Target EDI integration: vendor orders in, fulfillment and margin in Rilk
Target order management for vendors — purchase orders arriving through SPS Commerce, picked, packed, shipped, and costed in the same Rilk inbox as your Amazon, Walmart, and other retail orders.
Target is the vendor account most brands want and most warehouses dread. Purchase orders come in for distribution centers and stores on Target’s schedule, in Target’s quantities, arriving through SPS Commerce like the rest of your big-box business. The selling is done the day the buyer says yes; the work is getting each PO picked, shipped, and reconciled without it living in a portal your warehouse system has never heard of.
If you are already on SPS Commerce, your Target purchase orders flow into Rilk today, read-only — Rilk never writes to that mailbox. Your acknowledgments, ship notices, and invoices continue through your existing SPS connection.
What you can do
Purchase orders land automatically
Target purchase orders arrive from the SPS Commerce mailbox you already have — no re-keying from a portal.
Pick against the PO on one screen
The same screen your team uses for Amazon and Walmart orders, every line and quantity in front of them.
One count for retail and marketplace
The units a Target PO takes come out of the same on-hand your listings sell from, so a big replenishment order never oversells the marketplace.
Parcel labels in the same flow
UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL for the shipments that go by parcel.
Margin per PO
Cost basis and shipping cost on every line; post Target’s remittance on the settlements screen and the margin is real.
What's supported
Frequently asked questions
Does Target send orders over EDI?
Yes. Target sends vendor purchase orders as EDI documents through SPS Commerce, and Rilk reads them straight out of the SPS mailbox you already receive them in. Rilk never writes to that mailbox.
Do I need SPS Commerce to connect Target to Rilk?
If Target already sends your purchase orders through SPS Commerce, they flow into Rilk today from that mailbox.
Does Rilk send acknowledgments, ship notices, or invoices to Target?
No. Those go back to Target through your SPS Commerce connection, unchanged. Rilk reads the purchase orders and runs picking, shipping, and costing.
What is the difference between Target and Target Plus in Rilk?
Target purchase orders are vendor orders for distribution centers and stores. Target Plus is Target’s invite-only marketplace, where you ship each order to the guest directly. Rilk keeps them as separate trading partners.
Does Rilk push inventory to Target?
No. Target is a purchase-order retailer, not a marketplace you list on. Rilk keeps the units a Target PO consumes in the same count your Amazon, Walmart, and eBay listings sell from.
Connect Target and every other channel you sell on
Free tier, no credit card required.