Data integration and EDI drive B2B e-commerce growth

The EDI DAY 2026 conference, organized by pörtner consulting, will take place on September 11, 2026, in Höhr-Grenzhausen and online. The event focuses on how data integration serves as a growth driver in B2B e-commerce, emphasizing the need for automated exchange of orders, invoices, and product data between merchants, suppliers, and customers to avoid manual errors and high process costs.

In the context of B2B spare parts e-commerce, successful implementation requires specialized shop software combined with vehicle-specific catalog technology and ERP integration. Key architectural requirements include scalable middleware to orchestrate data flows between ERP, PIM, and shop systems, high-performance search databases for large inventories, and flexible API architectures to prevent data silos.