Road Runner SportsRoad Runner Sports (via SPS Commerce)

SPS Commerce operates a full-service retail EDI network that the company describes as the world's largest, citing more than 1,000,000 connections and 4,000-plus retailers and distributors. Retailers route supplier compliance programs through SPS, which tests and certifies each supplier connection on the retailer's behalf. Traffic centers on retail order-to-cash documents: purchase orders (850), invoices (810), advance ship notices (856), acknowledgments (855), order changes (860), and inventory advice (846).

Testing: SPS runs a staged program before go-live: consultants review the retailer's requirements, the supplier exchanges retailer-specific test data over its chosen transport (VAN, AS2, or FTP), the end-to-end process is validated, and an optional fulfillment trial exercises sample orders. Test data sets follow the retailer's order management model. SPS also maintains thousands of pre-mapped EDI connections across its network, which reduces map-building for common retailer requirements.

Timeline: SPS states that new trading partner setups averaging 8-plus weeks across the industry can complete through its testing service in 5 business days. Actual timing depends on the retailer's compliance calendar and how deeply the supplier integrates its ERP.