BOLD VAN Can Prepare Your Business to Meet Kohl’s EDI Requirements

Kohl’s is the second-largest chain of department stores in America. They have over 1,100 stores and generate more than $19 billion in annual sales.

Kohl’s sells clothing, housewares, bedding, jewelry, footwear, beauty products, furniture, and electronics. A company as large as Kohl’s that sells a variety of goods presents big opportunities for a broad range of vendors. However, to become an approved Kohl’s vendor you will first need to meet their EDI requirements.

Requirements for EDI Compliance with Kohl’s:

753 Request for Routing Instructions
754 Routing Instructions
810 Invoice
816 Organizational Relationships
820 Payment Remittance Advice
850 Purchase Order
852 Product Activity Data
855 Purchase Order Response
856 Advanced Ship Notice
997 Acknowledgement
Branded packing slips for drop shipments
GS1-128 barcode shipping labels

The good news for BOLD VAN customers is that they don’t need to worry about the setup and configuration for these requirements.

Kohl’s Shipping Label Compliance:

Kohl’s uses a value-added network (VAN) for EDI communication, as well as AS2 Peer to Peer (with approval only). For shipping labels, Kohl’s uses both SOPI and SOIP ASN formats.

SOPI – Shipment, Order, Pack, and Item. (Pick and Pack) Generally used for shipments that contain more than one type of product.
SOIP – Shipment, Order, Item, Pack. (Standard Pack) Typically used for shipments that contain only one product type.