Chamber of Commerce Checker Module for Magento 2: automatic business verification in your B2B Magento webshop

When you manage a B2B Magento webshop, you soon face a major challenge: verifying your customers' company details. You want to make sure you are dealing with real companies, especially for business orders and invoicing. Manually entering and checking data such as Chamber of Commerce numbers, VAT numbers and addresses takes [...]

The 3 most important functionalities for your B2B customer portal

A B2B webshop can be made as elaborate as you want. The sky is the limit. However, as B2B e-commerce experts, we regularly see a number of functionalities that make the difference. In this blog, we explain the most important functionalities that can enrich your B2B customer portal and really add value to your customers. [...]

ETIM and 2BA: The key to standardised product data in the engineering sector

Managing product data for technical products can be a complex challenge, especially when you are dealing with thousands of different items, each with their own specifications. Fortunately, there is an international standard that simplifies this challenge considerably: ETIM. In this blog, we explain exactly what ETIM means, how it relates to 2BA, [...]

Why more and more B2B websites are choosing OCI or cXML PunchOut

PunchOut is a common term in B2B e-commerce. The technology may sound complex, but it is increasingly a requirement of business customers. PunchOut is used to link purchasing systems (procurement software) to webshops, making it easier for buyers to order within their own systems. In this blog, we explain what it is, what variants there are [...]

Hyvä Commerce: a first impression from practice

During MeetMagento NL in November 2024, Hyvä Commerce was announced. Recently, the product has been available in early access. Developed by the team behind the Hyvä theme, Hyvä Commerce is positioned as a logical next step within the Magento landscape. In this post, I share what exactly it is, how it compares to existing [...]

What the new ChatGPT Shopping feature means for B2B E-commerce

The way people search and buy online is changing at lightning speed. And the latest update to OpenAI's ChatGPT confirms this more than ever. Where AI previously served mainly as a chatbot or assistant, it has now become a full-fledged product search engine, with intelligent recommendations and real-time shopping data. This presents huge opportunities as well as challenges for B2B e-commerce companies. [...]

Improving the B2B ordering process: scan-to-order

What if your customers could quickly and effortlessly order products from their own location, such as the workplace, via their mobile phone? What would it be like if they could easily scan their products themselves and place them directly into their digital shopping cart? Scan-to-order functionality makes this possible. In this blog, we take a closer look at this [...]

B2B webshop: open versus closed

In the business market, we see 3 variants recurring how companies set up their B2B webshop. The choice often depends on various factors such as the type of customer and the market in which the company operates. In this blog, we will discuss the three variants we often come across in practice and look at the pros and [...]

Ecomwise has become a member of NLdigital

Good news! Since July 2023, Ecomwise has become a member of NLdigital, the collective of the digital sector. With our membership, we contribute to the improvement of the digital sector, the business climate for ICT companies and the Dutch digital economy in general. We are proud to be associated with this association. NLdigital is a collective of over 650 companies driving digital transformation [...]

10 differences between B2B and B2C websites

B2B websites are increasingly getting the same functionalities in terms of ordering convenience and catalogue display as B2C websites. However, there are some clear differences between B2B and B2C websites. This blog summarises the 10 main differences I encounter in practice between B2B and B2C websites. 1) Ring-fenced prices and prices excluding [...]