A jewelry wholesale B2B website is a private buyer portal where your retail accounts, big-box chains, and independent jewelers log in to browse inventory, place orders at their negotiated tier price, and pay via ACH or net-30 invoice -- all without a middleman platform skimming 25% per transaction. Unlike Faire or RangeMe, you own every buyer relationship, control your margin structure, and set credit limits per account. The portal connects to your existing ERP or inventory system, pulls real-time stock counts across multiple warehouses, and generates EDI 850/855/856 documents that Nordstrom, Macy's, or Costco purchasing systems require. Buyers see only the product lines, price tiers, and payment terms you assign to their account. Your field reps stop emailing PDF line sheets and instead share login-gated catalogs with high-resolution imagery, GIA or IGI cert data, and AGTA treatment disclosures baked into every product card. Reorder automation triggers when a buyer's typical replenishment window opens, sending them a pre-filled cart based on purchase history. Payment collection shifts from chasing checks to automated Stripe ACH pulls on net-30 terms, cutting your DSO by 12 to 18 days on average.
Dónde fallan los proyectos
Qué construimos
Tiered Pricing Engine
EDI 850/855/856 Integration
ACH + Net-30 Invoice Automation
Multi-Warehouse Fulfillment
Reorder Automation + Pre-Filled Carts
Login-Gated Digital Line Sheets
Nuestro proceso
Wholesale Workflow Audit
Portal Architecture + Pricing Logic
Build + Integration Sprint
Buyer UAT + Rep Training
Launch + Ongoing Optimization
Preguntas frecuentes
How much does a jewelry wholesale B2B portal cost?
A production-ready jewelry wholesale B2B portal starts at $60K and scales to $200K depending on complexity. A $60K build covers tiered buyer pricing, Stripe ACH payment, a single warehouse, and a login-gated product catalog with GIA or IGI cert display. At the $120K mark you add EDI 850/855/856 integration for big-box retailers like Nordstrom or Costco, multi-warehouse fulfillment routing, and reorder automation with pre-filled carts. The $200K tier includes full ERP integration with systems like SAP Business One or NetSuite, custom credit limit workflows with automated approval chains, and advanced analytics dashboards tracking buyer lifetime value, reorder frequency, and margin per tier. After launch, a monthly retainer of $5K to $15K covers ongoing EDI spec updates, new buyer onboarding configurations, catalog management, and feature releases. Compare that to Faire's 25% commission on a $2M wholesale book -- you recoup the build cost in under five months.
How long does it take to build a wholesale jewelry portal?
Most wholesale jewelry portals launch in 12 weeks from kickoff to live buyer orders. Weeks 1 and 2 cover your workflow audit -- we map buyer tiers, payment terms, warehouse locations, and EDI requirements. Weeks 3 and 4 focus on architecture, pricing logic design, and wireframe review with your sales team. The core build sprint runs weeks 5 through 9, connecting Stripe ACH, EDI middleware, your ERP, and warehouse APIs. Weeks 10 and 11 are buyer testing and rep training with real orders. Week 12 is launch. If you need EDI compliance for a specific retailer onboarding deadline, we can fast-track that integration into a parallel sprint. Post-launch onboarding of remaining buyer accounts typically runs 4 to 6 additional weeks as your reps migrate accounts off emailed line sheets.
Can you integrate EDI for big-box jewelry retailers?
Yes. We build EDI 850, 855, and 856 document flows that meet the exact specifications of retailers like Nordstrom, Macy's, Costco, JCPenney, and Signet. Your portal receives inbound EDI 850 purchase orders, auto-generates 855 acknowledgments confirming price and availability, and transmits 856 advance ship notices with tracking and carton-level detail when your warehouse ships. We connect through SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce, or direct AS2 channels depending on what each retailer mandates. The integration maps your internal SKUs, GIA cert numbers, and AGTA treatment codes to the retailer's item master. Most EDI integrations are production-ready within the 12-week build timeline. If a retailer changes their spec -- and they do -- your retainer covers updates.
How does tiered pricing work for different buyer groups?
Your portal supports unlimited buyer tiers, each with its own price list, minimum order quantity, and payment terms. You might have Tier 1 for independent jewelers at keystone markup, Tier 2 for regional chains at 15% below keystone, Tier 3 for big-box accounts at negotiated net pricing, and a special NGJA or AGTA member tier with show pricing extended year-round. Each buyer logs in and sees only their tier's prices -- no crossed wires, no accidental margin giveaways. You can override pricing at the individual account level for anchor buyers. Credit limits are set per account with automated holds when a buyer hits their ceiling. Your ops team manages all of this from an admin dashboard, not a spreadsheet.
How do ACH payments and net-30 invoicing work?
When a buyer places an order, the portal generates an invoice with net-30 terms and stores their verified bank account via Stripe ACH. On the due date, the system automatically initiates the ACH debit. Buyers receive payment reminders at day 20, day 25, and day 30. If the pull fails, your team gets an immediate alert with the failure reason -- insufficient funds, closed account, or authorization revoked. You set credit limits per account, and the portal blocks new orders when an account has outstanding invoices past their limit. For buyers who prefer wire or check, the system tracks manual payments and reconciles against open invoices. Our clients typically see DSO drop from 45+ days to under 32 days within the first quarter of using automated ACH collection.
Why not just use Faire or BigCommerce B2B?
Faire takes 25% of every wholesale transaction and owns the buyer relationship -- if Faire changes its algorithm or fee structure, your revenue is at their mercy. On $2M in annual wholesale, that is $500K gone. BigCommerce B2B is a step up, but it was not built for the jewelry trade. It cannot display GIA or IGI cert data inline, does not generate EDI 850/855/856 documents for big-box retailers, and its pricing tier system lacks per-account credit limits and AGTA treatment code display. A custom portal means you own every buyer email, control every margin point, and integrate directly with your ERP and warehouses. Your buyers get a branded experience with real-time inventory across vaults in New York, Mumbai, or Bangkok -- not a generic marketplace listing next to your competitors.
Can the portal show GIA certs and AGTA treatment codes?
Every product card in your portal can display the GIA, IGI, AGS, GRS, or Gubelin certificate number as a clickable link to the lab's verification page. AGTA treatment disclosure codes -- N for no treatment, H for heat only, E for enhancement -- render as standardized badges your buyers already recognize from trade shows and AGTA directories. For colored stones, you can include GRS origin determination, Gubelin appendix letters, and SSEF test reports. For diamonds, the portal pulls four Cs data and plots it against your pricing grid. Buyers filter and sort by cert type, treatment status, origin, carat range, and color grade. This is not a PDF attachment -- it is structured data your buyers can search, compare, and trust before they click reorder.
What happens after launch with the monthly retainer?
Your retainer of $5K to $15K per month covers four categories of ongoing work. First, EDI maintenance -- when Nordstrom updates their 856 spec or a new retailer sends you a trading partner agreement, we implement the changes. Second, buyer onboarding -- new account configurations, tier assignments, credit limit adjustments, and custom catalog views. Third, catalog operations -- new product lines, photography uploads, cert data ingestion from GIA or IGI batch reports, and AGTA code updates. Fourth, feature development -- adding RapNet or IDEX price feed integration, building a rep commission dashboard, or shipping a mobile reorder app for buyers who place orders from the GJEPC show floor. You get a dedicated engineer and a project manager. We ship updates every two weeks and review portal analytics monthly with your sales leadership.
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