GCG platform partners / B2B commerce
Znode development partner
for manufacturers and distributors.
GCG is a Znode solution partner helping manufacturers and distributors build, integrate, and evolve B2B commerce. We connect account-specific buying experiences with ERP, product data, and the workflows behind every order.
Listed by Znode as a solution partner.
Explore our official partner listing and Znode’s announcement of the GCG partnership.
Many customers, catalogs, and channels.Platform architecture
Platform + perspective
Built on Znode.
Built around your business.
Znode combines an API-first approach with multi-store management, account-specific catalogs and pricing, and enterprise integration capabilities.
We connect those capabilities to your customer relationships, product information, and enterprise workflows, with a clear view of what the platform handles and where integration or customization is needed.
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Industrial expertise
Complex environments.
Considered experiences.
For manufacturers
Connect your products
to your channels.
Support distinct brands, dealer relationships, and product lines while keeping the connection to core systems clear. We map catalog visibility, purchasing permissions, and order flows to your channel model.
For distributors
Make every buying
relationship work.
Bring branch inventory, negotiated pricing, customer accounts, and repeat ordering into a usable digital branch. We pay attention to the exceptions that create manual work for inside sales.
A defined scope. A connected team.
Znode expertise across the life of your platform.
Implementation and storefronts
Plan and build account-aware buying experiences, customer portals, catalogs, product discovery, and repeat ordering around the business workflow.
Custom development
Extend storefront and API behavior with defined contracts, clear ownership, and version-specific implementation decisions.
ERP and order integration
Connect accounts, pricing, inventory, and orders. Make acknowledgement, reconciliation, and recovery part of the operational design.
Znode 9 maintenance
Maintain and evolve .NET Framework 4.8 customizations, with coordinated configuration, data, application, and release work.
Znode 10 development
Build through ASP.NET Core Custom APIs and the React/Next.js storefront and Page Builder SDKs, using the target release’s supported extensions.
Migration and ongoing engineering
Inventory existing behavior, plan Znode 9 to 10 transitions, and deliver improvements alongside your internal or agency team.
We agree on deliverables, review points, responsibilities, and support coverage for the engagement. See how we deliver
Inside the work / Industrial manufacturer
Ordering rules that follow the buyer.
Explore GCG’s industrial commerce work across Quick Order, quantity rules, catalog publishing, and selected ERP-connected account workflows.
- Consistent product and quantity validation
- Account-aware commerce and ERP handoffs
- Publication and operational visibility
Inside the implementation
The difficult part is often between systems.
A distributor's customer signs in, selects an account and orders a familiar part. That simple journey can depend on a restricted assortment, a negotiated price, a branch inventory feed and an ERP customer number. We trace those relationships before changing the storefront so a successful checkout also produces an order the business can fulfill.
Account context
Map the buyer, company, Store, catalog and pricing context together. Define what changes when a user switches accounts, how access is provisioned, and which system owns customer identifiers.
Ordering rules
Carry minimums, increments, availability and quote rules consistently through product pages, Quick Order and the cart. Explain invalid quantities at the point of entry and validate the same rules on the server.
Operational handoff
Define the order acknowledgement, downstream identifier and recovery path. Give support enough context to distinguish an accepted order from a timeout before anyone attempts a resend.
One order. Clear ownership at every step.
A reference workflow for discussion. The integration method and ownership depend on your Znode release, ERP and operating model.
Scope and delivery
Improve today's environment. Plan the next platform decision.
Implementation and ongoing engineering
We can begin with a defined workflow or a broader implementation: storefront behavior, account experiences, product publishing, custom APIs and integration work. Scope includes acceptance criteria and the responsibilities of GCG, your team and other delivery partners.
Znode 9 to Znode 10 planning
A migration starts with an inventory of custom behavior, data ownership and dependencies. Znode 9 work belongs to its .NET Framework 4.8 environment; Znode 10 uses a different application and SDK architecture. We identify what to retain, replace or redesign against the exact target release rather than assuming legacy code can move unchanged.
Integration choices
We evaluate the platform's supported integration capabilities and the business-specific extensions needed for your release. Field mapping is one part of the work. Validation, scheduling, access, monitoring and safe recovery also need named owners.
The experience we’re working toward
A buyer should see the right assortment, the right account price, and a dependable path from order placement to fulfillment.
Make the next decision with context
A planning library for complex Znode work.
Practical guides for IT, marketing, and ecommerce leaders, connected to the engineering detail.
Implementation
Znode Implementation Planning
Plan a Znode implementation around buyer workflows, ERP and product data, delivery responsibilities, release scope, and operational readiness.
Read the guide 1Migration
Znode Migration Planning
Plan a Znode 9 to Znode 10 migration by mapping business behavior, customizations, data ownership, API and storefront changes, and release dependencies.
Read the guide 2ERP integration
Znode ERP Integration Planning
Plan Znode ERP integration around customer accounts, pricing, inventory, order acceptance, acknowledgement, reconciliation, and operational ownership.
Read the guide 3Partner selection
Choosing a Znode Partner
Evaluate a Znode development partner through practical questions about architecture, industrial buying, integrations, delivery, collaboration, and ongoing support.
Read the guide 4For the people building it
Go beneath
the storefront.
The GCG Znode Developer Center brings practical engineering patterns into focus. Explore attributes and SQL migrations, Page Builder, account context, ERP delivery, and the decisions behind a maintainable implementation.
Explore 42 practical guides and four complete implementation recipes, with original diagrams, real code, interactive examples and clear version scope.
Explore the Developer CenterZnode credentials
Platform knowledge.
Applied.
Explore our team’s Znode credentials.
Useful conversations
A clear place
to start.
Can you work with an existing implementation partner?
Yes. We can take ownership of a defined engineering workstream or support a broader delivery team. We agree on code ownership, review responsibilities, environments and release coordination before work begins.
Can we start with one integration or storefront issue?
Yes. A focused engagement can trace one workflow, identify its dependencies and deliver a defined improvement. The initial discussion should include the current Znode version, the systems involved and a concrete example of the behavior you need.
What should we bring to a modernization discussion?
Your current version, customization inventory, integration map, known operational problems and target business changes. These help separate platform migration work from improvements that can be delivered independently.
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Start with the challenge
What could work
better together?
Let’s connect your next ambition to a practical path forward.