B2B Ecommerce & Marketplaces
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Amazon Business’ AI Expansion at Reshape 2025 Tightens Procurement
For distributors, the takeaway is direct: competing in this environment requires deeper integration with customers.
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Amazon Business Unveils New AI Tools to Automate and Predict Business Buying
The centerpiece is the Amazon Business Assistant, a conversational AI tool for procurement.
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Distributors Show ‘Steady and Strong’ Growth in Ecommerce
Increasingly, ecommerce is a mainstream sales channel for distributors.
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The real impact of B2B marketplaces lies in the (near) future
B2B marketplaces are still the fastest-growing digital sales channel in B2B.
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Pattern Group’s $400 Million IPO Puts Distributors on Notice as Brands Double Down on Marketplaces
Pattern uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process more than 46 trillion data points and add 100 billion more each week.
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The E-Commerce Revolution is Pushing Distribution Toward a Digital-First Future
As a catalyst for transformation, e-commerce strategies can be tailored for distribution and leveraged to facilitate improvements across customer experience, sales enablement, and supply chain optimization.
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Amazon Business GMV Hits $35 Billion Raising Stakes for Wholesale Distributors
Amazon said product availability in industrial equipment, scientific supplies, healthcare, and facilities maintenance has expanded 25% over the past year.
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Mathnasium Taps Amazon Business to Centralize Purchasing Across 1,000 U.S. Centers
The deal underscores Amazon Business’s increasing penetration in education and other verticals traditionally served by distributors.
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AI Commerce Will Replace Ecommerce, And Soon
It won’t be long before customers’ AI purchasing agents will be communicating directly with distributors’ AI sales agents, says keynoter Trent Gillespie.
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Lowe’s Expands Digital Marketplace to Streamline Procurement for Contractors
The marketplace model gives Lowe’s the flexibility to quickly test new categories, respond to regional needs, and manage product availability in real-time.