Bob's Stores is a chain of 27 retail stores in the northeastern United States owned by British retail company Frasers Group. Founded as Bob's Surplus in Middletown, Connecticut, by Robert "Bob" Lapidus in 1954, the chain expanded gradually until it was acquired by TJX in 2003 and has been reacquired twice more since then.[1][2] The chain targets moderate-income customers with a selection of footwear, workwear, teamwear, and activewear.[1][3]
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Zenbridge has a pre-built connector for all EDI documents required & supported by Bob’s Stores. You can integrate the EDI transaction sets listed below with Bob’s Stores at 100% compliance.
- EDI 810 (Invoice) is an X12 transaction set to send billing information for rendered goods and services as per customary and established business and industry practice.
- EDI 850 (Purchase Order) is an X12 transaction set to place a purchase order for goods or services with a vendor as per customary and established business and industry practice.
- EDI 855 (Purchase Order Acknowledgement) is an X12 transaction set used by sellers to send an acknowledgment to a buyer's purchase order as per customary and established business and industry practice. It can also be used to notify vendor-generated orders, which helps a buyer know if the seller has or will ship the order per pre-agreed terms.
- EDI 856 (Shipment/Manifest) is an X12 transaction set to send a list of contents of an order with additional information relating to the shipment. It includes information such as item name, description, characteristics, packaging type, carrier information, and equipment and configurations for the item for transportation. It helps the sender to describe the item and arrange a suitable shipment.
Zenbridge offers pre-built connectors for some of the biggest ERPs that let you map Bob’s Stores EDI to your ERP.