Category: Shopify
Shopify insights for B2B and B2C retailers growing on Shopify and Shopify Plus, covering platform strategy, integrations, performance, UX and scale.
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View Article: Choosing an eCommerce Platform for Electrical Wholesalers
Electrical wholesalers operate in one of the most demanding areas of eCommerce. Product catalogues often contain hundreds of thousands of SKUs, customers expect account-specific pricing, and contractors need to locate products quickly while on-site. A modern eCommerce platform needs to do much more than process orders. It should become a productivity tool for electricians, procurement…
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View Article: Integrating Cin7 with Shopify: Everything You Need to Know
Whether you’re using Cin7 Core or Cin7 Omni, integrating Cin7 with Shopify can significantly improve inventory accuracy, streamline order management and create a scalable foundation for your eCommerce business. However, a successful integration involves much more than simply connecting two platforms. The most successful implementations begin with a clear understanding of which system owns what,…
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View Article: How to Integrate Odoo with Shopify: A Complete Guide
Odoo and Shopify can be a powerful combination for retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers that need strong operational management behind a modern eCommerce experience. Odoo can manage many of the systems that sit behind an eCommerce business, including inventory, warehousing, purchasing, accounting, CRM, manufacturing and order management. Shopify, meanwhile, provides a highly scalable commerce platform designed…
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View Article: Integrating MYOB Acumatica and Shopify: What You Need to Know
For businesses running MYOB Acumatica as their ERP, connecting Shopify can create a powerful eCommerce architecture. MYOB Acumatica can remain the operational backbone of the business, managing inventory, customers, pricing, orders, purchasing and financial data, while Shopify provides the customer-facing commerce experience. But integrating the two platforms successfully requires more than simply transferring orders from…
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View Article: The Complete Guide to Automotive eCommerce
Selling automotive parts online presents challenges that simply do not exist in most other forms of eCommerce. A customer buying a pair of shoes generally needs to choose a size and colour. A customer buying a suspension component, brake part or engine component needs to know whether that specific product will fit their vehicle. That…
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View Article: How Much Does a Shopify Plus Project Cost? (Pricing Guide)
One of the first questions businesses ask when considering Shopify Plus is simple: “How much is this going to cost?” Unfortunately, finding a clear answer isn’t easy. Many articles suggest a Shopify Plus implementation could cost anywhere between $40,000 and $500,000. While technically true, that range is so broad that it provides very little value…
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View Article: The Complete Guide to Gift Card Strategy for eCommerce Retailers
Gift cards are often treated as a simple feature that B2C commerce platform typically offer. In reality, they’re one of the most effective revenue drivers available to retailers. Across the retailers we’ve worked with, it’s surprisingly common to see gift cards among the best-selling products. In several cases, they’ve even been the number one selling…
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View Article: How to Use Customer Data to Drive Repeat Revenue with Klaviyo
The problem is rarely that the data does not exist. The problem is that it is not always connected, structured or used in a way that changes the customer experience. For many retailers, this creates a gap between what the business knows about its customers and how it communicates with them. Most retailers are not…
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View Article: Shopify Plus vs Adobe Commerce for Multi-Store Retailers
Choosing an eCommerce platform becomes more complicated when a retailer operates multiple stores, brands, regions or fulfilment locations. Both Shopify Plus and Adobe Commerce support large multi-store retail operations. However, the two platforms approach multi-store commerce very differently. Shopify Plus generally prioritises operational simplicity, rapid deployment and a managed SaaS environment. Adobe Commerce provides a…
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View Article: How to Choose the Best Platform for Multi-Store eCommerce
As businesses grow, a single eCommerce website is often no longer enough. You may acquire new brands, expand internationally, launch dedicated B2B portals, or separate retail and wholesale operations. Before long, you’re managing multiple storefronts that all need to share products, inventory, customer data and backend systems. At this point, the challenge is no longer…
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View Article: Commerce Vision vs Shopify Plus: Which Platform Is Right for Your Wholesale Businesses?
For many Australian wholesalers and manufacturers, Commerce Vision has been a trusted B2B eCommerce platform for many years. It offers deep trade functionality and has powered online ordering for businesses across industries including industrial supplies, electrical, automotive, manufacturing and wholesale distribution. However, the B2B commerce landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. Shopify has…
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View Article: How to Integrate Apparel21 with Shopify: The Complete Guide
Fashion retailers and wholesalers increasingly expect their ERP and eCommerce platform to work together seamlessly. Customers want accurate stock availability, up-to-date pricing, fast order fulfilment and a consistent buying experience across every channel. For businesses using Apparel21, integrating with Shopify can provide a modern, scalable eCommerce platform while allowing Apparel21 to remain the operational backbone…
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View Article: How to Integrate SAP Business One with Shopify: The Complete Guide
Enterprise retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers increasingly expect their eCommerce platform to operate as a seamless extension of their ERP. If your business uses SAP Business One, integrating it with Shopify can automate critical business processes, improve customer experiences and eliminate the manual administration that often limits growth. At OSE, we’ve delivered complex ERP integrations for…
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View Article: ERP Integration for B2B eCommerce: The Complete Guide
For many B2B businesses, launching a new eCommerce platform is not primarily a website project. It is an operational integration project. The online experience may be delivered through Shopify Plus, Adobe Commerce or another eCommerce platform, but much of the information required to serve customers already exists elsewhere. Products, inventory, customer accounts, contract pricing, credit…
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View Article: How to Choose an eCommerce Platform for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
For businesses using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, selecting the right eCommerce platform is one of the most important technology decisions you’ll make. While Business Central provides a comprehensive ERP for finance, inventory, purchasing, warehousing and operations, it is not designed to deliver the modern online buying experience customers expect. The role of your eCommerce…
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View Article: How to Integrate NetSuite with Shopify Plus: A Practical Guide
Integrating NetSuite with Shopify Plus can provide retailers, wholesalers and B2B businesses with a connected commerce environment spanning customer experience, inventory, order management, fulfilment and financial operations. Shopify Plus can manage the digital buying experience, including storefront content, product discovery, checkout, customer accounts and B2B purchasing. NetSuite can remain responsible for the operational and financial…
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View Article: Pronto Xi and Shopify Plus B2B Integration: Key Considerations
Integrating Pronto Xi with Shopify Plus can give B2B customers a faster and more convenient way to place orders, access account pricing and manage their purchasing online. However, a successful B2B integration involves much more than transferring products into Shopify and sending completed orders back to Pronto Xi. Wholesale and trade businesses often have complex…
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View Article: How to Integrate Klaviyo with Shopify to Increase Repeat Purchases
For many Shopify retailers, growth has traditionally been driven by customer acquisition. More ads.More traffic.More first-time buyers.More campaigns. That approach still matters, but it is becoming harder to rely on alone. Advertising costs remain high, customers are harder to target, and retailers are under pressure to grow revenue without simply increasing spend. This is why…
