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IT leaders must balance ecommerce and ERP

IT leaders must balance ecommerce and ERP

B2B ecommerce may be table stakes now for manufacturers, but for the IT leaders…

Amazon dials back some B2B distribution in India

Amazon dials back some B2B distribution in India

Amazon’s wholesale marketplace by all accounts is flourishing worldwide except for one key fast-growing…

Caterpillar’s ecommerce parts sales exceed $2 billion 

Caterpillar’s ecommerce parts sales exceed $2 billion 

Caterpillar Inc., one of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers, is giving the business…

Manufacturers build out digital CRM

Manufacturers build out digital CRM

Editor’s note: Insightly, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform, is sharing insights into CRM…

Minolta brings ecommerce into focus

Minolta brings ecommerce into focus

A U.S.-based part of Minolta is bringing B2B ecommerce squarely into focus. The big…

MRC expands B2B ecommerce

MRC expands B2B ecommerce

After a century in business, a piping distributor has reached a new digital milestone….

Businesses ramp up their purchasing via e-procurement

Businesses ramp up their purchasing via e-procurement

E-procurement is gaining acceptance by businesses buyers, but challenges remain for even wider adoption,…

B2B marketplace operator Xometry eyes a global expansion opportunity

B2B marketplace operator Xometry eyes a global expansion opportunity

A U.S. B2B marketplace for on-demand industrial parts has big ambitions to grow globally…

More CPG manufacturers must get their B2B ecommerce and supply chain house in order

More CPG manufacturers must get their B2B ecommerce and supply chain house in order

Online shoppers want more—and not less—ecommerce tools and delivery options from consumer brand manufacturers….

A slowing economy catches up with an all-digital manufacturer

A slowing economy catches up with an all-digital manufacturer

An all-digital ordering, processing and purely ecommerce manufacturer based in Minneapolis is reported slowing…

What should B2B buying experiences look like

What should B2B buying experiences look like

We’re just beginning to uncover all the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps…

U.S distributors on track to generate $1.4 trillion in ecommerce sales in 2022

U.S distributors on track to generate $1.4 trillion in ecommerce sales in 2022

In 2022, ecommerce continued to grow for business-to-business distributors and wholesalers. All in, there…