362: Solve Your Retail Supply Chain Challenges, with SPS Commerce
Tony Thrasher represents SPS Commerce, the world's leading retail network. He explains that SPS's core philosophy is centered on fostering collaboration between all trading partners, including retailers, suppliers, and 3PLs. Thrasher emphasizes that SPS acts as a full-service provider, helping businesses of all sizes—from small brands new to retail to large enterprises—navigate complex data exchange requirements. He details how SPS creates 'playbooks' to distill complex retailer documentation into actionable steps, simplifying onboarding and enabling clients to achieve compliance and grow their business efficiently.
Today I’m joined by industry-leading cloud solution SPS Commerce. SPS has been connecting businesses for over 20 years, empowering data collaboration in the retail supply chain with an expert team, proven processes, and industry-leading technology.
SPS Commerce is the world’s leading retail network, connecting trading partners around the globe to optimize supply chain operations for all retail partners. They support data-driven partnerships with innovative cloud technology, customer-obsessed service, and accessible experts so their customers can focus on what they do best.
Today Tony Thrasher, Senior Director of Product Management at SPS Commerce, will be telling me all about SPS and what they do; the landscape of retail supply chain; the power of collaboration; and the importance of meeting consumers where they want to buy.
Guest bio:
Tony is a Senior Director of Product Management at SPS Commerce, the largest retail cloud solution for exchanging product, inventory, order, shipment, and sales data between all members of the retail supply chain. With over a decade of experience in the retail supply chain, Tony specializes in delivering solutions for 3rd Party warehousing providers (3PLs) looking to connect and automate with their customers across all sales channels and all fulfillment models.
An introduction to SPS Commerce, and why collaboration has been key to their vision and sustained success.
The changing landscape of the retail supply chain, and the current challenges and trends of a post-pandemic environment.
A closer look SPS – what they do, how they help their customers, and how they facilitate effective working relationships between retail organizations.
The ideal client for SPS Commerce.
A reminder of what EDI is and the role it plays in data exchange; and how SPS makes integration and trading partnerships easy and effective.
What data and visibility mean to SPS and their customers; the importance of data normalization; and why customers that use SPS Analytics outperform industry benchmarks.
A case study detailing how SPS helped a key 3PL client simplify and speed up customer onboarding, with effective integration and playbooks for working with key trading partners.
How SPS is changing the industry for the better with inclusive, two-way collaboration.
The importance of meeting every consumer where they want to buy, and how SPS is helping customers to serve their consumers effectively down the chain.
What onboarding and integration look like with SPS Commerce.
What 3PL’s should be thinking about and investing in as the industry continues to evolve.
The future for SPS Commerce.
Resources & Links Mentioned
- Head over to SPS Commerce’s website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with SPS and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or X (Twitter), or you can connect with Tony on LinkedIn.
- If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more about retail, check out Unlock Retail Growth This Quarter with Multi-Carrier Tech from Shipium, 354: Stop Supply Chain Chaos and Get One Step Ahead, with Osa Commerce, or 332: Make Fulfilment Easy and Sustainable, with Renewal Logistics.
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