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Nuherbs launches a wholesale B2B E-Commerce platform for dietary supplements with Spree Commerce

Nuherbs is a vertically integrated third-generation family business producing, importing and distributing Chinese herbs and herbal supplements. It recently launched a wholesale B2B E-commerce platform with a custom mobile-first user experience fine tuned for repeat customers but also friendly to first-timers. The Spree online platform is integrated with an ERP solution for smooth order fulfillment and optimized accounting and reporting purposes. The platform has been designed, developed and is maintained by Spark Solutions.

The Challenge

For over 30 years Nuherbs has been a successful importer and wholesaler that now sources over 300 different products. Being ahead of industry trends such as traceability allowed the company to scale and become the leading supplier of Chinese herbs. 

In order to secure further growth, Nuherbs needed to: 

The Solution

Nuherbs and Spark Solutions designed and developed an industry-specific mobile-friendly website serving 5 distinct wholesale client types with a Spree powered E-Commerce platform combined with a content management system for educational story-telling.

Nuherbs offers a wide variety of herbs and herbal supplements to wholesale customers of different kinds and each with quite specific shopping needs. Most are returning customers familiar with the products and ordering multiple line items in large quantities per each order. Streamlining their shopping experience was a topic of several UX discovery and design workshops. The goal was to save their time and effort on frequent orders while allowing them to use their preferred naming convention or favorite product listing view.

On the other hand, there are first time customers who need a more guided shopping experience to be able to explore and appreciate various products offered by Nuherbs. For this customer group a different type of features has been designed. Quick View pop-ups on the product listing page or ingredient breakdowns on the product detail page aid first timers in selecting the products they need.

All product prices are initially hidden from unsigned visitors in order to convert them into registered users. Prices become visible only after user sign in. User sign ups are moderated by Nuherbs admins and all user data is being synced in real time with Kingdee ERP solution for later processing. At the same time call center operators are standing by to support any sign up or sign in attempts or resolve any issues which in case of a B2B business is a service worth having.

Nuherbs wholesale b2b E-commerce and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ new wholesale B2B E-commerce platform features:

Showcase of Nuherbs’ new wholesale B2B E-commerce platform

Top navigation and all content blocks are customizable using the built-in CMS

Nuherb and Spree Commerce Success Story

Three Product Listing Page (PLP) views are available: list view with SKU IDs, list view with product photos and grid view with product photos:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Unregistered users are able to browse the product catalog but cannot see prices which are displayed only to signed-up and verified users. Add to cart button is available after user sign-in.

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Clicking on a product visible on the Product Listing Page (PLP) triggers a pop-up with that product’s ingredients.

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Each product may be sorted by most popular product name transcriptions (PIn Yin – romanized Chinese characters, Latin, Chinese, Common name)

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

After signing in, users may click “Add to cart” buttons placed on the Product Listing Pages (PLP) or Product Detail Pages (PDP) which triggers a confirmation popup being displayed for a couple of seconds to reduce the risk of accidental wholesale purchase

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Some Product Detail Pages (PDP) contain ingredients list for a product. Searching and shopping for some ingredients separately is also possible. 

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ cart experience was designed to allow easy adjustments to the shopping cart containing multiple line items with large wholesale quantities.

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ wholesale checkout allows for shipping method selection based on estimated shipping cost for each one:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ wholesale checkout allows users to pick either credit card payment or opt for on terms payment:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

For regular returning customers Nuherbs offers a quick order form for easy product code entering without the traditional product exploration and adding to cart process:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Returning customers have also a chance to add products to their favorites which speeds up adding to cart from a favorites list and saves time for regular, wholesale customers:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ website is also equipped with a content management system for content pages which present informational and educational materials:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Nuherbs’ users may search for either products, news or ingredients using the top nav search box:

Nuherbs and Spree Commerce Success Story

Tech Stack & Integrations

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SPREE SUCCESS STORY

Recently launched custom wholesale B2B E-commerce platform synced with Kingdee ERP keeps Nuherbs scaling up and reaching new audiences more effectively than before. 

“I want to thank all those that came before us that built the foundation that we stand on, especially my parents Pat and Henry who built Nuherbs to be what it is today, celebrating 40 years strong. May family owned business continue and thrive” says Wilson Lau who currently manages Nuherbs family business.

“You are just a custodian ensuring what your family built is rooted in tradition, while modernizing to keep things fresh and relevant.” he adds.

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