375
Email: Jeff.Schwartz@bedbath.com"
May 23, 2008
Attention: Vendors Shipping from the U.S. to BB&B Canada.
Re: Zip Code extensions specific to BB&B Canada store shipments.
Dear Business Partner,
We are discovering instances where vendors shipping from the U.S. to our Canada stores are not including the full 9 digit zip code (5 digit + 4 digit extension) on the UCC128 carton labels. A notice was sent to all vendors on 04/28/08 (specific to the opening of store #2002) requesting 4 digit zip code extensions be used when shipping our stores #2001 & 2002. We need to use unique zip codes since both stores ship to the same location.
If you are shipping from the U.S. to Canada, please make sure you are using the full 9 digit zip code on the UCC128 carton label. The address for both stores is included.
Bed Bath & Beyond #2001
C/O Ann Arbor, 1942
McGregor Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-2001
Bed Bath & Beyond #2002
C/O Ann Arbor, 1942
McGregor Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-2002
Please note that all vendors must adhere to our shipping terms and conditions as noted within the Vendor Routing and Compliance Guides. Failure to do so will not only result in shipping and receiving difficulties, compliance chargeback’s will be assessed. Should you need further clarification specific to this issue please send an e-mail to edimail@bedbath.com, or call 908-688-0888 x4382.
Best Regards,
Jeff Schwartz
EDI Manager
Bed Bath & Beyond
Phone: 908-855-4375
Email: Jeff.Schwartz@bedbath.com"
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Amazon Holiday Shipping Expectations (Memorial Day 2008)
"Amazon Drop Ship partners,
Next Monday many of you will be closed for Memorial Day, so we just wanted to reinforce our shipping performance expectations around the holiday.
- If you are only closed on Monday 5/26, plan to clear your backlog on Friday 5/23, and ship all of your Saturday through Monday orders on Tuesday 5/27. Please staff accordingly before and after the holiday.
- This is also a good time to check your holiday schedule in Drop Ship Central, and to update it with all of your holiday closures for the rest of the year.
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200249770
Thank you,
The Amazon Drop Ship Team"
Click here for more about Amazon EDI.
Next Monday many of you will be closed for Memorial Day, so we just wanted to reinforce our shipping performance expectations around the holiday.
- If you are only closed on Monday 5/26, plan to clear your backlog on Friday 5/23, and ship all of your Saturday through Monday orders on Tuesday 5/27. Please staff accordingly before and after the holiday.
- This is also a good time to check your holiday schedule in Drop Ship Central, and to update it with all of your holiday closures for the rest of the year.
https://dropship.amazon.com/DropShipCentral/help/helpTopic.do?topicId=200249770
Thank you,
The Amazon Drop Ship Team"
Click here for more about Amazon EDI.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
SPS Commerce Maintenance June 7, 2008
"SPS Commerce Extended Maintenance Window
SPS Commerce will be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 from 8:00PM CST until 2:00AM CST on Sunday, June 8th, 2008.
During this planned maintenance SPS' hosted transaction services will be unavailable. Please plan accordingly. Any data sent via the VAN, AS2 or FTP services will be queued and processed once maintenance is completed.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we update and improve our services.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact SPS Commerce Customer Support at 1-888-739-3232 or customersupport@spscommerce.com
Sincerely,
Marcia Ameluxen
Customer Operations Manager
SPS Commerce - The EDI Outsourcing Experts
http://www.spscommerce.com/"
SPS Commerce will be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 from 8:00PM CST until 2:00AM CST on Sunday, June 8th, 2008.
During this planned maintenance SPS' hosted transaction services will be unavailable. Please plan accordingly. Any data sent via the VAN, AS2 or FTP services will be queued and processed once maintenance is completed.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we update and improve our services.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact SPS Commerce Customer Support at 1-888-739-3232 or customersupport@spscommerce.com
Sincerely,
Marcia Ameluxen
Customer Operations Manager
SPS Commerce - The EDI Outsourcing Experts
http://www.spscommerce.com/"
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Neiman Marcus will be taken down for maintenance on May 20th, 2008
"The Neiman Marcus NMGOPS.COM website will be taken down for maintenance beginning today 4 p.m. May 20th, 2008. We anticipate that the website will be available within 24 to 48 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you have questions relating to the following please call the listed numbers:
NM and Bergdorf-Goodman Vendor Compliance:
Cliff Roberts 903-233-5628
NM Direct Vendor Compliance:
Jackie Calahan 972-401-6738
Transportation/Routing Instructions:
Amanda Saunders 903-233-5590
Thank You,
NMG Operations"
Find out more about Neiman Marcus EDI.
