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Powering LiCor BIO’s Global B2B eCommerce with Headless BigCommerce & NetSuite Integration

Powering LiCor BIO’s Global B2B eCommerce with Headless BigCommerce & NetSuite Integration

Service

  • Headless architecture development using BigCommerce Catalyst
  • ERP integration with NetSuite (B2B Edition)
  • Region and product-specific logic
  • Data migration from the legacy system

Platforms

  • BigCommerce
  • NetSuite ERP

Overview

LiCor BIO, a global leader in biosciences and environmental science, partnered with Folio3 to overcome the limitations of its legacy eCommerce platform. We delivered a fully headless BigCommerce solution, customized for complex B2B needs, regional compliance, and NetSuite ERP (B2B Edition) integration. It resulted in a high-performance, scalable platform built for both target consumers and internal teams.

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Challenge

LiCor BIO had outgrown its legacy eCommerce setup. The platform wasn’t equipped to handle B2B complexities, lacked ERP connectivity, and performed below expectations in terms of SEO and site speed. Their global customer base needed a smarter, faster, and more flexible buying experience.

Lack of a Unified eCommerce Experience

Ensuring a seamless flow between Li-Cor Bio’s educational content site and new eCommerce platform was challenging, requiring a unified experience in design, performance, and functionality.

Outdated Platform with Limited B2B Capabilities

Their previous system lacked support for tiered pricing, shopping lists, quotes, and invoice management, all crucial for enterprise procurement workflows.

No ERP Integration

Order, inventory, and customer data had to be manually managed between the store and NetSuite, creating inefficiencies and frequent data inconsistencies.

Unsatisfactory Site Performance

Slow load times and weak Core Web Vitals negatively impacted SEO rankings and user experience, especially on mobile.

International Compliance Challenges

With customers across multiple countries, they struggled with managing currencies and regional availability for hazardous materials.

Fragmented Data & Migration Risk

LiCor needed a partner who could securely migrate all historical company, user, and order data into a new system without downtime.

The Solution We Delivered

Headless Commerce Architecture

Headless Commerce Architecture

We built a completely headless storefront using BigCommerce’s Catalyst starter theme, giving LiCor BIO total control over frontend performance, flexibility, and UX.

Integrated NetSuite ERP with B2B Edition

Integrated NetSuite ERP with B2B Edition

Using our dedicated NetSuite connector, we enabled real-time sync of customers, orders, product data, and pricing, fully automating back-office operations. We also integrated B2B features like custom quotes, invoices, companies, etc.

Intelligent Shipping Logic

Intelligent Shipping Logic

We implemented condition-based shipping logic that differentiates between hazardous and non-hazardous products, dynamically displaying appropriate shipping methods based on product type and customer location.

Automatic Region & Currency Detection

Automatic Region & Currency Detection

Buyers are now automatically shown the correct currency and available products based on geolocation, improving global usability and compliance. Moreover, location and currency settings can now be manually adjusted.

Seamless Data Migration

Seamless Data Migration

We securely migrated thousands of data points across companies, users, addresses, and historical order.

SEO & Performance Optimization

SEO & Performance Optimization

We rebuilt the storefront structure using an advanced tech stack and Core Web Vitals best practices, achieving a 50% improvement in site performance.

Results

Here’s the impact we delivered for LiCor BIO:

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