Insights for Modern Wholesale

The Monthly Subscription Is Only the Starting Point How Current B2B eCommerce Pricing Models Compare Shopify: Low Entry Cost Does Not Mean You Need Shopify Plus BigCommerce: Watch GMV and Payment Costs Add-Ons Can Change the Comparison Completely Calculate Total Cost of Ownership The Best Platform Depends on What You Already Have Where Simplisales Fits […]

What Is a B2B eCommerce Platform? What Is Wholesale Ordering Software? B2B eCommerce Platform vs Wholesale Ordering Software Choose a B2B eCommerce Platform When the Storefront Is the Priority Choose Wholesale Ordering Software When Order Operations Are the Problem The Multi-Channel Question Is Often the Deciding Factor Do You Need Inventory and Warehouse Management Too? […]

Xero Already Does More Than Basic Bookkeeping A Practical Xero B2B eCommerce Workflow 1. Customers: Share the Financial Account, Keep Ecommerce Behaviour Outside Xero 2. Products: Xero Can Own Accounting Data Without Owning the Entire Catalogue 3. Customer-Specific B2B Pricing Usually Belongs Closer to the Order 4. Inventory: Accounting Stock and Operational Availability Are Different […]

What QuickBooks Already Does Well A Practical Integration Blueprint 1. Customers: Synchronise the Account, Not Everything Around It 2. Products: Share Accounting Data, Keep Rich Ecommerce Content Outside 3. B2B Pricing Needs Special Attention 4. Inventory: Decide What “Stock” Actually Means 5. Purchase Orders: Decide Where Buyers Work 6. Orders and Invoices Should Not Be […]

Sage 50 Can Already Hold More Than Basic Accounts The Recommended Integration Model 1. Customer Accounts: Sync, but Choose a Master 2. Products: Sync the Commercial Basics, Not Every Ecommerce Field 3. Customer Pricing: Usually Sync, but Be Careful 4. Stock: Do Not Automatically Assume Sage Should Own It 5. Sales Orders: Ecommerce Should Usually […]

This blog post covers the 12 features UK food distributors should prioritise when choosing food wholesale ordering software, from customer-specific pricing and multiple pack sizes to real-time multi-warehouse stock, batch and expiry tracking, purchasing, warehouse picking and delivery operations. It also highlights the importance of fast repeat ordering, offline sales rep tools, AI-assisted capture of […]

This blog post provides a practical 30-day plan for moving wholesale customers from fragmented email, telephone, spreadsheet and representative orders towards a structured wholesale ordering portal. It covers mapping existing workflows, cleaning customer and product data, configuring account-specific pricing and wholesale rules, testing real ordering scenarios, piloting with selected customers and gradually expanding adoption. Rather […]

This guide explains what wholesale ordering software is, the features that matter most for B2B wholesalers, typical pricing models, and how to implement a system successfully. It compares different ordering approaches—from spreadsheets to enterprise platforms—and highlights the importance of customer-specific pricing, real-time stock visibility, sales rep tools, integrations, and multi-channel order capture. It also provides […]

This blog post explains that becoming a tobacco wholesaler in the UK requires more than registering a company, as businesses involved in manufacturing, importing, storing, transporting, or selling tobacco must comply with the Tobacco Track and Trace system. Wholesalers need an Economic Operator ID for the business, a Facility ID for each relevant premises, and […]