If you have questions relating to the following please call the listed numbers:
NM and Bergdorf-Goodman Vendor Compliance:
Cliff Roberts 903-233-5628
NM Direct Vendor Compliance:
Jackie Calahan 972-401-6738
Transportation/Routing Instructions:
Amanda Saunders 903-233-5590
Thank You,
NMG Operations"
Find out more about Neiman Marcus EDI.
Monday, May 19, 2008
New Anna's Linens EDI Partner Guide
"May 16, 2008
Dear Vendor Partners,
We are committed to expediting the process of getting your merchandise to our stores in the most efficient and timely manner possible. It is with great pleasure and pride that we release our newly revised Vendor Partner Guide. Our Partner Guide is designed to provide specific instructions to our vendor partners. To ensure our mutual goals are being achieved changes and additions to the guide have been made to add clarity and consistency to our process. Our goal is to present Anna’s business requirements in a clear and direct way so that you, our Vendor Partners, can best ship your merchandise through our supply chain.
Features Include:
• Anna’s Linens Notification and Acknowledgement of Partner Guide form:
- This form must be completed, signed by a corporate officer (or principal) and returned to us no later than June 9, 2008 to ensure no disruption of P.O. processing.
- All contact information completed to allow us to communicate updates
• General Terms & Conditions
• New Import Section
• New Offset Waiver Policy
• Expense Offset Violation Definitions added for clarity
• Sectionalized information for easy reference
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the appropriate contact from our list. We continue to welcome your comments and suggestions on how we can continue to grow our business together.
Sincerely,
Paul Morgenthaler
Sr. Mgr. of Vendor Compliance Anna’s Linens
-------------------------------------------------------------
Vendor Compliance Department
3550 Hyland Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 850-0504 x.5479
compliance@annaslinens.com"
Find out more about Anna's Linens EDI Routing Guides.
Michaels: EDI Conversion Update
"Dear Vendor:
This is a follow-up to my email of 3/5/2008 notifying you of our planned changes to EDI.
We are on schedule to convert to the new maps in late July, and the go-live date has been set for Monday, 7/21/2008. There will be an outage in our PO processing system from 7/16-7/20 to migrate to the new systems. The last orders you will receive will be those posted to your ftp mailbox on the morning of Wednesday, 7/16/2008 (orders created on 7/15). These will be in the old EDI format. The new systems will come up on Monday, 7/21/2008, and the first orders you will receive after the outage will be those posted on Tuesday, 7/22/2008 (orders created on 7/21). Note that orders posted to your ftp mailbox on 7/22 and thereafter will be in the new EDI format.
During the conversion, the ftp site will remain available to you. You can continue to send invoices and 997s to us without interruption. There are no changes planned to the EDI 810 or the 997. During the outage, all outstanding 997s should be transmitted to Michaels.
It is critically important that you have your new EDI maps and processes in place by these dates. If not, you will receive purchase orders from Michaels that you cannot process. All EDI vendors must confirm to me by email no later than Monday, 6/30/2008, that they have their new EDI maps and processes ready for the conversion. No exceptions can be made for the conversion.
As a reminder, we will begin rolling out the EDI 860 to you beginning in September. The EDI 860 will not be available to you on the 7/21/2008 implementation date. I will notify you separately of your planned rollout date for the EDI 860.
Attached to this email are:
1. New EDI 850 and 860 specs
2. Sample 850s for store-direct, DC, and allocation orders
3. Sample 860s for store-direct, DC, and allocation orders
The sample 850 and 860 data attached are generic. They contain generic EDI IDs and SKUs, and are not specific to any vendor. We are not able to create sample data specific to a vendor.
Key Dates
6/30/2008 Confirmation of readiness required from all vendors
7/15/2008 Last day orders will be created in the old PO system
7/16/2008 Last transmission of PO data to vendors. These order will be in the old EDI format
7/16-7/20 PO system outage. No orders created. EDI systems will be inactive except for inbound 810 and 997 processing
7/21/2008 New PO system goes live.
7/22/2008 Resume transmission of PO data to vendors. 850s will be in the new format.
Should you have any questions regarding this important change, please let us know at edi@michaels.com"
This is a follow-up to my email of 3/5/2008 notifying you of our planned changes to EDI.
We are on schedule to convert to the new maps in late July, and the go-live date has been set for Monday, 7/21/2008. There will be an outage in our PO processing system from 7/16-7/20 to migrate to the new systems. The last orders you will receive will be those posted to your ftp mailbox on the morning of Wednesday, 7/16/2008 (orders created on 7/15). These will be in the old EDI format. The new systems will come up on Monday, 7/21/2008, and the first orders you will receive after the outage will be those posted on Tuesday, 7/22/2008 (orders created on 7/21). Note that orders posted to your ftp mailbox on 7/22 and thereafter will be in the new EDI format.
