The Inovis Blog

It must be spring. Easter bunnies, April showers, Mothers’ Day and tradeshows in the warm south.

I will be traveling to two trade shows in the next several weeks. The Vendor Compliance Federation (VCF) spring show in Orlando April 7-9 and the AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum in Memphis April 21-24.

I attended the fall VCF show and overall it was a great event. Many breakout sessions around “Perfect Order”, new retailer requirements around 754 and 214’s, and techniques to reverse chargebacks. There were many B2B and Compliance representatives from retailers and lots of suppliers concerned how to address their continuing chargeback issues. Great dialog from both sides – I was surprised how collaborative the conversations were. If you are a supplier, it pays to go to shows like this and get in front of the right people.

The April VCF show promises to have more of the same but with 500+ attendees and the agenda to include sessions with JC Penney, Circuit city, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.

The Hardlines Technology Forum is focused more on the IT or B2B professional but will includes sessions on data synchronization, how to leverage POS data and supply chain visibility.

If you plan to attend either one of these shows, please stop me in the hall and say hi.