Adding B2B features to a B2C store

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Hello all,

Am really new to Shopify but have been coding Frontend and PHP for some years now.

I have a friend that has a B2C store but she wants to add B2B features that contain

  • Own registration page for B2B customer
  • Checkout should just send an email with the selected products
  • Another price
  • Be in the same store as the B2C customers use

Is there an “easy” way to do that without using Shopify Plus or buying some B2B apps from the Shopify app store?

I was thinking that if I create a new registration page, then I could add a tag / Meta field, to the user if they created a user from the B2B registration page so I know who is a B2B customer and who is B2C.

And then I would do some logic to make the checkout page show a different page instead of the normal checkout if the user has a B2B user.

Can anyone guide me in the right direction on how to continue with this :folded_hands:

Thanks

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Hi @Simonij ,

In this case, you can try to build your customer account by yourself. Shopify provides API for users to create and update information as desired.

For more information: https://shopify.dev/api/admin-rest/2022-04/resources/customer

However, you should consider upgrading to Shopify Plus or using some B2B apps available on the Shopify app store. It will make your workflow easier.