Help trade customers find the right products, access negotiated pricing, order in volume and manage multiple accounts through one connected Shopify experience.
Standard consumer checkout systems collapse under the weight of wholesale trade transactions. Pocketknife removes manual admin and gives business buyers a modern self-service portal.
Manage hundreds of thousands of technical SKUs, parts, and categories with rich, searchable attributes without slowing down your store.
Resolve multi-tier pricing structures, per-customer contract rates, and volume-based quantity discounts live for logged-in accounts.
Enable high-volume buyers to order directly by entering part numbers or uploading CSV spreadsheets, bypassing typical browsing loops.
Model complex account relationships with multiple child branches, localized delivery addresses, and central corporate office oversight.
Allow on-site estimators to build carts, request formal quotes, and route purchases to managers for spend threshold approval.
Empower field reps to log in on behalf of client accounts, build carts, configure quotes, and place orders directly from their mobile devices.
Synthesize data from fragmented legacy databases, separate ERP systems, and warehouse records into a seamless customer interface.
A single unified integration layer to manage every stage of your B2B commerce transaction lifecycle on Shopify.
Give trade buyers a high-performance native iOS or Android application that connects directly with Shopify and Pocketknife.
Support highly tailored trade pricing models, contractual price agreements, and real-time volume tier computations.
Define precise user permissions, purchase spend limits, manager approvals, and branch-level delivery assignments.
Allow customers to quickly filter through thousands of technical specs, categories, and SKU codes to find exact parts instantly.
Bypass standard checkout loops by entering SKU lists directly or importing CSV bulk order templates in a click.
Streamline multi-tier corporate purchasing with automated RFQ requests and multi-level purchase authorization workflows.
Empower field representatives to impersonate trade accounts, view negotiated terms, build custom quotes, and submit orders.
Allow contractors to toggle between different trade account profiles and branch locations through a single master login.
Let estimators build complex materials lists, save configurations as project-specific templates, and purchase later.
Give buyers 24/7 access to download account statements, retrieve historical PDF invoices, and pay outstanding balances.
Integrate with client procurement platforms, allowing buyers to punch out to Shopify and send cart data back to ERPs.
Keep Shopify connected live with your ERP. Stocks, invoices, rules, and prices stay perfectly matched.
A transparent bridge between your storefront buyer and back-office ERP records.
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“ I’m so proud of how our new Ideal Electrical Suppliers New Zealand app has come together. After months of development, testing, and refinement, we’ve launched a product that’s set to change the way electricians do business. By combining Pipelabs’ hybrid approach of native app Pocketknife functionality with the power of Shopify’s checkout, we’ve created something genuinely impactful; a seamless, efficient experience designed to simplify workflows across the electrical wholesaling industry. Excited to see how our customers put it to work!"
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