Field Notes
Insights, guides, and trends from the team building commerce on Shopify, for operators in wholesale, distribution, and manufacturing.
WholesaleWhat 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.
DistributionWhy 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.
WholesaleBuilding 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.
WholesaleShopify Editions Summer 2026: What Changed for B2B and Wholesale
Shopify's Summer 2026 Editions (Spring '26, June 17) shipped grouped catalog publishing, native Net Terms, region-specific B2B storefronts, and Checkout Components GA. Full breakdown for manufacturers and distributors, including the June 30 Scripts deadline.
ERP & IntegrationsShopify Sage Integration: How Sage 100 and Sage 300 Users Connect to Shopify
Sage 100 and Sage 300 have no native Shopify connector. Learn how manufacturers and distributors connect Sage to Shopify B2B, covering API architecture, pricing sync, manufacturing data flows, and implementation timelines.
DistributionHow Electrical Distributors Are Building B2B Online Ordering Portals
Electrical distributors are building B2B portals on Shopify Plus with multiplier pricing, Eclipse ERP integration, and cut-to-length wire ordering. See how it works.
DistributionHow 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.
DistributionHow 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 & IntegrationsShopify SAP Integration: S/4HANA & Business One Guide
How manufacturers connect SAP S/4HANA or SAP Business One to Shopify Plus, pricing, inventory, and order sync, mapped by an implementation partner, not just a connector app.
B2B CommerceSalesforce 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.
DistributionAuto Parts Inventory Management: How Distributors Sell Online
Auto parts distributors need more than barcode scanning. Learn how to manage inventory, fitment data, B2B accounts, and ERP sync to sell online at scale.
DistributionFood Distributor Software: What to Evaluate Before You Build an Online Channel
Before you build an online ordering channel, evaluate 7 criteria in your food distributor software stack: ERP integration, delivery windows, catch weight, FSMA 204 compliance, and net payment terms.
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