Infocon Systems is recognized as a Preferred EDI Provider for Albertsons, offering grocery and retail suppliers a direct, fully managed path to meeting Albertsons' EDI requirements. Infocon Systems' platform is configured to handle Albertsons' business rules, communication protocols, and mapping — so your team can get products onto Albertsons shelves faster without the technical burden.
Why Albertsons Lists Infocon Systems as a Preferred EDI Provider
Albertsons Companies requires all vendors shipping to its distribution centers to exchange business documents via EDI. A "Preferred EDI Provider" is a vetted, trusted technology partner listed on Albertsons' official supplier EDI directory that maintains an active, configured connection to Albertsons' systems.
Because Infocon Systems is a preferred provider, the platform is configured to handle Albertsons' specific business rules, communication protocols, and mapping requirements. Albertsons operates as its own VAN, so Infocon Systems maintains a direct, established connection — eliminating the need for vendors to build custom integrations from scratch and ensuring a fast, frictionless onboarding process that complies fully with Albertsons' supplier guidelines.
This preferred status covers every banner under the Albertsons Companies umbrella, including Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Pavilions, Carrs, Haggen, and United Supermarkets. Suppliers connect once with Infocon Systems and trade across the entire Albertsons family of stores.
Essential Albertsons EDI Transaction Codes
To successfully trade with Albertsons, vendors must accurately exchange specific ANSI X12 and UCS EDI documents. Infocon Systems fully automates these mandatory transactions:
Purchase Order
Albertsons' official order request, sent directly into your system with item numbers, quantities, pricing, ship-to locations, and delivery windows for non-grocery and general merchandise.
Grocery Products Purchase Order
The grocery-specific purchase order used by Albertsons for food and beverage items. Includes UCS-defined fields for unit pricing, pack/size details, and warehouse routing critical to grocery supply chains.
Invoice
The standard electronic invoice sent to Albertsons after an order is fulfilled. Must match purchase order and ASN data precisely to avoid invoice discrepancies and payment delays.
Grocery Products Invoice
The grocery-format invoice used in tandem with the 875 purchase order. The most compliance-critical document in Albertsons grocery EDI — accuracy here drives clean, on-time payment.
Advance Ship Notice / ASN
A detailed electronic packing slip transmitted before shipment arrives at an Albertsons distribution center, including GS1-128 (UCC-128) barcode label data, carton counts, and tracking information for warehouse receiving.
Application Advice
Albertsons' transaction validation document. If a submitted invoice or ASN contains errors, Albertsons returns an 824 detailing warning- or fatal-level issues. Suppliers must accept and acknowledge 824s before being moved to production.
Payment Order / Remittance Advice
Closes the loop on payment. Albertsons sends remittance details so suppliers can automatically reconcile accounts receivable and apply payments to the correct invoices.
Functional Acknowledgment
A mandatory acknowledgment confirming receipt of every EDI document. Albertsons requires functional acknowledgments to be returned for every transaction sent — missing 997s can disrupt the trading relationship.