During the conversion, the ftp site will remain available to you. You can continue to send invoices and 997s to us without interruption. There are no changes planned to the EDI 810 or the 997. During the outage, all outstanding 997s should be transmitted to Michaels.
It is critically important that you have your new EDI maps and processes in place by these dates. If not, you will receive purchase orders from Michaels that you cannot process. All EDI vendors must confirm to me by email no later than Monday, 6/30/2008, that they have their new EDI maps and processes ready for the conversion. No exceptions can be made for the conversion.
As a reminder, we will begin rolling out the EDI 860 to you beginning in September. The EDI 860 will not be available to you on the 7/21/2008 implementation date. I will notify you separately of your planned rollout date for the EDI 860.
Attached to this email are:
1. New EDI 850 and 860 specs
2. Sample 850s for store-direct, DC, and allocation orders
3. Sample 860s for store-direct, DC, and allocation orders
The sample 850 and 860 data attached are generic. They contain generic EDI IDs and SKUs, and are not specific to any vendor. We are not able to create sample data specific to a vendor.
Key Dates
6/30/2008 Confirmation of readiness required from all vendors
7/15/2008 Last day orders will be created in the old PO system
7/16/2008 Last transmission of PO data to vendors. These order will be in the old EDI format
7/16-7/20 PO system outage. No orders created. EDI systems will be inactive except for inbound 810 and 997 processing
7/21/2008 New PO system goes live.
7/22/2008 Resume transmission of PO data to vendors. 850s will be in the new format.
Should you have any questions regarding this important change, please let us know at edi@michaels.com"
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Sports Authority RDC Assignment List
"Good morning,
We have added Q3 New Store & Store Relocation info to our RDC Store Assignment list. 3 stores will be relocating in Q3 2008 23 new stores opening in Q3 2008. Please be sure to make these changes in your systems. To access Sports Authority's RDC Store Assignment List, you can click on the link below. http://www.sportsauthority.com/corp/index.jsp?page=logisticinfo
Username & password remain the same as last update. Please let me know if you need this information again. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (lbeltran@thesportsauthority.com)
Thank you,
Laurel E. Beltran
Executive Assistant/Project Coordinator Planning & Replenishment
SPORTS AUTHORITY
(t) 720-475-2742
(f) 720-475-4742
lbeltran@thesportsauthority.com"
We have added Q3 New Store & Store Relocation info to our RDC Store Assignment list. 3 stores will be relocating in Q3 2008 23 new stores opening in Q3 2008. Please be sure to make these changes in your systems. To access Sports Authority's RDC Store Assignment List, you can click on the link below. http://www.sportsauthority.com/corp/index.jsp?page=logisticinfo
Username & password remain the same as last update. Please let me know if you need this information again. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me (lbeltran@thesportsauthority.com)
Thank you,
Laurel E. Beltran
Executive Assistant/Project Coordinator Planning & Replenishment
SPORTS AUTHORITY
(t) 720-475-2742
(f) 720-475-4742
lbeltran@thesportsauthority.com"
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Meet Best Buy at the 2008 U Connect Conference
"May 7, 2008
Dear Valued Supplier:
In an effort to improve the way we conduct business with our trading partners, we believe it is important to stay current with industry best practices in supply chain management. We would like to extend an invitation to join us at the 2008 U Connect Conference, which is presented by GS1 US and VICS, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association.
This year’s conference will be held June 9th to 12th at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas. Since our business processes and trading partner relationships rely on GS1 Standards to transact commerce, the U Connect Conference is the event to learn how to fully utilize these solutions correctly and completely.
The conference offers over 70 sessions, including bar coding; EDI; logistics; EPC/RFID; global data synchronization; logistics, and collaborative commerce, to name a few.
Come hear Best Buy’s presentations on Product Information Mgt/GDS and the importance of quality item data. GS1 US, a strong supporter of trading partner collaboration, is offering a $300.00 discount off of the registration fee for our trading partners who sign up using our promotion code of: UCONBBUY. (Please note, this cannot be used with any other discount.)
Best Buy will be having trading partner topic tables during the networking event on Tuesday, June 10th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. GS1 US will be providing us with a list in advance of the conference of our trading partners that sign up with our discount code.
