Editor’s Note: In the context of suppliers having to pay eCommerce Network fees, the reference to my Walmart article is both interesting and applicable.
The fact is that fees in and of themselves are not a problem. The real issue as cloudBuy’s Duncan points out is whether or not the bottom line result in terms of what return suppliers realize on your business is the key.
All you need to do to validate this point is to look at successful programs such as Virginia’s eVA.
Even though Virginia charges fees, the number of suppliers pursuing Commonwealth opportunities has grown exponentially due to factors such as expanded contract distribution over the supply base.
I will continue to follow this story as I believe that network fees are going to be an area of interesting development in 2014.
Posted on February 20, 2014
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