Your participation is needed.

Help us create a better process for fulfilling orders.

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Claudine Adamo
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandise Officer
Costco Wholesale

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Program Requirements

Electronic Order Fulfillment

Benefits & Deadlines

Project Milestones & Key Drivers
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Next Steps

Watch informational webcast or contact SPS to get started
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Supporting Materials

EDI specifications for technical mapping

We need you in order to better serve our members.

Electronic order fulfillment is an integral part of Costco’s supply chain. We are constantly looking for ways to unlock operational efficiencies and strengthen our position as an industry leader. In that effort, we have identified additional order management documents that will allow Costco and our supplier partners to reap the full benefits of electronic order fulfillment.  Improved order visibility and tracking will allow us to move your products through our depots and in to the hands our members faster. These additional documents will create an improved standard of order management for all Costco vendor partners.

SPS Commerce is our partner on this project.

You are likely familiar with their organization from your initial EDI connection with Costco. They will provide support to ensure this process is implemented successfully by us and our suppliers.

SPS Commerce - Who we are and what we do.
SPS Commerce works with retailers to unify their business and meet the expectations of today’s consumers. Our cloud-based solutions help retailers facilitate transparent and collaborative partnerships with their suppliers, brokers, carriers and 3PLs. All parties can then be assured they have the tools needed to exchange required information, such as order details, item information or sales data.

Program requirements:

We’re asking you to work with SPS Commerce to utilize one of the following solutions to meet our new electronic requirements. SPS offers services to help you exchange these transactions with us, no matter your current EDI capabilities.

Your options are the following:

Fulfillment

SPS Commerce’s Fulfillment service is an excellent solution if you do not have an EDI system in place today, or if you are unable to meet our business needs through your current EDI service.

Testing & Certification

The SPS Commerce testing service allows you to meet our business requirements using your existing EDI solution or third party provider.

Program Benefits:

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Increase speed to customer by enabling faster processing within our depots.

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Reduce payment discrepancies and streamline reconciliation processes.

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Improve order visibility and tracking,  ensuring compliance with food traceability regulations.

Process and deadlines:

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Consultation:

Connect with SPS Commerce to understand the changes we’re making and decide which of their solutions works for you to meet our new requirements. Have all paperwork completed and your commitment to move forward in place before the decision date.

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Implementation:

Work to ensure that your business is certified and staged for production by the compliance date. Your dedicated SPS Commerce analyst will help you through the process, no matter which solution you choose.

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Production:

We will work with you to develop a strategy to transition into production and begin to realize the benefits of this project.

March 15, 2024

June 3, 2024

Costco will be notifying suppliers of go-live shortly after production ready date

Your action is required. Here’s your next step.

To get started contact SPS Commerce.

Work with your assigned SPS representative to sign your commitment to move forward and all additional paperwork .

Contact SPS to get started

Watch our informational webinar.

Costco’s Chief Merchant Officer, Claudine Adamo, provides further details on this initiative

Register Here!

Have questions?

Supporting Materials

856 Advanced Shipment Notice
GS1-128 Barcode Label
Costco Business Requirements Summary Costco Business Requirements Summary
Costco Canada Business Requirements Summary Costco Canada Business Requirements Summary
Costco Canada Exigences dAffaires Francais Costco Canada Exigences d’Affaires – Français