{"id":16680,"global_id":"distributionstrategy.com?id=16680","global_id_lineage":["distributionstrategy.com?id=16680"],"author":"26","status":"publish","date":"2026-09-15 13:31:14","date_utc":"2026-09-15 17:31:14","modified":"2026-09-15 13:37:31","modified_utc":"2026-09-15 17:37:31","url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/event\/10-07-26-bps-state-of-ecommerce\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/16680","title":"State of eCommerce","description":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BPS-Banner-1.png&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase\">Best Practice Study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-headline-font-family has-xl-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:2.5rem;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.1\">State of eCommerce<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix white\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t8:52 PM PDT \/ 11:52 PM EDT\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-monospace-font-family has-md-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;text-transform:uppercase\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-900-color has-blue-50-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#registration-form\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"event-excerpt has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lg-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.3\">DSG&#8217;s latest research reveals what the best-performing distributors are doing in ecommerce \u2014 and what everyone else is missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide has-book-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ecommerce is no longer a side channel for distributors. It is central to how customers buy, how companies grow, and how competitive positions are established or lost. Yet performance varies dramatically across the industry, and most distributors still lack a clear benchmark for where they stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this session, <strong>Jonathan Bein, Ph.D., Managing Partner of Distribution Strategy Group<\/strong>, will present findings from DSG&#8217;s latest State of eCommerce Best Practices Study. Drawing on primary research across the distribution industry, he will share what separates digital leaders from the rest of the field, where distributors are investing, and which strategies are producing measurable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where distributors stand today on ecommerce adoption, revenue attribution, and customer experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The practices that consistently distinguish high-performing digital distributors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where investment is flowing and which technology decisions are paying off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How customer buying behavior is shifting and what distributors must do to keep pace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical benchmarks you can use to assess your own digital maturity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current ecommerce adoption rates across 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