MicroD expands its Exim Commerce based B2B Program for NHFA members

Furniture World Magazine

MicroD, a B2B eCommerce services provider of NHFA (National Home Furnishings Association) for its members, introduces Full Circle, the company’s end-to-end B2B productivity solution. According to Manoj Nigam, President of MicroD, “Full Circle is a complete selling, ordering and transactions management system combining two product offerings endorsed and selected by NHFA for its members, PreVue and Exim Commerce EDI. PreVue, along with its add-ons Easy Plan and Easy Order, simplifies and streamlines the visualizing, decision-making and order configuration process while Exim Commerce then completes the process by seamlessly facilitating the exchange of documents electronically between retailer and manufacturer after the sale has been made. Together,” Nigam adds, “these combined capabilities enable a retailer to meet the higher expectations of today’s furniture shopper to pre-shop, pre-visualize, configure and receive the finished product faster, without errors or delays.” In 2003, NHFA selected Exim Technologies (now merged with MicroD, the industry-leading supplier of electronic catalogs) to provide B2B Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) services to its members. With more than 600 companies now using Exim Commerce for interconnections, it has become an EDI platform of choice for major retailers and suppliers in the furniture industry. “Full Circle” integrated solution will further allow Furniture Retailers to leverage the technology to increase their competitive advantage in the marketplace. Steve DeHaan, Executive Vice President of NHFA, stated “With the successful implementation of Exim Commerce based B2B program for our members, MicroD’s fully integrated approach is the right direction for the furniture industry. It takes advantage of recent advances in both computer and Internet technology to make furniture retailers more competitive in today’s electronic commerce environment with seamless integration between retailers and manufacturers from catalogs to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).” Major Furniture retailers and NHFA members such as Finger Furniture, Gabberts, Morris Furniture etc. have selected and implemented Exim Commerce based B2B EDI program. “Selecting NHFA endorsed Exim Commerce EDI program was an easy choice for us at Finger Furniture. It’s very cost effective and has facilitated seamless connections with our major suppliers” said Rodney Finger, COO of Finger Furniture and Chairman of NHFA’s Technology Committee. “With the expanded B2B program from MicroD, retailers may now have the ability to receive electronic catalogs from the manufacturers for accurate order placements” PreVue, Exim Commerce and Full Circle, MicroD’s new combined offering, are available to NHFA members at substantial discounts. MicroD, Inc. develops and provides Internet and desktop-based software products and services ranging from electronic catalogs and room-planning software to Internet-based business-to-business (B2B) communications software and services for a wide range of companies in the furniture, trucking and other industries. Copyrighted under the brand names of PreVue and Exim Commerce, MicroD’s products are the preferred choice of major companies such as Ethan Allen, Thomasville, Bassett Furniture, La-Z-Boy etc... To learn more about MicroD’s products and services, visit their web site at www.microdinc.com.