Industry News & Updates
Announcements, market moves and industry updates from across B2B eCommerce Association global network.
From Equipment Supplier to Infrastructure Partner: What SLB's Kelvion Deal Means for Industrial Digital Strategy
SLB's proposed $4.1 billion acquisition of Kelvion shows how digital capabilities can support a broader change in what an industrial company sells and how deeply it participates in the customer's operation.
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Optimas Launches Acquisition-Led Expansion Across Industrial Distribution
The UK-based distributor is targeting specialist businesses across Europe and Asia-Pacific, with digital integration likely to play an important role in turning acquisitions into customer value.
Grainger’s $210 Million Bet Takes Inventory Management Deeper Into Customer Operations
Grainger’s acquisition of Adroit Worldwide Media’s technology assets is not the beginning of embedded inventory management. It is a major investment in making an established distribution model more automated, data-rich and scalable.
Lemvigh-Müller Uses AI Agents to Automate 100,000 Supplier Order Confirmations
The Danish wholesaler is using AI to process the emails and PDFs that sit outside its EDI network, showing how distributors can automate established workflows without replacing their core ERP systems.
B2B eCommerce Industry Awards Americas 2026 Moves to the Historic Indiana Roof Ballroom
The Awards Gala will take over one of Indianapolis’ most distinctive venues on November 3, 2026, following B2B eCommerce World Americas.
B2B NEXT AI Returns in 2027 with an Expanded Global Leadership Summit
B2B NEXT AI is returning March 1–2, 2027 at Mountain Shadows Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, bringing together 200 senior leaders for two days focused on practical AI strategy, investment, adoption and execution inside complex B2B organisations.
The B2B eCommerce Industry Awards 2026 for the Americas are now live
Nominations are open across 17 categories recognising the manufacturers, distributors, technology partners and people delivering measurable progress in B2B digital commerce.
Celine Clay Named Community Contributor of the Year at the 2026 B2B eCommerce Industry Awards
Lactalis digital leader Celine Clay has been recognised as the 2026 Community Contributor of the Year for Asia-Pacific, acknowledging her long-standing contribution to the B2B eCommerce Association and the wider B2B digital commerce community.
B2B NEXT AI Launches as the Global AI Leadership Community for Manufacturing and Distribution
The B2B eCommerce Association and Northeastern University's Roux Institute mark a new era for AI practitioners in B2B commerce
Dan Gray Named B2B eCommerce Leader of the Year at 2025 APAC Industry Awards
The B2B eCommerce Association recognizes Dan Gray, Head of Product & Technology at SafetyCulture Marketplace, as the 2025 B2B eCommerce Leader of the Year at the Asia Pacific Industry Awards.
Motion Wins for Customer Adoption at APAC Industry Awards 2025
Motion Asia Pacific has been awarded Best Customer Adoption Strategy at the 2025 B2B eCommerce Industry Awards Asia Pacific, recognising its people-led approach to digital adoption.