What is an EDI 852?
An EDI 852 is the Product Activity Data document, sent by a retailer to a supplier reporting what sold and what remains on hand, usually by store or distribution centre. It is the closest thing a wholesale supplier gets to point-of-sale visibility, and it is the raw material for replenishment planning and sell-through analysis.
An 852 turns a wholesale account from a series of purchase orders into a demand signal. Without it, a supplier forecasts against what the retailer bought, which lags what shoppers actually took off the shelf by however long the retailer holds inventory.
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