Dell Use Case for Agentic AI Could Revolve Around Search Rather than Commerce
Dell sees a modest uptick in traffic from agentic AI but remains skeptical about its immediate impact on sales. The company placed #5 in Digital Commerce 360’s AI Commerce rankings, despite not being in the top‑10 of overall ecommerce revenue. Dell is testing proof‑of‑concept integrations of large language models and agentic agents, focusing on enhancing its site search rather than full‑checkout automation. Executives stress that a robust search experience remains critical for converting visitors, especially for configurable products like computers.
Oracle Bets on Agentic AI for Its Procurement Solutions, Adding New App to SCM
Oracle has added a Design-to-Source Workspace to its Fusion Agentic Applications, an AI‑driven tool that translates CAD designs into qualified sourcing options. The app automates item creation, supplier identification, cost and lead‑time simulation, and RFQ generation, cutting manual data entry...
F.W. Webb Launches Mobile App for Trade Professionals
F.W. Webb, a wholesale distributor with more than 100 locations across the Northeast, launched a native mobile app on March 31, 2026 to let trade professionals order plumbing, HVAC and other parts directly from their phones. The app delivers real‑time...
TradeCentric, Commercetools Partner on B2B Ecommerce
TradeCentric and commercetools have formed a strategic partnership to integrate B2B e‑procurement with AI‑first commerce platforms. The collaboration enables suppliers to connect digital storefronts directly to buyers’ procurement systems, leveraging TradeCentric’s PunchOut capabilities to slash purchase‑order processing time by 80%...
Eddie Bauer Adopts Deck Commerce’s Platform for Order Orchestration
Eddie Bauer’s North American DTC operations are integrating Deck Commerce’s order‑orchestration platform to unify sales across Shopify storefronts, Amazon, and marketplace partners while coordinating third‑party logistics. The first milestone—a new Shopify storefront—went live just two months after the contract was...
Gopuff to Work with NextNRG on Delivering Groceries Alongside Gas
Gopuff is partnering with NextNRG to launch EzShop, a service that adds grocery and household item delivery to the company’s mobile‑fueling app. The integration, set to roll out in select markets in Q2 2026, will offer more than 5,000 SKUs using...
Shopify Adds B2B Features for More Merchants
Shopify is extending its enterprise‑grade B2B suite to merchants on the basic, grow and advanced plans at no extra cost, bringing wholesale‑focused tools such as company profiles, custom catalogs, volume discounts, vaulted credit cards and payment terms to a broader...
Retailers Sign on for Firmly Agentic Commerce Platform
Firmly has launched Firmly Connect, a no‑code platform that lets online retailers plug into AI shopping agents and emerging vertical apps within hours. The solution eliminates months of engineering by abstracting protocols and providing a centralized dashboard for pricing, inventory,...
ProVendorConnect Launches B2B Marketplace for Property Managers
ProVendorConnect, a Tampa‑based startup, has unveiled a B2B procurement marketplace for homeowners associations, property managers and commercial facility operators. The platform replaces informal contractor referrals and email‑based RFPs with a centralized, competitive bidding system that retains procurement records for at...
Bad Address Data Starts at Checkout — and Carries Through Fulfillment
Inaccurate address data remains a major pain point for retailers, with 6.5% of U.S. mail undeliverable and up to 20% of customer records degrading each year. Melissa’s e‑book shows that errors introduced at checkout can cost $1 to validate, $10...
AI Pushes B2B Ecommerce Toward Fewer Platforms as Budgets Shift
Artificial intelligence is prompting B2B ecommerce leaders to trim fragmented software stacks and invest in unified, AI‑enabled platforms. Redpoint Ventures reports that 45% of CIOs are redirecting spend toward AI while 54% are consolidating vendors, targeting systems that blend ecommerce,...
Würth Expands E-Procurement Integration to Streamline B2B Purchasing
Würth Group is broadening its integration with SAP Business Network to automate B2B indirect procurement across its extensive sales and distribution footprint. By linking purchase orders, delivery confirmations and invoices, the company aims to replace fragmented, manual processes with a...
