Overview

A Company is a B2B organization (Acme Distributors, Beta Logistics, etc.) that buys from your store. Each Company can have multiple contacts — the actual people who log in and place orders for the company. Assigning a Customer Group (pricing tier) to the Company applies that tier's wholesale pricing to every contact automatically.

Companies are part of Orbit Wholesale's custom B2B system — you don't need Shopify Plus or Shopify's native B2B features. Everything works on the standard Shopify plan.

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When to use Companies (vs Customer Groups alone)

Scenario	What to use
Single solo wholesale buyer	Customer Group only
Business with 1 buyer, no team	Customer Group only
Business with multiple buyers sharing the same pricing	Company + Customer Group
Buyers need to self-register and link to a known company	Company + invite link

A Company groups its contacts so:

• The same pricing tier applies to all contacts in one step
• New contacts can self-register via the company's invite link (no manual add needed)
• You see one row per business in the Companies list, not one row per buyer

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How it works

You create Company "Acme Distributors"
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Assign Customer Group "Gold tier" to Acme
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You add Jane (existing Shopify customer) as a contact
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Jane is automatically tagged "wholesale-gold"
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Next time Jane shops, she sees Gold-tier wholesale prices

Add more contacts → same thing happens to each. Remove Jane → her tag is removed (unless she's a contact in another company with the same tier).

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Where to find it

In the admin sidebar: Companies. The list view shows every company, its assigned tier, number of contacts, and status. Click any row to open the editor.

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Next steps

• Create a Company
• Assign a pricing tier
• Invite contacts via the registration link
• Status: Active vs Inactive