CUSTOMER RESULTS

Case Studies: Complex commerce, proven in practice

See how wholesalers, distributors and enterprise retailers use Pocketknife to connect Shopify with their ERP, support complex B2B workflows and give customers a better way to buy. Explore the Shopify B2B portal capabilities built for enterprise.

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Overview

Migrated from a legacy ecommerce platform to Shopify Plus with Pocketknife, delivering a modern B2B buying experience with seamless ERP integration and a scalable foundation for future growth.

The Complexity

Rebuilding and migrating from a complex legacy commerce platform supporting more than 65,000 products with difficult wholesale distribution requirements.

Pocketknife’s Impact

Pocketknife connected the Shopify Plus storefront with the custom ERP to automate catalogue synchronisation, reducing manual operational overhead and improving ordering efficiency.

Proof Points
  • 65,000+ products
  • Legacy platform migration
  • Reduced operational overhead for staff
System Connection
Shopify Plus ↔ Pocketknife ↔ Custom ERP
Capabilities & Tech
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Overview

Implemented advanced B2B capabilities including customer-specific pricing, account hierarchies, quotes, approvals and ERP-connected self-service ordering, creating a more efficient purchasing experience for electricians and suppliers.

The Complexity

More than 100,000 products and 17,000 trade accounts operating across complex B2B and branch-based purchasing workflows.

Pocketknife’s Impact

Pocketknife connected the commerce experience with Pronto Xi ERP data to support customer-specific pricing, account structures and ERP-connected self-service ordering.

Proof Points
  • 100,000+ products
  • 17,000 trade accounts
  • Complex trade account workflows
  • B2C App for IOS and Android
System Connection
Commerce platform ↔ Pocketknife ↔ Pronto Xi
Capabilities & Tech
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Overview

Pipelabs partnered with Modern Star to rebuild and unify a highly complex multi-brand B2B commerce ecosystem on Shopify Plus, supporting 8 retail and wholesale companies through a shared infrastructure powered by Pocketknife.

The Complexity

Pocketknife provides the shared commerce and integration layer behind 8 commerce sites, connecting product data, inventory, customer accounts and ordering workflows across multiple brands and ERP systems.

Pocketknife’s Impact

Pocketknife created a shared integration and B2B workflow layer supporting Shopify Plus and ERP-connected commerce across the group.

Proof Points
  • 8 commerce sites unified on Shopify Plus across multiple countries in less than 12 months
  • 500+ item carts
  • cXML and OCI procurement
System Connection
Shopify Plus ↔ Pocketknife ↔ Pronto Xi
Capabilities & Tech
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Additional Customer Case Study

Custom B2C applications built around your business

In addition to B2B customer portals, we design and build custom Shopify apps and extensions for B2C merchants with specialised customer journeys, operational workflows and integration requirements.

Whether it’s a customer portal feature, sales tool, checkout extension, POS workflow or membership experience, every solution is designed to work with Shopify, Pocketknife and the systems already running your business.

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B2C App

A redesigned Member Hub connected with Palace Cinemas’ Vista systems, giving customers a convenient way to access and manage their experience.

Capabilities
Customer membership Tickets Member profiles Vista integration Account management