🦮 Spree 5 Open-Source Ecommerce: Guided Selling for VIP & B2B Commerce
Sometimes your customers don’t need a self-service checkout — they need a trusted guide.
For VIP shoppers, high-ticket transactions, or complex B2B deals, a concierge-style buying experience can make all the difference. That’s why Spree 5 introduces admin-assisted order creation and secure payment link delivery, a feature designed to support online guided selling with both flexibility and professionalism.
What Is Guided Selling?
Guided selling is when a sales representative, customer success agent, or account manager assists a customer throughout the purchasing process — from selecting the right products to finalizing payment.
This approach is common in:
- Luxury retail: Personal shoppers preparing curated carts for VIP clients
- B2B commerce: Sales reps handling orders for bulk or contract-based purchases
- High-ticket sales: When confidence, clarity, and custom quotes are key
Spree 5 now makes this easy — and secure.
New in Spree 5: Admin-Assisted Orders & Secure Checkout Links
With Spree 5, an admin can now:
- Create an order on behalf of a customer directly in the backend
- Customize it as needed — products, discounts, taxes, shipping options
- Then choose how to complete the sale:
- Email the customer a secure payment link, so they can finalize checkout on their own device
- Or, in certain scenarios, capture payment directly (for example, if the customer’s card is already securely on file via Stripe)
This gives your team more flexibility and control — and delivers a premium, frictionless experience for your top customers.
Secure, Scalable, and Flexible
This feature isn’t just for one-off transactions. It supports:
- Ongoing sales-assisted workflows in B2B contexts
- Custom quotes and offline negotiation pipelines
- VIP cart curation and follow-up via email or chat
- PCI-compliant handling of payment details via Stripe or secure links
Whether you’re replacing manual invoicing or modernizing your sales playbook, Spree 5 gives your team the tools to operate at enterprise level — without extra complexity.
Why Spree Commerce?
Spree Commerce is a fully open-source eCommerce platform trusted by thousands of developers and merchants around the world. Built with modern Ruby on Rails and React, Spree offers full control over your storefronts, backend logic, and integrations — no black boxes, no vendor lock-in.
With Spree, you can:
- Build exactly the experience you want, not just what’s offered out of the box
- Customize anything — checkout flows, product logic, admin tools, and storefront themes
- Integrate with any service or API, from payments to fulfillment to marketing
- Launch fast, iterate quickly, and scale on your own terms
Whether you’re running a DTC brand, a B2B marketplace, or a multi-store empire, Spree gives you the freedom to innovate without limits.
🛠️ Open source. Developer-friendly. Fully customizable.
