Hey all! I’m looking for a wholesale/B2B app for a store that’s strictly wholesale. (I.e. I don’t need functions that are for a combo wholesale/retail store.) I need the following things…
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Hidden prices unless logged in
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Wholesale application / sign-up page that requires my approval for account activation
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Minimum order amount
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Minimum quantity per product (regardless of size/color…just that product page)
I think that’s about it, as I have everything else covered. I see a lot of B2B apps that have so, so many functions that I don’t need (which also makes the apps more expensive).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hey @ryanb819z ,
You can try these two apps that will help you setup complete and global wholesale operations:
Wholesale Lock Manager: https://apps.shopify.com/wholesale-lock-manager
Wholesale Pricing Discount: https://apps.shopify.com/wholesale-pricing-discount
For a strictly wholesale store (no retail customers at all), the calculus is different from hybrid D2C/B2B setups. You don’t need to hide pricing or lock pages, everyone who visits is a wholesale buyer.
What actually matters for wholesale-only:
Registration and approval is still the front door. Even if every visitor is B2B, you probably want an application process so you can vet buyers before they access your catalog. The key feature to look for: does the app create proper Shopify customer records with tags/metafields, or does it maintain its own separate database? You want the former — it means your orders, analytics, and Shopify Flow automations all work with the customer data.
Pricing flexibility is where wholesale-only stores diverge from hybrid. You likely need tiered pricing (different rates for different customer tiers), quantity breaks, and possibly net payment terms. On Plus, Catalogs handle a lot of this natively. On non-Plus, you need an app that can manage multiple price lists tied to customer tags.
Reordering efficiency matters more than product discovery. Your wholesale customers aren’t browsing, they know what they want and they’re reordering regularly. Look for quick-order forms, CSV upload for bulk orders, and “reorder previous order” functionality. This is honestly where most wholesale apps fall short. They focus on the pricing side and treat the ordering experience as secondary.
One thing I’d watch out for: apps that inject into your theme to show/hide pricing or lock pages. For a wholesale-only store, you don’t need that complexity. A simpler stack (registration app + pricing app + quick order app) with clean Shopify API integration will be more maintainable than a monolith that tries to do everything.