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Mar 13, 2024 | About PunchOut Catalogs

The Story of Punchout Catalogs

Mar 13, 2024 | About PunchOut Catalogs

Punchout Catalogs was founded in 2009 by a team of consultants who were busy implementing enterprise procurement solutions.  These consultants saw a trend where the eProcurement solution providers were continually pushing more and more suppliers to become “punchout enabled”.   

Many of these suppliers either had:

    • No eCommerce capabilities, OR
    • Basic B2C eCommerce capabilities

So, Punchout Catalogs was launched to provide the solutions (and know-how) to quickly enable robust eCommerce capabilities to support all of the supplier’s eCommerce needs, Business-to-Business (B2B) & Business-to-Consumer (B2C).

Our goal is to enable companies to adopt and embrace enterprise B2B eCommerce.   Similar to “kleenex and tissues”, the term “punchout catalog” is synonymous with a “B2B eCommerce catalog”.  Most large companies run an enterprise e-Procurement or Procure-to-Pay platform.  These platforms are an extension of the companies ERP system and provide governance around the buying and invoicing processes.  Within these eProcurement / P2P systems, 95%+ of the buying happens via an external connection, called a Punchout Catalog.   At Punchout Catalogs, we enable suppliers the ability to connect their eCommerce sites with their customers’ buying platforms (i.e. SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa, iValua, Jaggaer, Peoplesoft ePro, Workday, etc)
  • Punchout Catalogs works closely with all of the major eCommerce platforms, including:  Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and others.
  • Punchout Catalogs will meet the supplier where they are…in other words, if a supplier doesn’t have any eCommerce capabilities, Punchout Catalogs can bring the entire solution, enable the supplier’s eCommerce site, and provide connectivity to allow for all types of eCommerce (B2C and B2B)
  • Punchout Catalogs serves thousands of customers globally and provides world class 24/7 customer support

Punchout Catalogs is a United States technology firm that shares values of trust and integrity with our clients. Our clients entrust Punchout Catalogs to be an extension of their company and to serve as their IT experts as we engage with their strategic customers to enable eCommerce connectivity. We work to bring our clients the best support and service, so they can focus on the things that matter ,knowing that their B2B network is taken care of.

Want to learn more about our solution? Reach out to our sales team to request a demo: Punchout Catalogs Contact Form

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