NWL Names DIcentral 'Preferred Provider'; Retailer Streamlines Operations

NWL has named DIcentral Corporation its preferred Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) provider to further automate NWL's supply chain process.

(PRWEB) December 11, 2005 -- To ensure wide adoption of its automated order management process, DIcentral will use its patented Community Enablement Campaign to help NWL's vendors use EDI to document and automate the order-fulfillment process.

The enablement program includes the opportunity for 4,000+ NWL's suppliers to utilize DIcentral's hosted services to meet the retailer's requirements for purchase orders, Advance Ship Notices (ASNs) and UCC128 bar code labels.

"DIcentral's services are critical to us because we want to make sure that our supply chain is moving forward smoothly in productivity," says John Perry, Chief Information Officer for NWL. "We're a big advocate of all forms of EDI. It's essential that we partner with companies that can help us move forward."

DIcentral is helping NWL leverage its EDI technology to improve the efficiency of NWL's centralized warehouse facility and warehouse management system, especially with the use of the UCC 128 label and cross docking the bulk of NWL's merchandise through its warehouse facilities and out to its stores.

"We have 53 stores, two warehouse facilities, and more than 4,000 vendor partners," says Perry. "We're a deep discount general merchandise retailer. We do a lot of closeout business. Half of our business is first line closeouts. We carry everything from food to rugs to furniture, pretty much everything across the board."

NWL sought DIcentral "to help get suppliers rapidly on board with EDI technology," says Perry. "We're in the midst of a rollout now."

About National Wholesale Liquidators

Founded in 1984, National Wholesale Liquidators has more than 50 stores in eight states and Washington, D.C. Ranging from 30,000 to 100,000 square feet, the stores are in malls, strip centers and free-standing buildings. Half of the 120,000 items in the stores are brand name closeout goods while the rest are everyday products www.nationalwholesaleliquidators.com.

About DIcentral

DIcentral is the leading provider of hosted B2B data integration solutions including EDI, order management and fulfillment, VMI, SBT, TMS, and data synchronization. Unlike outmoded and expensive EDI software, DIcentral's hosted solutions are simple, flexible and cost effective. Thousands of companies have outsourced their EDI to DIcentral. For additional information, please contact DIcentral at (281) 480-1121 or visit www.dicentral.com.

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