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Everything about running a distribution firm specializing in food and beverage is a challenge. Expiration dates are short, the regulatory environment is strict, and quality assurance is a must. Worse yet, these pressures come from all sides. Whether a supplier recall leaves you scrambling to communicate with clients, a seasonality fluctuation results in too much or too little product, or a new trend in the food or beverage industry creates supply challenges, the fast-turn world of food and beverage distribution presents unique challenges that require timely decision-making, visibility, control, and collaboration.

While the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) world has experienced massive shifts in the past decade, companies in the cloud ERP industry received a shot in the arm in the past two years when Gartner retailored its Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Applications to not only include, but highlight cloud ERP applications.

The wholesale and distribution business continues to evolve. Pressure from customers, suppliers, and competitors has changed the way distribution firms need to operate. Whether it’s pricing, shipping speed, inventory control, information flow, or one of the many other challenges commonly faced by those who specialize in wholesale and distribution, companies are finding that it’s becoming harder and harder to keep up if disparate systems are holding them back.

Ecommerce continues to evolve, and businesses need to keep up with the changes if they hope to succeed. Customers have higher expectations than ever, the path to purchase has shifted to an omnichannel experience, and there’s always the present danger that is Amazon. Here are two of the top reasons you need to evolve your Ecommerce strategy in 2018.