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The e-commerce industry and GS1 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GS1 provides solutions for the e-commerce industry through global standards and services for identification<\/a>, capturing<\/a> and sharing<\/a>. This promotes greater efficiency and creates customer value. By working in a standardized way, you can meet the demands for standardized information, meet consumer demands and increase efficiency in inventory management, delivery and return processes. The increasing need to meet regulatory requirements on product origin, climate impact and production conditions requires a growing amount of validated product information to be shared in a simple, secure and standardized way. GS1 standards meet these challenges in the rapidly evolving e-commerce industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why GS1?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the e-commerce industry, there are currently untapped use cases where suppliers and e-retailers use their own solutions that create inefficiencies. GS1 standards enable increased growth, reduced costs and improved societal impact through sustainability throughout the value chain. In addition, the standards allow for more efficient inventory management, which is a big advantage for companies that sell through multiple channels, such as websites, apps and physical stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies can use GS1 standards for identification to avoid duplicate part numbers, and traceability solutions enable interoperability between different trading partners and their ecosystems. GS1 standards for capturing enable extensive information sharing with both consumers and trading partners in the value chain, including URLs, apps, assembly instructions, serial numbers and more. Using GS1 data sharing services, standardized and validated trade item information can be seamlessly shared across global value chains, ensuring data quality and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benefits for your business<\/h2> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Improved traceability<\/h6>\n
Ensures that rules and legal requirements linked to sustainability are followed by having access to correct data and information about products. Enables increased circularity of products and materials through traceability throughout the value chain. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Reduced costs<\/h6>\n
Minimize manual processes through a standardized flow of correct article information and efficient business processes through EDI. Minimizes returns by improving quality and reducing duplicate products in the product catalog. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Efficient transport and accurate deliveries<\/h6>\n
Streamline logistics flows through improved visibility and traceability of products. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Increased growth<\/h6>\n
By providing accurate, verified and comparable product information, the customer experience is improved. Identify new business opportunities through access to, and sharing of, data with partners and customers. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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Common standards and services in the e-commerce industry<\/h2>

In your industry, it is common to use GS1 standards for identification, capturing and sharing.<\/p>\n<\/p> <\/div>\n

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