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Supply chain looks to the future at the EDA’s Digitalisation Forum
The EDA’s third Digitalisation Forum and first Digitalisation Awards, celebrating excellence in product data, took place last month in the City of London, attended by over 100 delegates from UK wholesalers, manufacturers, and solution providers.
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he event is designed to help UK wholesalers future-proof their businesses by sharing the latest
thinking on the ecommerce landscape, their customers’ buying habits, and their options for digital systems that will improve and automate their operations. From internal business systems through to full-service ecommerce websites, delegates had access to open sessions designed to provide clarity in a non-proprietary format. The event also focused on the importance of working with manufacturers to obtain the highest quality product data to drive sales and how electrical wholesalers can learn from best practice in other sectors when creating their digital strategies Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA, who opened the Forum, said: “Since the onset of the pandemic, ecommerce has boomed in every sector and electrotechnical is no exception but B2B is, for the most part, some way behind the B2C sectors. There was no shortage of inspiration from our speakers who shared their experiences of best practice. We were delighted to secure
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James Hardy, a speaker of international renown on ecommerce and online growth strategies, plus delegates heard from the UK’s retail grocery sector about the bar code revolution and how the electrotechnical sector could benefit too.” Richard Appleton, general manager, EDA Data
Services, said: “The digital systems that businesses depend on to harness, connect and process product data are everywhere, but complexity also brings confusion. Today we aimed to provide clarity by offering delegates access to some straight-talking panel discussions. We are most grateful to our Affiliate Solution Providers for setting aside their commercial interests and coming together to share their expertise for the good of the sector.” EDA Data Services is an independent not-for-
Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA
profit business set up by the EDA to oversee the EDATA service. EDA Data Services’ independence means that manufacturers and wholesalers who are not members or affiliates of the EDA can use its services. The Digitalisation Forum was sponsored by
these Affiliated Solutions Providers: Intact Software, ES Tech Group, OrderWise,
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