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Unleashing Efficiency and Growth in B2B Distribution
The distribution industry is experiencing unprecedented digital commerce growth, with B2B eCommerce sales expanding by 17% in 2023, reaching just over $2 trillion. This surge underscores the critical importance of digital transformation for distributors and…
B2B eCommerce Trends: 2024 and Beyond
B2B customers want an unbeatable experience from their vendors and expect quick, effortless buying, seamless shopping options, and self-driven convenience. According to McKinsey, they also prefer hybrid selling, which combines in-person, remote, and self-service interactions…
How to Increase Average Order Value
Understanding your customers’ shopping behaviors can help you make more informed decisions around sales and marketing strategies, pricing, inventory management, and more. One of the key metrics companies track to understand customer behavior is average…
Podcast Recap: The Hard Truth About B2B eCommerce
Kibo CEO Ram Venkataraman was recently featured on The Hard Truth About B2B eCommerce Podcast, where he dives into the unique challenges and best practices for B2B eCommerce. You can listen to the episode here or…
How System Architecture Plays a Role in B2B eCommerce Platform Selection
B2B companies stand at the crossroads of innovation and necessity. The key to sustained success lies not only in meeting current demands but also in preemptively embracing future challenges. 59% of B2B businesses are prioritizing…
Your Omnichannel Strategy is Only as Good as Your Inventory Visibility
Inventory visibility is pivotal to a successful omnichannel strategy. By gaining real-time insight into inventory levels across all stores, distribution centers, warehouses, and supplier networks, retailers and manufacturers can promise accurate delivery times, avoid stockouts,…
Guide: How to Choose an eCommerce Platform that Streamlines B2B Selling
Is your B2B company struggling to navigate the complexities of online selling? Look no further! Our comprehensive guide is here to help you select the perfect eCommerce platform that simplifies the intricacies of B2B selling.…
Why B2B Companies Can Build & Buy With a Composable Commerce Approach
Modern commerce technology is necessary for B2B companies that want to streamline operations, improve the customer experience, and unify data across the organization. For many years, the only option was to build a platform in-house,…
B2B eCommerce Checklist: Key Platform Capabilities That Simplify Complex Commerce
Forrester reported that US B2B eCommerce sales reached $1.7 trillion in 2021 and expects this volume to exceed $2 trillion in 2023 and $3 trillion by 2027. While many B2B companies have invested in B2B…
How Manufacturers Can Put eCommerce at the Center of Their Growth Strategy
An increasing number of manufacturers are looking to eCommerce to maintain customer loyalty while in turn reaching new customers this year. Many of these companies are also facing the challenge of evaluating their eCommerce platform…
Why Future Available to Promise is the Answer to Meet Customer Demand
With omnichannel shopping becoming the norm across B2B and B2C sectors, it’s become increasingly important to have seamless operations across channels. One of the critical components of a successful omnichannel experience is the ability to…
How To Effectively Use Omnichannel Order Management
Omnichannel shopping isn’t just a passing trend. It represents the new normal in how B2B and B2C consumers research, purchase, and acquire products. A recent survey of 1200 US consumers found that the majority of…
Interview with PeakActivity CEO About Composable Commerce
Composability, as defined by Gartner, means “creating a business made from interchangeable building blocks.” It’s the foundational concept behind any composable technology, including composable commerce. From the perspective of a digital commerce organization, composability allows each…
4 Customer Retention Strategies for Your Subscription Business
In the midst of uncertain economic times, many businesses are considering subscription business models and how they can be used to drive customer loyalty. But as the competition for wallet share intensifies, customer expectations for…
Step-by-Step Guide to Replatforming Your eCommerce Solution
The B2B and B2C purchasing journeys are more complex than ever. And as a result, companies are asking themselves if their eCommerce platform can keep up with (and simplify) the complexities needed to meet heightening…
NRF Retail’s Big Show: Day 3 Recap
Day 3 marks the end of another NRF Retail Big Show, but we walk away armed with insights, data, and ideas that will help Kibo and our clients thrive in 2023 and beyond. On the…
Your Guide to a Headless eCommerce RFP + Free RFP Template
Whether you’ve been relying on a legacy or homegrown system, upgrading your technology stack with a headless eCommerce solution is a time-consuming and complex task. But with a clear and professional request for proposal (RFP),…
Interview with Brian Beck: Transforming the B2B Commerce Model
We had the chance to interview Brian Beck, Managing Partner at Enceiba and author of the book Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce, for our Talking Shop video series. During the interview, Brian discusses how B2B companies…
Why Consider a Composable Commerce Strategy
Composable commerce is more than a type of technology architecture or ecosystem. It’s a business strategy that requires a shift in how companies implement, manage, and use their digital commerce systems. (If you’re wondering, “What…
How B2B Companies are Preparing For an Economic Downturn
Disruptive supply chains, high inflation, and a looming recession are just some of the hurdles on the horizons of B2B companies. It’s clear that B2B businesses have a complex landscape to navigate. But companies that…
eBook: Composable Commerce: What, Why, and How
What is composable commerce? Composable commerce allows you to create a best-of-breed eCommerce platform customized exactly to your needs. It’s flexible, future-proof, and lets you scale without limitations. It takes headless and modular architecture to…
The Ultimate Guide to Order Management: Create a Connected Experience
The Ultimate Guide to Order Management is now available for download. For many consumers, the pandemic accelerated the blending of online and offline shopping channels into a single shopping journey. For retailers and manufacturers, this…
What’s the Difference Between Composable and Headless eCommerce?
Headless commerce has set the world of eCommerce alight in recent years, with the ability to separate the delivery of content from the processing of payments and other commerce services–providing marketing, technology, and eCommerce leaders…
Discover the Modular Approach Order Orchestration
Modern, microservices-based, API-first technology powers our unified commerce platform. See how Kibo can change the way you deliver unified customer experiences.