Field Notes
Insights, guides, and trends from the team building commerce on Shopify, for operators in wholesale, distribution, and manufacturing. New to a term? See the B2B glossary.
Distribution Agribusiness Software: What Modern Farmers Now Expect
Modern farmers expect real-time pricing, accurate inventory, and net terms when ordering. Here's what agribusiness software must deliver for ag distributors.
Wholesale What Retail Fashion Buyers Expect From Wholesale Apparel Distributors In 2026
Retail fashion buyers in 2026 expect five things from wholesale apparel distributors. Here is what boutique owners actually need from their wholesale buying experience.
Wholesale What Salon Professionals Expect From Wholesale Beauty Supply Distributors In 2026
Salon professionals abandon wholesale beauty supply portals that hide account pricing, show stale inventory, or skip professional product data. Here is what distributors must fix.
Distribution Why Contractors Have Stopped Ordering Online From Distributors
Contractors abandon your building materials distributor portal for five specific reasons. Here is what breaks the workflow and how to fix each one.
Wholesale Building a Contractor Portal for Wholesale Building Materials
A wholesale building materials portal that contractors actually use requires contract pricing, UOM configuration, job codes, live inventory, and net terms. Here is how to build each one.
Wholesale Shopify Spring '26 Edition: What Changed for B2B and Wholesale
Shopify's Spring '26 Edition, released June 17, 2026, added automatic charging of vaulted B2B payment methods through Shopify Flow, VAT ID validation at checkout, and B2B support in QuickBooks and Mailchimp. Full breakdown for manufacturers and distributors, including the June 30 Scripts deadline.
ERP & Integrations Sage 100 vs Sage 300 on Shopify B2B: APIs, Data Flows and Integration Paths
How Sage 100 and Sage 300 differ when you connect them to Shopify B2B: API surfaces, core data flows for each, credit limits, net terms and integration paths.
Distribution How Electrical Distributors Are Building B2B Online Ordering Portals
Electrical distributors are building B2B portals on Shopify with multiplier pricing, Eclipse ERP integration, and cut-to-length wire ordering. See how it works.
Distribution How Building Materials Distributors Are Moving B2B Ordering Online
Building materials distributors are deploying contractor portals on Shopify Plus with branch-level inventory, account pricing, and quote-to-order workflows. Here is how it works.
Distribution How Farm Supply Distributors Are Moving Wholesale Ordering Online
Farm supply distributors are replacing phone and fax ordering with B2B portals on Shopify Plus. Learn how to handle co-op pricing, restricted products, and seasonal demand online.
ERP & Integrations SAP S/4HANA vs SAP Business One: How a Shopify Integration Differs
Why SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business One change the scope of a Shopify integration, the data flows to sync, and where generic connectors miss manufacturer logic.
B2B Commerce Salesforce Commerce Cloud Pricing: What B2B Brands Pay and What They Get
Salesforce B2B Commerce Growth costs 1% GMV. Advanced costs 2% GMV. Add Premier Support at 30%, $200K-$560K implementation, and ongoing SI retainer. Here is the complete TCO breakdown for B2B brands, and how it compares to Shopify Plus B2B.
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