Shopify

In this episode of the Anchor Group Podcast, Michael and Caleb dive deep into Shopify as an e-commerce platform. They discuss when Shopify is the right fit for your business, the differences between B2B and B2C implementations, Shopify vs BigCommerce, pricing models, and how to integrate Shopify with NetSuite ERP.

Shopify merchants looking to increase customer lifetime value need a retention infrastructure that scales with their growth. With over 60% of Shopify stores now running loyalty programs, choosing the right platform directly impacts repeat purchase rates and revenue attribution. This guide covers the top 10 Shopify loyalty apps for 2026, ranked by feature depth, Shopify integration quality, pricing transparency, and proven merchant results.

Is BigCommerce or Shopify a better fit for your business? Learning some of the high-level similarities and differences between the platforms can help you start evaluating an e-commerce platform for your business.

The best answer to NetSuite vs Shopify is this: NetSuite is the best fit for businesses that need ERP control over finance, inventory, fulfillment, and multi-entity reporting. Shopify is the best fit for brands that need a fast ecommerce storefront and easier day-to-day merchandising. This is a comparison between an ERP and an ecommerce platform, not a contest between two tools built for the same job.

If your team is trying to hide products, protect wholesale pricing, approve buyers, and collect compliance documents without breaking the storefront, you're not alone. Most merchants discover the hard part is not hiding one SKU. It is keeping customer accounts, catalogs, approval rules, and theme behavior aligned after the next product launch or theme update. Shopify gated product access is the process of controlling who can see products, pricing, content, and ordering paths inside your Shopify store. In 2026, the cleanest setup usually combines Shopify B2B customer accounts, company records, catalogs, approval rules, and a documented compliance workflow so your business can protect wholesale pricing without creating a brittle storefront.

A strong Shopify NetSuite integration for HVAC and plumbing brands keeps NetSuite in charge of inventory, pricing, customer records, and finance while Shopify runs storefront experience and checkout. That model is the safest way to support contractor pricing, branch-level inventory, will-call pickup, refund reconciliation, and service-driven parts demand without creating manual cleanup work.

A Shopify NetSuite integration for food and beverage brands is a NetSuite-led operating model that connects Shopify checkout, inventory availability, wholesale pricing, refunds, and payouts while keeping traceability and financial control in the ERP. For most food and beverage teams in 2026, the best setup protects recall readiness, sellable inventory, and month-end reconciliation before it tries to automate everything else.

Shopify NetSuite integration for industrial manufacturers is a practical fit for teams that need buyer-friendly self-service in Shopify while keeping pricing, inventory, fulfillment, and finance under NetSuite control.

In this episode, Michael from Anchor Group breaks down how to choose the right modern e-commerce platform to pair with your NetSuite ERP. Whether you're in B2C, D2C, or B2B, this guide covers the pros and cons of Shopify and BigCommerce, what each platform does best, and how to choose the right integration strategy for your business complexity.

In this episode, Michael sits down with Sam Galvin, Anchor Group’s e-commerce team lead, to talk about how B2B companies are modernizing their online operations, automating complex workflows, and preparing for the impact of AI heading into 2026. They explore what makes an implementation successful, how “boring” industries are finally catching the digital wave, and why the fundamentals still matter more than ever.

Most B2B websites look good but don’t work. See how an ERP-integrated design makes your site a real business tool, and learn how to build a B2B website that actually works with this complete guide to B2B website design.

In this episode, Michael sits down with Shopify expert Joe to break down the Shopify Spring Editions 2026 release. They cut through 150+ updates to the D2C and B2B changes that actually matter — from agentic storefronts and the new Shopify catalog to Sidekick, customer accounts, and B2B features now landing on every plan.