IRD | Features & Benefits
Discover the industry’s top choice for eCommerce.
IRD helps trading partners in the retail hardware and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry meet mandates while lowering the costs of buying and selling goods. Our proven solution is the industry leader because it’s cost-effective, feature-rich, and fully supported by a group of highly experienced data synchronization experts.
Here is more of what you can expect when you use IRD and CERICOMX® for data exchange:
- Complete eCommerce solution
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- Access the software, data pool, standards, and electronic data exchange capabilities you need, all from one source
- Direct access to the 1SYNC™ GDSN-certified Data Pool
- Comply with current and emerging mandates
- Remain competitive in a complex global marketplace
- Satisfy retailer mandates
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- Get help meeting Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowe's, Wal-Mart, and other retail partner mandates
- One-stop access to multiple services
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- Save 40% to 60% of the costs required to access software, data pool, and GDSN compliance on your own
- Centralized product information
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- House product information in one location, accessible by approved retailers and your internal departments, for consistency throughout your supply network
- Unlimited item attribute assignment
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- Unlimited item attribute assignment
- Flexible item referencing
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- Locate items by catalogue number, GTIN, or other methods, enabling access by various audiences
- Unlimited items and retailers
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- Store as much data as you need and make it accessible to as many customers as you like
- Standards-based
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- Comply with both proprietary and industry-standards
- Ensure quality data and virtually eliminate errors
- Easy to use
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- Get up and running with minimal or zero training
- Free training
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- Access our weekly training webinars multiple times, if needed
- End-to-end support and full-time help desk
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- Access help to get up and running on IRD from your dedicated implementation manager
- 24x7x365 availability
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- Go global with data that's accessible to approved partners anytime, anywhere
- Industry-wide interoperability
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- Exchange data with trading partners regardless of what data pool or software they use
- Data synchronization specialists
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- Enjoy the peace of mind of knowing IDEA's only goal is the reliable, flawless exchange of product and pricing information among trading partners
- Access consistent and regular upgrades and product enhancements from a company dedicated to data exchange
