Benefits of an ERP-Integrated Web Store

Blue Link ERP Integrated Webstore for better warehouses

If you can’t ship and deliver products to your customers in a timely fashion, you’re out of the competition…especially in the fast-paced world of eCommerce. Thanks to eCommerce giants like Amazon, customers expect better services and faster shipping times and these offerings aren’t slowing down anytime soon – at the end of the first quarter of 2023, … Read more

Online Ordering for Distributors

Online Ordering for Distributors

The benefits of an online ordering system or web store for distributors and wholesalers are significant, as Mike Schmidt of Industrial Distribution magazine outlines in his article Strictly for Sales. With eCommerce “you are open every minute of every day and customers can buy from you at any time”. For many, this means automated sales … Read more

eCommerce and Accounting Software Integration

ecommerce erp integration

When it comes to integrating your eCommerce site with back-end accounting and inventory ERP software, you typically have 4 options: No Integration Simple Integration with Batch Updates Sophisticated Real-Time Integration B2B eCommerce – Online Order Portal One of the biggest mistakes companies make when deciding to implement eCommerce is not considering the implications for their … Read more

eCommerce Inventory Management – B2B vs. B2C

eCommerce B2B vs B2C Inventory Management

For B2B companies looking to sell B2C through eCommerce channels, it’s not as simple as just setting up another consumer-facing website. Instead, changes to warehouse set-up, inventory management, back-end software and fulfilment processes all need to be considered. In many ways, B2B eCommerce and B2C are quite similar – both sales channels involve the same … Read more

As B2B eCommerce Sales Outpace B2C, Customer Values are Changing

B2B eCommerce Growth

It’s impossible to read the news today without learning about changing trends in the world of eCommerce. Amazon is constantly making headlines with its increasing market share and new product offerings, Shopify is gaining the attention of businesses from around the world as it starts to expand on an international scale and Adobe recently added … Read more

How Small Businesses Can Leverage Amazon and eCommerce Inventory Integration

Selling Through Amazon

It’s no surprise many small businesses fear an Amazon take-over – with Wall Street firm Needham predicting that Amazon will make up 50% of all US eCommerce, the eCommerce giant continues to set the stage for successful online sales. However, instead of worrying about losing sales to Amazon, many savvy small business owners are taking … Read more

B2B eCommerce in the Age of B2C eCommerce

B2B eCommerce

Alright, we get it – B2C eCommerce is a must these days to remain competitive in the marketplace.  But what about B2B eCommerce? More and more wholesale distribution businesses are implementing B2B eCommerce sites – also known as online order portals – to give their customers and sales reps access to inventory and pricing information and to … Read more