The topics we will focus on will be our Advance Ship Notice initiative, Global Data Synchronization, CPFR and other topics you would discuss to work more efficiently together. This will be your time to meet Maureen Wissel, Foundation Data Management; Sara Halfmann and Bekki Windsperger, E-Business Communication team and Todd Schilling, CPFR and Direct Imports. Appropriately, the theme of this year’s conference is “Finding New Ways of Working Together.”
The education, networking, knowledge and new ideas offered at U Connect offer a tremendous opportunity for all of us to achieve that vision. If you plan on participating, I urge you to register as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly. The number of participants may impact how many topic tables we schedule.
Also, the U Connect room block at the Gaylord Texan ends May 15th, so I advise you to also make your room reservations soon to guarantee your conference rate. You can learn more about the U Connect Conference by visiting their website: http://www.uconnectevent.org/
We hope to see you there.
Patricia Vessey
Director of Supplier Integration & Co-Chair of 2008 U Connect Planning Committee Best Buy Co., Inc.
612-291-6049"
Dear Valued Supplier:
In an effort to improve the way we conduct business with our trading partners, we believe it is important to stay current with industry best practices in supply chain management. We would like to extend an invitation to join us at the 2008 U Connect Conference, which is presented by GS1 US and VICS, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association.
This year’s conference will be held June 9th to 12th at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas. Since our business processes and trading partner relationships rely on GS1 Standards to transact commerce, the U Connect Conference is the event to learn how to fully utilize these solutions correctly and completely.
The conference offers over 70 sessions, including bar coding; EDI; logistics; EPC/RFID; global data synchronization; logistics, and collaborative commerce, to name a few.
Come hear Best Buy’s presentations on Product Information Mgt/GDS and the importance of quality item data. GS1 US, a strong supporter of trading partner collaboration, is offering a $300.00 discount off of the registration fee for our trading partners who sign up using our promotion code of: UCONBBUY. (Please note, this cannot be used with any other discount.)
Best Buy will be having trading partner topic tables during the networking event on Tuesday, June 10th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. GS1 US will be providing us with a list in advance of the conference of our trading partners that sign up with our discount code.
The topics we will focus on will be our Advance Ship Notice initiative, Global Data Synchronization, CPFR and other topics you would discuss to work more efficiently together. This will be your time to meet Maureen Wissel, Foundation Data Management; Sara Halfmann and Bekki Windsperger, E-Business Communication team and Todd Schilling, CPFR and Direct Imports. Appropriately, the theme of this year’s conference is “Finding New Ways of Working Together.”
The education, networking, knowledge and new ideas offered at U Connect offer a tremendous opportunity for all of us to achieve that vision. If you plan on participating, I urge you to register as soon as possible so that we can plan accordingly. The number of participants may impact how many topic tables we schedule.
Also, the U Connect room block at the Gaylord Texan ends May 15th, so I advise you to also make your room reservations soon to guarantee your conference rate. You can learn more about the U Connect Conference by visiting their website: http://www.uconnectevent.org/
We hope to see you there.
Patricia Vessey
Director of Supplier Integration & Co-Chair of 2008 U Connect Planning Committee Best Buy Co., Inc.
612-291-6049"
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Sears ACH Co Names and ID's: Bank Consolidation Update
"Our move to Wachovia Bank for Sears is scheduled to take place on June 2, 2008. The date for Kmart is not yet defined. We will communicate the transition date for Kmart as soon as it is available.
The original communication about this change was sent at the end of January, 2008. The details of this message, with updated date information, are as follows:
Effective June 2, 2008, we will be moving our bank payments for Sears from Harris Bank to Wachovia. The date for moving Kmart from Bank of New York to Wachovia is not yet defined.
You may notice several changes as a result of this move. Please make sure you have not hard coded any of this information into your current transactions or systems, as they will fail following our move to Wachovia.
The changes you will see are to the bank account numbers and routing numbers, the payer name in the 820, and you will receive your money from Wachovia. You may need to inform your bank of these changes to prevent any delay in the receipt of funds.
The new payer name will reflect Sears Holdings Management Corporation. Again, please make sure that this information is not hard coded in your 820, and that your company does not require any other internal changes to support the new routing and account numbers.
Reminder communication will be sent prior to the change over for Sears and again for Kmart. Frequently asked questions about this change are outlined below. Additional questions not addressed in this communication should be directed to Jennifer Ritorno, EDI Support Manager, jritorn@searshc.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What date will the bank, account #, and routing # be changing:
A: The planned date of change for Sears is June 2, 2008. The date of change for Kmart is not yet defined.
Q: What are the current & new routing & account #’s for Sears and Kmart?
A: The routing and account #’s can be viewed on the Sears Business Exchange (https://business.sears.com/) and Mykmart.com (http://www.mykmart.com/).