GigaCloud Partners with Otto Group to Expand European Marketplace Assortment
GigaCloud Technology Inc. announced a partnership with Otto Group to broaden the latter’s European B2B marketplace assortment. The collaboration will introduce select GigaCloud sellers, primarily furniture and appliance brands, onto Otto’s platform across more than 30 countries, tapping GigaCloud’s Asian...
Skullcandy Taps Riskified for Fraud Prevention
Skullcandy partnered with Riskified via the Shopify app to overhaul its fraud‑prevention workflow. By adding a secondary review layer and recalibrating AI‑driven thresholds, the retailer cut its fraud‑decline rate to about 0.1% and kept chargebacks around 0.06% over 12 months....
Shippo Adds to Functionality for AI-Powered Shipping Insights, Analytics
Shippo has upgraded its AI‑driven Shippo Intelligence platform with new analytics tools for ecommerce merchants. The enhancements include weekly AI‑generated insights emails, interactive shipping performance maps, and two dedicated dashboards that surface carrier surcharges and positive invoice adjustments. Merchants can...
Ecommerce Trends: The Fastest-Growing Online Retailers in 2026
The 2026 State of American Ecommerce Report shows mass‑merchant platforms leading online growth, with a 14.4% year‑over‑year increase in 2025. Amazon alone captured 40% of sales among the Top 2000 retailers, pushing the combined share of the four biggest mass merchants...
CarParts.com, A-Premium Launch 30,000 SKUs for JC Whitney Line
CarParts.com and A-Premium are expanding their JC Whitney partnership to launch roughly 30,000 mechanical auto parts, starting with about 6,000 SKUs in Q2 2026 and rolling out the full assortment through the year. To finance the expansion, CarParts.com completed an...
Bridgeline, Znode Partner on AI Search for B2B Ecommerce
Bridgeline Digital and Znode have announced a partnership to embed Bridgeline’s HawkSearch AI‑powered search and merchandising engine into Znode’s B2B ecommerce platform. The integration leverages HawkSearch’s API‑first architecture, allowing distributors to improve product discovery across large, complex catalogs without replacing...
New B2B Marketplaces Target Construction, Equipment and Data Center Sourcing
During Q1 2026, a wave of B2B marketplaces entered the U.S. targeting construction materials, equipment rental, and data‑center infrastructure. Platforms such as MatBook, DOZR, Kwipped and Start Campus Marketplace aim to replace phone‑calls and spreadsheets with real‑time pricing, inventory visibility, and...
Coveo Adds Conversational Product Discovery to Ecommerce Search
Coveo has launched a conversational product discovery add‑on for its Coveo for Commerce platform, embedding natural‑language interaction directly into ecommerce search. The feature lets shoppers describe needs in plain language, refine queries, compare items and build bundles while the system...
Samsonite Leans on Ecommerce Growth as Wholesale Demand Weakens
Samsonite posted a modest rebound in Q4, with sales rising 2.2% to $963.3 million, though full‑year revenue slipped 2.5% to $3.5 billion. Ecommerce revenue surged 12% year‑over‑year to $145.5 million, lifting its share of total sales to 15.1% in the quarter. Direct‑to‑consumer channels...
HealthWarehouse.com Goes Back in the Black as B2B Growth Lifts Sales in 2025
HealthWarehouse.com returned to profitability in 2025, posting net income of $265,000 after a $333,000 loss the prior year. Revenue surged 46% to $49 million, driven by an 87% jump in B2B partner‑services prescriptions for GLP‑1 drugs. Gross margin fell to 35%...
Dollar General, Five Below Each Seek to Enhance Omnichannel Experiences
Discount retailers Dollar General and Five Below used their Q4 earnings calls to outline new digital initiatives aimed at strengthening omnichannel experiences. Dollar General reported a 4.3% same‑store sales increase and highlighted its expanded delivery network, upgraded search, and a...
UNFI Ramps up AI, Digital Push Across Supply Chain
United Natural Foods (UNFI) is accelerating its AI and digital transformation by expanding the RELEX supply‑chain planning platform across its distribution network, with a dozen centers slated to go live next week and a full rollout expected by the end...
