Why do I need a digital interface as a supplier?
In the future, retailers will primarily place their orders with suppliers who offer digital Veloconnect interfaces. The manual effort required to create and update product and stock data has simply become too time-consuming for many retailers.
What is Veloconnect?
For a long time, Veloconnect was the standard in the bicycle industry for B2B communication between suppliers and retailers. This interface manages the ordering process between retailers and suppliers through their respective ERP systems and can transmit catalog data and information such as stock levels, availability, and more.
What is velo.API?
The Veloconnect interface has been further developed and enhanced with new features that are essential for today’s bicycle industry. The result is a new, Europe-wide digital standard for product data and order management between suppliers and retailers – velo.API.
velo.API is a specification designed to ensure that independently developed systems — for example, a supplier’s ERP system and a retailer’s ERP — can communicate with each other seamlessly.
What are the advantages of velo.API?
A velo.API server is a cloud platform that provides all the essential functions needed for digital data exchange between retailers and suppliers. This allows you to offer your customers the best possible service while saving a significant amount of working time on both the supplier and retailer side.
In addition, a velo.API server includes a fully functional Veloconnect interface. This means it doesn’t matter which interface your customer uses — with a velo.API server, you always support both interface formats.
Can an existing Veloconnect server still be used?
Yes, all suppliers who already operate a Veloconnect server can continue to use it while also taking advantage of the additional velo.API features. Velo.API offers a feature add-on that can be integrated with minimal effort — no server migration required!
However, we recommend switching directly to the velo.API format to benefit from a modern and already available range of features.