# Unified Retail + B2B E-Commerce Platform | DistyMan

> DistyMan Unified: one high-performance catalog for retail shoppers and B2B buyers — dual pricing, shared inventory, checkout and RFQ/PO on sub-500ms pages.

> Source: https://distyman.com/e-commerce/unified/

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Unified commerce

# Retail + B2B on one catalog

Serve consumers and business buyers from a single DistyMan deployment — shared inventory and SKUs, dual pricing, fast B2C checkout and full B2B quote-to-order workflows.

- Dual retail & account pricing
- Shared real-time inventory
- Consumer checkout + promotions
- RFQ, PO, samples & net terms
- Parametric search across both channels
- No per-transaction fees

## One platform. Two buying modes.

### Dual pricing
Consumer and account price lists, classifications, B2C promotions, contract pricing, tax rules per channel.

### Shared inventory
Multiple warehouses, real-time stock, ERP sync, shared SKU catalog, multi-currency.

### B2C checkout
Streamlined retail checkout, discounts, saved carts, payment gateways, customer accounts.

### B2B quote & PO
Quotes, samples, PO support, credit accounts & net terms, parametric search & BOM.

### Customer levels
Retail and B2B account types, login-gated catalogs, access rules, role-based purchasing.

### Shared catalog
Centralized SKU and PIM data, channel-specific views, datasheets, manufacturer pages.

### Search & discovery
Parametric search, part lookup, cross-reference matching, SEO/AI pages, BOM upload.

### ERP & integrations
ERP, PIM, warehouse APIs, marketing/analytics, automated CRON workflows.

## Insights

- [Unified Commerce: Connecting E-Commerce, Customers, Pricing, Inventory and Business Systems](/news-blog/unified-commerce-connecting-e-commerce-customers-pricing-inventory-and-b/)
- [Unified E-Commerce and its Best Practices](/news-blog/unified-e-commerce-and-its-best-practices/)
- [Unified E-Commerce: How Retail and B2B Commerce Work on One Platform](/news-blog/unified-e-commerce-how-retail-and-b2b-commerce-work-on-one-platform/)

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## Unified e-commerce FAQ

### What is unified e-commerce?

Unified e-commerce combines B2B and B2C commerce on a shared platform, allowing businesses to manage products, inventory, pricing, customers, orders, and integrations from one centralized system.

### Can one e-commerce platform support both B2B and B2C?

Yes. DistyMan supports B2B and B2C e-commerce within one platform while allowing different pricing, customer accounts, purchasing workflows, and checkout experiences.

### Can B2B and B2C customers have different prices?

Yes. The platform supports customer-specific, account-level, quantity, contract, retail, discount, and promotional pricing.

### Can B2B and B2C share the same product catalog?

Yes. A centralized product catalog can support both business and consumer commerce while presenting different information and purchasing experiences where required.

### Can B2B and B2C share real-time inventory?

Yes. Inventory can be connected to ERP, warehouse, and other systems to synchronize product availability across commerce channels.

### Can unified e-commerce integrate with ERP and PIM systems?

Yes. DistyMan provides API connectivity and automated workflows for connecting e-commerce with ERP, PIM, CRM, inventory, warehouse, marketing, and other systems.

### Can the platform support both retail orders and B2B quotes?

Yes. The platform supports standard B2C orders as well as B2B quotes, RFQs, sample requests, purchase orders, credit accounts, and other business purchasing workflows.

### Why use one platform for B2B and B2C e-commerce?

A unified platform can reduce duplicated systems and data while centralizing product information, inventory, integrations, and commerce management across customer types and sales channels.