To: Suppliers and Brokers

To: Suppliers and Brokers

Announcement: Ralph’s/Food 4 Less accepts EDI Price Changes (879)

Ralph’s/Food 4 Less is committed to driving the costs out of the procurement process. The next step in this process affects our Suppliers/Brokers. Ralph’s/Food 4 Less will begin accepting via EDI, the 879 Price Change. By accepting an 879, we can process price changes through their systems much more accurately and efficiently than the current paper process allows.

How does it work? The EDI process replicates the paper process. The 879 Price Change transactions represent an electronic price change. The inbound EDI price changes are translated and sent to our OLP purchasing system.

The Kroger divisions have used EDI for price changes for some time with great success! Many suppliers and brokers already communicate price changes for these Kroger divisions via EDI. For those companies, this change will be an easy transition and a welcome reduction in paperwork. The 879-implementation guides/maps currently in use for Kroger should also be used for Ralph’s/Food 4 Less. Please follow the same guidelines currently in place for Kroger on coding price changes. No additional mapping is required. Maps, details, testing, parallel phases and going live are posted on the site.

Price change duns to use for 879’s for Ralphs/Food 4 Less

Ralphs / Riverside DC 038176921 1000

Ralphs / Compton DC 038176921 3000

Ralphs/ Glendale DC 038176921 2000

For those suppliers and brokers new to sending price changes via 879’s, the change will be a little more involved. An EDI relationship will be required. If you have an EDI solution and are not exchanging 879’s with a Kroger division, you can find the 879 maps, price change duns for Ralph’s/Food 4 Less, and all 879 information on our web site.

If you do not have an EDI solution or are looking for an alternative solution for all EDI or 879’s alone, we suggest you contact Grocery EC. While we do not require or recommend any specific third party, Grocery EC has a proven track record and provides an affordable turnkey solution.

Grocery EC Phone: 937-429-4288Web Site:

When do I begin?

Now. Currently, Blue Ash is monitoring all inbound Grocery EDI 879’s. We are reviewing daily

879’s for both Glendale, Compton, and Riverside facilities.

We appreciate your support and prompt adoption of this new business process.

Sincerely,

Bill Wogenstahl

Kroger Company – Blue Ash Procurement

Senior Procurement Manager

513-387-1229