The GDSN Attribute List for Food: What Publishes and What Rejects
GS1 tiers the GDSN attribute list: seven a message cannot publish without, the ones a retailer refuses without, and twelve that bill you when wrong.
Walmart Item 360 Is Now Supplier One. The Fields Still Reject.
Walmart folded Item 360 into Supplier One in 2024. The portal still rejects bad formats and still accepts wrong values, and the accepted ones bill monthly.
What NetSuite Misses for CPG Brands Selling to Retail
NetSuite runs the ledger, not the retailer's item file. The gap between them costs a CPG brand about $93,000 a year in chargebacks. Here is the fix.
CPG Data Standards: The One Reference for the Fifteen Tabs You Keep Open
CPG data standards in one page: GTIN anatomy, GDSN syndication, retailer item setup, and freight-class logic, verified against GS1 and retailer sources.
The GDSN Attribute Errors That Get Your Item Rejected
Seven GDSN validation errors cause most retailer rejections, brand name mismatches, missing GLNs, barcode type errors. Per-field fixes and what they cost.
What Sprouts Checks Before Approving a New Supplier
Before the first Sprouts order, brands need UNFI item setup, IX-ONE image registration, and EDI 810 compliance. Here's the operational sequence.
Whole Foods Supplier Data Requirements Span Two Systems, Not One
Whole Foods supplier data requirements split between WFM buyer approval and UNFI item setup. EDI and item data pace the launch timeline.
UNFI vs. KeHE Item Setup: Where Your Data Gets Rejected
UNFI rejects at the document layer. KeHE rejects on barcodes and date formats. The pre-submission checklist is different for each, here's what to check.
Product Data Reconciliation: Why Your ERP, Data Pool, and Retailer Portal Disagree
Your ERP, data pool and retailer portal disagree on twelve fields. How to reconcile them, and why one mismatch yields a different code at each retailer.