The Kroger Co. 1014 Vine Street
513.762.4000 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1100
Fax (513) 762-1388
Dear Business Partner:
This letter is to inform you of an important Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) conversion that is occurring at The Kroger Company. We are converting all EDI traffic for Kroger West, including Fred Meyer, to Sterling Commerce’s Sterling Collaboration Network (formerly Sterling Information Broker).
The conversion to the Sterling Collaboration Network will be effective Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST/9:00 am PST, and the change will affect EDI transmissions between our two companies. The conversion will require minimal effort on your part. Please read the following carefully:
1. Our communication qualifiers & ID will remain the same.
12 / 5032337598
2. Our communication send/receive times will remain the same.
3. If you are currently using Sterling Collaboration Network to trade with us, Sterling Commerce will perform the conversion on your behalf. If you have a Sterling Collaboration Network mailbox and are not currently using it to trade with us but would like to, please notify Sterling Commerce at 1-800-677-3027.
4. If you will not be using a Sterling Collaboration Network mailbox to trade with us, Sterling Commerce will contact your VAN on behalf of The Kroger Company. You will also be required to submit an official request to your VAN to set up / approve the interconnect to Sterling Collaboration Network on behalf of your company. Please forward this letter to your VAN as part of your official request prior to February 27, 2007.
5. Please update any internal records in your translation software or communication software that may reference our use of GXS as a VAN.
6. IBM/Advantis customers: If you use internal table settings, please be sure to update your tables on February 27, 2007 to reflect our use of Sterling Collaboration Network. Please contact IBM/Advantis to verify that the settings below for Sterling Collaboration Network are correct.
Account: VANS User ID: ORMAIL
Please be aware that failure to update your internal tables may affect your ability to send and receive data with us. If you have questions regarding how or if you need to do this, please contact IBM/Advantis.
Transmissions between our two companies will be monitored closely by us and Sterling Commerce during the conversion process.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sterling Commerce at 1-800-677-3027 or EDI support at The Kroger Company at .
Sincerely,
Tara Rouse
General Manager, EDI
The Kroger Company