RetailReady

RetailReady is a software-as-a-service platform designed to help consumer packaged goods brands achieve compliance when shipping to major retail chains. The company addresses one of the most persistent pain points for emerging and growth-stage CPG brands: the complex, retailer-specific fulfillment requirements that vary across accounts such as Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, ULTA Beauty, Walgreens, and CVS. Each retailer enforces its own rules around case pack quantities, carton labeling, pallet configurations, ship windows, ASN (EDI 856) timing, lot codes, expiration date visibility, and routing guide carriers — and errors on any one of these requirements can result in chargebacks ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars per shipment. RetailReady consolidates these retailer-specific requirements into a single, unified workflow for each purchase order, giving operations and logistics teams a clear checklist of exactly what is needed before a shipment leaves the warehouse. The platform handles EDI processing, including EDI 850 (purchase order), EDI 856 (advance ship notice), and EDI 810 (invoice), significantly reducing the manual labor associated with electronic data interchange. Customers report a 96% reduction in EDI work and a 50% decrease in chargebacks overall. One case study highlights $0 in chargebacks from Walmart and 100% compliance shipping to both ULTA Beauty and Walmart. Beyond compliance workflow management, RetailReady provides a built-in evidence layer for every order shipped. The system captures scans, photos, labels, and completed compliance checks at the time of fulfillment, creating a documented record of how each order was packed and prepared. When a retailer issues a deduction or chargeback, this evidence is already available to support a dispute. The platform then actively disputes invalid charges on behalf of the brand and tracks those disputes through to resolution. This combination of proactive compliance management and reactive chargeback recovery makes RetailReady particularly valuable for ambitious CPG brands scaling into retail distribution without dedicated compliance teams. The company's core value proposition is enabling brands to expand their retail footprint — more doors, more retailers — without the operational risk and financial penalties that typically accompany retail growth.