Top 100 retailer Art Van Furniture has contracted to implement FurnishNet’s electronic transaction exchange service to streamline its supply chain operations. Phase1 of the project targets electronic transaction exchange with 110 vendors to reduce paperwork, speed order processing, and improve accuracy. Sealy, Simmons, and Ashley Furniture Industries are among the vendors included in the first phase implementation plan.

Art Van Furniture is ranked 12th in sales on Furniture Today’s Top 100 list for furniture stores and is Michigan’s largest home furnishings retailer with 29 stores and approximately 3,000 employees throughout the state. Additional information on Art Van can be viewed at www.artvan.com.

The FurnishNet solution integrates Web applications, electronic data interchange (EDI), XML, and email into a unique "Any-to-Any" exchange. FurnishNet is able to translate data files into appropriate formats for the electronic flow of information between trading partners of any size, running on any corporate system. Because the FurnishNet service is able to transfer data without the use of a VAN, the need for expensive EDI mapping software as well as a traditional EDI VAN network services are eliminated, thereby reducing expenses and simplifying connectivity.

About FurnishNet
Over 800 of the nation's leading retailers and manufacturers are using FurnishNet's electronic transaction exchange solution to streamline their supply chains. For more information or a list of connected manufacturers, please call 1-800-854-2263 ext.2525, or visit www.furnishnet.com and take the Self-Guided Tour.