Case Study: Bauer Performance Sports reduces EDI deployment time and improves order fulfillment with SPS Commerce

SPS’ EDI services optimize standard processes such as order fulfillment

Bauer Performance Sports, the leading developer and manufacturer of ice and roller hockey and lacrosse equipment (brands include Bauer Hockey, Cascade Sports, Inaria, Maverik and Mission), needed to scale fulfillment and commerce operations across multiple brands and global channels. Growth exposed a costly bottleneck: Bauer had been building internal EDI connections by coding for each customer, a time‑consuming process that slowed time‑to‑market and left the company unable to meet retail partners’ demands for electronic ordering and cost reductions.

Bauer partnered with SPS Commerce to outsource fulfillment and EDI capabilities, speeding partner onboarding and standardizing electronic commerce processes. The collaboration shortened EDI deployment cycles, helped Bauer meet retailer cost‑cutting and e‑commerce requirements, improved trading‑partner relationships (retailers, suppliers and 3PLs), and freed the company to focus on core product innovation and market growth.

Bauer Performance Sports

Anne-Marie Doucette

Director