B2B e-commerce

Wesco, Watsco Q2 data show B2B digital channels becoming core to distribution

Wesco's data center sales jumped 45% and Watsco's e-commerce revenue grew 13% to 37% of total sales in Q2 2026, while Fastenal saw continued digital momentum.

The Early Scale: Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation to predict human behavior before AI gets it wrong

Simile doubles to a $2B valuation in five months. Industrial AI moves from pilot to production hardware at Emerson, FOBA, and Mitsubishi. And B2B ecommerce is already reshaping how industrial buyers buy. Here is what operators and marketers need to do about it.

B2B e-commerce's digital shift is accelerating, and industrial distributors are leading the proof

MSC Industrial topped $1B in Q3 digital sales, Fastenal posted Q2 digital gains, and agentic AI is reshaping how buyers discover suppliers.

The Early Scale: Anthropic Bets $1.5B That Deployment, Not the Model, Is the Hard Part

Anthropic's $1.5B deployment bet, B2B e-commerce outpacing consumer retail 3x, and the 80% manufacturing automation gap, here's what B2B leaders need to act on.

B2B e-commerce's next chapter: scale plays, AI tools, and the operators driving both

MSC Industrial's $1B quarter, Kawasaki's 500% AOV jump, and fresh procurement platform moves show B2B digital commerce shifting from experiment to infrastructur

B2B e-commerce now outpaces retail online sales by more than 3x, what that means for procurement teams

Global B2B e-commerce dwarfs consumer retail online, driven by millennial buyers demanding digital procurement. Here's what operators need to evaluate.

B2B e-commerce is outpacing B2C. Here's what procurement and ops teams need to know

B2B online sales now outpace B2C by more than 3x globally. What that means for procurement teams evaluating digital channels.