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APIs, Webhooks and eCommerce Integration Explained

February 14, 2024July 6, 2023 by Samantha Da Silva

One of the main reasons for moving to a sophisticated inventory and accounting ERP solution is that it allows for real-time integration with other software applications and websites. For eCommerce businesses, this integration is a key component to running a successful online store. Think back to the last time you ordered something online. How was … Read more

eCommerce and Accounting Software Integration

July 5, 2023June 27, 2023 by Samantha Da Silva

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

June 27, 2023April 26, 2023 by Samantha Da Silva

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

June 27, 2023September 4, 2018 by Samantha Da Silva

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

June 27, 2023May 1, 2018 by Samantha Da Silva

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

April 28, 2023March 3, 2017 by Samantha Da Silva

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

Understanding the eCommerce ERP Integration Data Flow

June 28, 2023June 9, 2016 by Samantha Da Silva

As we’ve discussed before, to be successful as an eCommerce company you need to invest in the proper tools for both front-end and back-end management. Many businesses entering the eCommerce space often overlook the need for back-end systems to fulfill, edit and ship the orders generated online, which can result in a disastrous customer service … Read more

Your eCommerce is selling, but can you deliver?

June 27, 2023March 8, 2016 by Samantha Da Silva

The following is a summary of the presentation made by Darren Myher, VP Operations and Development at Blue Link ERP, during this year’s Dx3 show. A complete recording can be found via the link at the bottom of this post. ERP is an acronym for Enterprise Resource Planning, but what does that really mean? Essentially … Read more

Magento Integration with ERP Software

April 28, 2023November 13, 2012 by Mark Canes

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Guest blog: Ben Burmaster, owner of SnuggleBugz, speaks about Magento integration with ERP software.

At the time we decided to go with Magento there were a lot of, I would say almost, bigger plays in the market than Magento. The unique thing about Magento was that it appeared to have a very active community and the following around it seemed to be r
eally growing. They also had raised a lot of money and it looked like they were going to be serious about moving forward.

The gift registry component that they offer for us was by a third-party and I think that is one of the unique things that gave us the ability to do what we needed to do. It also identified that there is a much tighter developer community around Magento and a lot more third-party companies creating add-ons to the package or allowing you to do things that the base package wouldn’t do because Magento is open source.

Working with Demac has been extremely beneficial to us. The relationship that we have with them has helped us grow and succeed at the rate that we have and Blue Link and their ERP system, has given us the flexibility. It has allowed us to allow us in this integration process to do the things we wanted to do.

So the integration between Blue Link and Demac happens on two levels:

One is inventory, where inventory is updated and synced with the Blue Link ERP system. Everything from descriptions, colours, attributes, pricing – as they change they are automatically synced.
The second component is orders, where an order comes in to Magento, those orders are automatically created via the integration in Blue Link and then the entire shipping process of that order is automated. Once an order comes in, Blue Link owns that order and then Magento is sort of an afterthought at that point, and Blue Link manages that order and then the sync goes back the other way to update Magento. If the customers check their information online they will see the status of the order, that it has been invoiced, the tracking number and that type of information.

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eCommerce in Canada – Doing eCommerce Right

April 28, 2023October 31, 2012 by Mark Canes

Guest blog: Ben Burmaster, owner of Snugglebugz, speaks about eCommerce in Canada, many of the challenges of eCommerce and how to get started the right way. . eCommerce in Canada is a really hot topic right now. A lot of people are looking at the statistics that are out there – “30 billion dollars in 2012 … Read more

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