Shopify + Essendant
Connect Essendant to your Shopify store
Connect Essendant's 160,000+ item catalog to your Shopify store with automated product imports, inventory sync, and order fulfillment for janitorial, breakroom, and facility supplies.
Request ConsultationAbout Essendant
Essendant is a national wholesale distributor of janitorial and sanitation supplies, breakroom products, office furniture, and facility essentials. With over 160,000 items in their catalog, Essendant serves independent resellers and e-commerce businesses with product data feeds, real-time inventory, and dropship fulfillment capabilities.
The Problem
Managing Essendant products manually doesn't scale
Enormous catalog scale
160,000+ items spanning cleaning chemicals, paper products, furniture, technology, and facility supplies. No manual process can keep that volume current in Shopify.
Product data complexity
Janitorial products require safety data sheets, dilution ratios, and compliance certifications. Getting this into Shopify correctly is critical for B2B customers.
B2B pricing and account tiers
Essendant serves resellers with different pricing tiers. Managing per-account pricing in Shopify alongside consumer-facing prices requires custom logic.
Reorder-heavy purchasing patterns
Janitorial and facility supplies are consumables — customers reorder frequently. Accurate inventory sync is essential to avoid stockout frustration.
Off-the-shelf software falls short
Generic integration tools weren't built for Essendant's B2B pricing models, safety data requirements, or the sheer scale of their jan-san catalog.
Why Custom
Generic integration software wasn't built for your supplier
Built for your supplier's data
Every supplier has a different feed format, update schedule, and set of quirks. A custom integration handles yours exactly — no workarounds.
No fighting generic middleware
Off-the-shelf tools are built for the average case. You'll spend weeks configuring them only to hit limitations that block your launch.
Scales with your catalog
Whether you carry 500 SKUs or 100,000, a custom integration is built for your volume from day one — no performance cliffs or pricing tiers.
We maintain it for you
When your supplier changes their feed or Shopify ships an API update, we handle it. You never touch a line of code.
How It Works
Tell us about your supplier
Share which supplier you use, what your store needs, and how you want products managed in Shopify.
We scope the integration
We map your supplier's data to your Shopify store and plan the build. Catalog, inventory, orders, tracking.
We build it
A custom integration tailored to your supplier's feed format, your catalog, and your workflows. No generic middleware.
We maintain it
Feed changes, API updates, ongoing support. We handle it so you can focus on selling.
Case Study
We built a custom integration for Toys “R” Us that syncs product catalogs and inventory levels from multiple wholesale suppliers directly into their Shopify store, eliminating manual data entry and keeping the storefront accurate around the clock.
The integration handles thousands of SKUs across suppliers, automatically updating products, pricing, images, and stock levels so the storefront always reflects what's actually available.
Request a consultation
Tell us about your store and we'll set up a call to discuss your Essendant integration.
FAQ
Common questions about the Essendant integration
How does the Essendant Shopify integration work?
We build a custom integration that connects Essendant's product catalog, pricing, and inventory feeds to your Shopify store. Products, images, safety data, specs, and stock levels can sync automatically.
Can I select which Essendant products to import into Shopify?
Yes. Filter by product category, brand, or use case to import only the Essendant items that fit your business — whether you focus on janitorial, breakroom, furniture, or facility supplies.
How often does Essendant inventory sync with Shopify?
Inventory can sync multiple times per day so your Shopify store reflects accurate availability, which is critical for consumable products that customers reorder frequently.
Can I route Shopify orders to Essendant automatically?
Yes. Customer orders can be automatically forwarded to Essendant for fulfillment, and tracking info can sync back to your Shopify store.
Can I dropship from Essendant using Shopify?
Yes. Essendant supports dropship fulfillment. We can build a workflow where Shopify orders route to Essendant automatically and tracking details sync back to your store.