Doba Adds Walmart Marketplace Integration for Drop Shipping Sellers
Doba announced a verified integration with Walmart Marketplace, using OAuth 2.0 to automate product listings, inventory syncing, and order processing. The connection replaces legacy APIs, reducing manual errors and ensuring compliance with Walmart’s strict performance standards. Walmart ranks #2 among U.S....
SupplyHouse Expands Ohio Fulfillment Center to Increase Capacity and Delivery Speed
SupplyHouse has opened a 527,000‑square‑foot fulfillment center in Canal Winchester, Ohio, more than doubling its previous space. The larger warehouse allows deeper inventory, expanded product assortment, and faster same‑day shipping for contractors and DIY customers across the Midwest and Plains....
Anthropic Launches B2B Marketplace for Enterprise AI Applications
Anthropic announced the Claude Marketplace, a B2B platform where enterprise customers can discover, purchase, and deploy third‑party applications built on its Claude family of large language models. The marketplace launched in limited preview with partners such as Snowflake, GitLab, Replit,...
B2B and B2C Companies Increase AI Investment as Agentic Commerce Gains Traction
Artificial intelligence has moved from pilot projects to core infrastructure across B2B and B2C ecommerce, with 95.5% of surveyed firms reporting at least one AI capability. Companies are applying AI to both front‑end experiences—such as product discovery, chatbots and personalization—and...
Stitch Fix Revenue Rises as CEO Credits AI Tools in Q2
Stitch Fix reported a 9.4% rise in Q2 net revenue to $341.3 million, marking its second consecutive quarter of growth despite a 0.5% contraction in the broader U.S. apparel market. CEO Matt Baer credited enhancements to assortment, client experience, and new...
Petco Builds Around ‘Integrated Omnichannel’ Experiences
Petco reported FY2025 net sales falling 2.5% to $5.96 billion and comparable sales down 1.6%, after closing 16 stores and ending the year with 1,382 locations. CEO Joel Anderson highlighted a four‑prong, integrated omnichannel strategy to blend digital and physical channels....
Ecommerce Trends: Who Are the Top Online Retailers in Health & Beauty?
Hims & Hers Health Inc. posted $2.35 billion in 2025 ecommerce sales, propelling it into the top‑five Health & Beauty online retailers in North America and ranking #68 overall in Digital Commerce 360’s Top 2000. The company’s revenue surged 63.2% year‑over‑year after...
Levi Strauss Picks SCAYLE as Global Ecommerce Platform Provider
Levi Strauss & Co. announced it will adopt SCAYLE as the core technology for its global ecommerce operations. The migration of Levi’s online storefronts to the SCAYLE platform will begin in 2026 and continue through 2027, covering multiple international markets....
FedEx Introduces Reusable Shipping Boxes for B2B Shipments
FedEx has launched a reusable shipping box system for B2B shipments, created with Returnity. The collapsible containers hold up to 50 lb, survive roughly 50 reuse cycles, and fit existing FedEx sorting equipment. FedEx says the solution can slash packaging costs...
AGCO Names a Chief Digital and Information Officer
AGCO Corp. has appointed Jena Holtberg‑Benge as its chief digital and information officer, effective March 16. The promotion expands her remit from leading the after‑sales parts division to directing the company’s global digital, data, and IT strategy, including cybersecurity and enterprise...
Logistics.com Launches an Updated Transportation Procurement Platform
Logistics.com unveiled OptiBid 3, the latest version of its transportation procurement platform, enabling shippers to run multi‑mode freight bidding events and conduct advanced data analysis. The solution integrates directly with the company’s OptiManage 7 TMS, allowing procurement decisions to flow...
DSG Expands AI and Ecommerce Across Its Distribution Brands
Distribution Solutions Group (DSG) is embedding ecommerce and AI across its three main brands—Lawson Products, Gexpro Services and TestEquity—to boost sales efficiency and capture new customers. In Q4, Lawson’s online channel posted an 18% revenue increase, with over 30% of...
Best Buy Online Marketplace Gains Traction as New Profit Driver
Best Buy’s U.S. online marketplace generated roughly $300 million in gross merchandise value in fiscal Q4 2026, supported by more than 1,100 third‑party sellers. The platform earns commissions and advertising fees, helping lift the retailer’s gross profit rate despite a 1% dip...
