Category: Retail Compliance

Retailers charge back suppliers millions of dollars every year for EDI and compliance failures. Here’s exactly what triggers them and how to stay clean.

A label that won’t scan doesn’t just cause a chargeback — it stops the receiving line. Here’s what each zone on a GS1-128 label actually does at the DC, and why label errors are one of the most common chargeback triggers in retail.

Walmart doesn’t just require EDI — they require AS2, a direct certificate-based connection with no VAN fallback. Here’s what that means and why the 30-minute ASN window is the tightest in retail.

Target onboarding isn’t a hard technical gate — it’s a process gate. Portal registration, documentation, and a structured testing sequence are what actually slow suppliers down. Here’s how to move through it.

Are you 1P or 3P? That distinction determines whether you need EDI at all. Here’s what Vendor Central suppliers actually need — and why Amazon’s automated receiving makes the ASN non-negotiable.

Home Depot’s routing compliance can trigger a chargeback on a perfectly compliant shipment if you ship on the wrong carrier. Here’s what’s actually distinct about Home Depot’s vendor program — and how the Pro/Special Order channel split changes your requirements.

Costco doesn’t receive at the carton level — they receive at the pallet level. That single difference reshapes your ASN, your packaging process, and your compliance risk. Here’s what changes when the warehouse floor is your final destination.