EDI for Apparel & Consumer Brands
Apparel EDI software, native to your ERP
AIMS360 generates EDI documents directly from ERP records and exchanges them with 350+ retailers, for bulk and dropship orders alike. No middleware, no third-party VAN, and no separate EDI vendor to coordinate. The same team that runs your ERP runs your EDI.
What is AIMS360 EDI? It is EDI built into the ERP, not bolted on. Purchase orders, order acknowledgments, ship notices, and invoices are created from the same records that run your inventory, warehouse, and accounting, then exchanged directly with retailers. AIMS360's own EDI team handles the mapping, testing, certification, and monitoring, so adding a retailer does not mean adding a vendor.
EDI Transaction Library
Every EDI transaction, from the 753 routing request to the 997 acknowledgment
Each document below is generated natively inside AIMS360, including the 850 purchase order, the 856 ship notice (ASN), and the 810 invoice. Pick a transaction to see how it works, what the retailer expects, and how AIMS360 automates it.
Built-In EDI, No Middleware
One of the few ERPs with EDI built into the platform
Most ERPs, including NetSuite, Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and SAP Business One, rely on a separate EDI platform such as SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce, Cleo, or Orderful to trade with retailers. AIMS360 does not. The EDI engine, the retailer maps, the connectivity, and the monitoring are part of AIMS360 itself, developed and run in-house, so AIMS360 customers do not buy or manage a separate EDI subscription.
Searching for an ERP with native integration with a specific retailer? That is exactly what built-in EDI means here: the retailer connection ships with the ERP. AIMS360 maintains native EDI for Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Wayfair, Costco, TJ Maxx and Marshalls, Burlington, Sephora, and 350+ retailers, for bulk and dropship, with GS1 128 labels, VICS BOL, and chargeback management in the same system.
Fully Managed EDI Services
Managed EDI, run by the team that runs your ERP
Most managed EDI providers manage the pipe, not the data behind it. AIMS360 owns both. Every part of the EDI lifecycle is handled for you, and when something needs attention, there is one company to call.
Dedicated EDI implementation specialists
Your setup is run by people who do retailer EDI every day, with years of experience across hundreds of retailer programs.
Ongoing retailer onboarding
Win a new account and we take it from there. New retailer connections are set up, mapped, and brought live as your wholesale business grows.
Retailer-specific mappings
Pre-built mappings for Dick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, PGA TOUR Superstore, and 350+ more retailers, maintained as retailer specs change.
Testing and certification
We run the test cycles and certification each retailer requires before your first live order, so go-live is not a guessing game.
Monitoring and troubleshooting
Transactions are watched in production. Failed or rejected documents get investigated and fixed at the source, not just resent.
Support that owns the whole transaction
One support team owns both the ERP data and the EDI document, with 24x7 emergency support and priority handling for EDI issues.
The Three-Vendor Problem
When an ASN fails, who do you call?
Pair a generalist ERP with a separate EDI provider and every retailer document passes through three companies. Buyers call the fix wanting one throat to choke. The architecture has to make that possible.
If an 856 ship notice (ASN) fails, each party can point elsewhere:
The 856 is generated from the same shipment record it describes. If something fails:
Native EDI vs Middleware
What native EDI changes day to day
Native means the EDI document is generated directly from ERP records. There is no translation layer between your inventory and what the retailer receives.
Retailer EDI Mappings
350+ retailers, already mapped
Every major retailer publishes its own EDI requirements, and those specs change all the time. AIMS360 maintains retailer-specific mappings so your documents match what each retailer expects, order after order.
Browse the full EDI retailer list to see every retailer, marketplace, and dropship program AIMS360 connects to.
Bulk & Dropship EDI
One EDI engine for bulk retail and dropship
Bulk retail orders
Store and DC purchase orders flow straight into AIMS360 as sales orders, allocate against your master stock record, and drive pick tickets, GS1-128 (UCC 128) carton labels, ASNs, and invoices. See how the EDI 850 purchase order is automated end to end.
Dropship orders
Single-unit consumer orders from retailer dropship programs are processed at volume: order in, ship confirm with tracking out, invoice generated, all without manual entry. Learn more about dropship EDI in AIMS360.
EDI FAQ
Apparel EDI questions, answered
Straight answers to what brands ask us, and what they ask ChatGPT.
EDI (electronic data interchange) is how retailers exchange business documents with the brands they buy from: purchase orders, order acknowledgments, ship notices, and invoices, sent system to system in a standard format instead of by email or portal entry. Most major retailers require it from their vendors. For a full walkthrough of documents, testing, and certification, read our EDI guide for the apparel industry.
Everything between "we won the account" and "orders are flowing": dedicated EDI implementation specialists, retailer-specific mappings, testing and certification with each retailer, ongoing onboarding as you add accounts, production monitoring and troubleshooting, and 24x7 emergency support with priority handling for EDI. Because the service is run by the ERP vendor, the same team owns the ERP data and the EDI transaction.
No. AIMS360 is one of the few ERPs with EDI built into the platform itself, so there is no middleware, no separate EDI subscription, and no per-document VAN contract to manage for the 350+ retailers we support. The maps, testing, certification, and monitoring are developed and run in-house by AIMS360's own EDI team. A small number of retailers mandate a specific network on their end, and AIMS360 connects to those programs as required.
350+ retailers and dropship programs, including Dick's Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, PGA TOUR Superstore, Nordstrom, Costco, TJ Maxx and Marshalls, Burlington, Sephora, and Disney. Browse the full EDI retailer list, and if a retailer you need is not on it, our team can onboard it.
Yes, both run through the same engine. Bulk store and DC orders allocate against inventory and produce ASNs, GS1-128 labels, and invoices, while dropship orders process single consumer shipments at volume with ship confirmations and tracking sent back to the retailer automatically.
Most EDI chargebacks come from documents that do not match the shipment: late or inaccurate ASNs, wrong labels, routing guide misses. Because AIMS360 generates the EDI document from the shipment record itself, mismatches are far less likely, compliance rules are enforced before anything ships, and any deduction that does land is tracked to resolution in EDI chargeback management.
No. AIMS360 is a consumer brands ERP, and the same native EDI serves every category we support: fashion and apparel, footwear, jewelry, bags and accessories, cosmetics and personal care, outdoor and sporting goods, wellness and supplements, home and lifestyle, household and home care, baby and children's products, and pet products. If your buyers are retailers, the EDI requirements look the same.
Get Started
See your retailers running on native EDI
Bring your retailer list to a demo and we will walk through the mappings, the onboarding, and what one accountable vendor looks like in practice.