Voomi Supply Raises $10 Million to Expand B2B Ecommerce Platform for HVAC
Voomi Supply announced a $10 million financing round led by Asymmetric Capital Partners, with participation from Highmount Capital, David Hawkins, and existing backer Operator Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its AI‑driven B2B ecommerce platform, broaden its supplier network, and...
Beef.com Plans Digital Platform to Connect Ranchers with Pricing and Payments
Beef.com is building a digital infrastructure platform to link cattle producers directly with real‑time pricing data, transaction routing and settlement services. The system will feature a Beef Index for verified price discovery, a digital settlement layer to accelerate payments, provenance...
Middle East War Disrupts U.S. B2B Ecommerce Supply Chains
Escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States is disrupting key air and maritime corridors in the Persian Gulf, notably the Strait of Hormuz. The disruptions are lengthening transit times, raising freight costs, and forcing carriers like DHL to...
Ingram Micro Expands AI Automation and Digital Technology
Ingram Micro posted fiscal Q4 2025 net sales of $14.88 billion, up 11.5 % YoY, and net income rose 46 % to $121.4 million. Growth was driven by its Xvantage platform, which integrates over 400 AI/ML models to automate commerce functions such as pricing,...
STIHL Launches B2B Marketplace Using Mirakl
STIHL Inc. has introduced a dealer‑fulfilled B2B ecommerce marketplace built on Mirakl’s platform, letting customers browse and purchase chainsaws, trimmers and other equipment online. Orders are shipped from the company’s network of more than 10,000 authorized U.S. dealers, with pickup...
Authentic Brands to Use Seel’s Agentic AI for Post-Purchase Processes
Authentic Brands will integrate Seel’s agentic AI‑driven Worry‑Free Purchase platform to automate post‑purchase issues such as missing packages, claims and refunds. The solution will be deployed across its portfolio, which includes ten brands in Digital Commerce 360’s Top 1000 like Reebok,...
Xometry Tightens Grip on AI Sourcing
Xometry is upgrading its AI‑driven marketplace with a new lead‑time prediction model and enhanced dynamic pricing logic. The lead‑time model, trained on a dataset four times larger, now incorporates supplier certifications, material requirements and specialized finishing specifications, improving forecasting accuracy...
Henry Schein Advances Global Ecommerce Rollout
Henry Schein is entering the next phase of its global ecommerce rollout, completing key North American deployments of its consolidated HenrySchein.com platform for dental and medical customers. The unified architecture standardizes the B2B purchasing experience and aligns ordering with data‑driven...
Medline Expands AI Platform and Warehouse Robotics
Medline Industries is scaling its AI‑driven supply‑chain platform, Mpower, in partnership with Microsoft, to provide a digital control tower that automates forecasting, inventory management and disruption alerts for hospital customers. The company is also expanding warehouse robotics, now operating AutoStore...
Revolve Group Net Sales Grow as AI’s Role Expands for Shoppers
Revolve Group reported a 10.4% year‑over‑year increase in net sales to $324.37 million for Q4 2025, driven by AI‑enhanced personalization, search and styling tools. Beauty product sales surged 43%, while net income rose 58% and adjusted EBITDA grew 44%. Executives highlighted...
BlueLinx Bets on AI as It Navigates a Soft Housing Market
BlueLinx Holdings is reshaping its digital roadmap around artificial intelligence while steering through a soft housing market that left full‑year 2025 sales essentially flat. The company skipped a multi‑million‑dollar traditional ecommerce build, citing rapid AI‑driven changes in ordering behavior. Q4...
Resideo Pushes Connected Products and Digital Buying Tools
Resideo Technologies reported Q4 revenue of $1.895 billion, a 2% increase, and net income of $136 million, while full‑year sales hit a record $7.472 billion, up 11% from 2024. A one‑time $527 million loss, linked to ending a Honeywell indemnification agreement, turned the annual...
Mirakl Turns Profitable as Recurring Revenue and Marketplace Activity Grows
Mirakl announced full‑year profitability for 2025, driven by a 23% jump in annual recurring revenue (ARR) to $218 million. Marketplace and dropship activity surged, processing roughly $15 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV), a 31% increase year‑over‑year. New products such as Mirakl...