Q: What EDI 820 segments will be affected?
A: The data contained in the element N102 (where N101 = PR) and the BPR segment will be changing to reflect updated payer name, routing #, and account #. The format of these segments will not be changing.
Q: I am currently receiving separate payments from Sears and Kmart. Will these payments be combined as part of this change?
A: If you are currently receiving separate payments for Sears and Kmart, you will continue to receive separate payments. If you currently receive combined payments, they will continue to be combined.
Q: Does this change affect Orchard Hardware?
A: This change does not affect Orchard Hardware. Payments for Orchard Hardware will continue to go through Harris Bank.
Beth Ligenza
Director, Merchandise Support
eligenz@searshc.com"
The original communication about this change was sent at the end of January, 2008. The details of this message, with updated date information, are as follows:
Effective June 2, 2008, we will be moving our bank payments for Sears from Harris Bank to Wachovia. The date for moving Kmart from Bank of New York to Wachovia is not yet defined.
You may notice several changes as a result of this move. Please make sure you have not hard coded any of this information into your current transactions or systems, as they will fail following our move to Wachovia.
The changes you will see are to the bank account numbers and routing numbers, the payer name in the 820, and you will receive your money from Wachovia. You may need to inform your bank of these changes to prevent any delay in the receipt of funds.
The new payer name will reflect Sears Holdings Management Corporation. Again, please make sure that this information is not hard coded in your 820, and that your company does not require any other internal changes to support the new routing and account numbers.
Reminder communication will be sent prior to the change over for Sears and again for Kmart. Frequently asked questions about this change are outlined below. Additional questions not addressed in this communication should be directed to Jennifer Ritorno, EDI Support Manager, jritorn@searshc.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What date will the bank, account #, and routing # be changing:
A: The planned date of change for Sears is June 2, 2008. The date of change for Kmart is not yet defined.
Q: What are the current & new routing & account #’s for Sears and Kmart?
A: The routing and account #’s can be viewed on the Sears Business Exchange (https://business.sears.com/) and Mykmart.com (http://www.mykmart.com/).
Q: What EDI 820 segments will be affected?
A: The data contained in the element N102 (where N101 = PR) and the BPR segment will be changing to reflect updated payer name, routing #, and account #. The format of these segments will not be changing.
Q: I am currently receiving separate payments from Sears and Kmart. Will these payments be combined as part of this change?
A: If you are currently receiving separate payments for Sears and Kmart, you will continue to receive separate payments. If you currently receive combined payments, they will continue to be combined.
Q: Does this change affect Orchard Hardware?
A: This change does not affect Orchard Hardware. Payments for Orchard Hardware will continue to go through Harris Bank.
Beth Ligenza
Director, Merchandise Support
eligenz@searshc.com"
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The Home Depot Store Closing Announcement
"Dear Supplier:
As you may have heard, The Home Depot announced today that we will be closing 15 stores in the near future. Beginning Saturday, May 3, each of the impacted stores will begin their liquidation process of selling off all on hand merchandise, including racking and fixtures. We expect the liquidation phase to last approximately 6 weeks, closing our doors in these stores to the general public by the middle of June.
In order to prepare these stores for their closing, we're asking for your assistance in several areas:
Access the following link; Store Closing List to view the 15 stores that are scheduled to be liquidated.
Please contact your MVP with any questions.
Thank you,
Craig Menear, Executive Vice-President of Merchandising
The Home Depot"
Find out more about The Home Depot EDI.
As you may have heard, The Home Depot announced today that we will be closing 15 stores in the near future. Beginning Saturday, May 3, each of the impacted stores will begin their liquidation process of selling off all on hand merchandise, including racking and fixtures. We expect the liquidation phase to last approximately 6 weeks, closing our doors in these stores to the general public by the middle of June.
In order to prepare these stores for their closing, we're asking for your assistance in several areas:
- Any merchandise that is currently in transit, as of today, will be received at all impacted stores, per Home Depot's normal receiving procedures
- Continue to ship all Special Order merchandise throughout the next several weeks
- Any stock order either placed by the store or through our HOST systems, that is NOT in transit to the impacted stores as of today should NOT be shipped and should be immediately canceled
- Do not accept any new purchase orders for stock merchandise from these stores
- Due to the quick timing of this announcement, we ask that you please continue to provide assistance in handling RTV's at these impacted stores
Access the following link; Store Closing List to view the 15 stores that are scheduled to be liquidated.
Please contact your MVP with any questions.
Thank you,
Craig Menear, Executive Vice-President of Merchandising
The Home Depot"
Find out more about The Home Depot EDI.
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