1、B2BCOMMERCE 360B2B ECOMMERCE FORECAST FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION MARKETSTHE 2023Compliments ofB2BCOMMERCE 360Copyright 2023 Digital Commerce 360&Vertical Web Media LLC.All rights reserved.Content published June 2023EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3WHAT MANUFACTURERS NEED TO SUCCEED IN B2B ECOMMERCE 10MANU

2、FACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS BOTH GREW ONLINE LAST YEAR 24KRAFT HEINZ EXPANDS IN EMERGING MARKETS ON THE BEES B2B MARKETPLACE 32A LONG-TIME AVIATION PARTS SOURCE LAUNCHES A B2B MARKETPLACE 34ABOUTThe author 37Digital Commerce 360 Research 39SPONSORSWhy its essential to prioritize digital transformatio

3、n for B2B business 6More B2B payment options leads to increased ales,customer loyalty 12B2B businesses prioritize ecommerce to meet customers growing demands 16Ecommerce brings manufacturers closer to customers,distributors and dealers 22Copyright 2023 Digital Commerce 360&Vertical Web Media LLC.All

4、 rights reserved.Content published June 2023B2BCOMMERCE 360EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe economy is changing,and so is the pace and nature of digital commerce and transformation.As a result,U.S.manufacturers and distributors finished 2022 online in strong shape.And that performance came against the backdrop

5、of labor shortages,supply chain disruption and the impact of more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S.manufacturers and distributors grew total B2B sales in 2022 to$14.89 billion.That is up 15.4%from$12.98 billion in 2021,according to the U.S.Department of Commerce.Manufacturing and distribu

6、tion sales grew robustly in 2022 overall,but most of the growth took place early in the year.By the end of the fourth quarter,sales growth had slowed by about half from the first three months of the year.In the first quarter,sales grew 19%to about$3.66 trillion,according to data from the Commerce De