One orchestration layer between Brightpearl and every channel

Coretonomy's Integration Data Hub sits between Brightpearl and your commercial channels, controlling how data is transformed, validated, and synchronised. It is designed to reduce integration risk by centralising:

Data normalisation

Products, customers, price lists, stock, and orders transformed consistently across all channels.

Business rules and validation

Rules enforced before anything reaches Brightpearl—preventing bad data from entering your ERP.

Pricing and stock orchestration

Consistent pricing and inventory across B2B, D2C, and marketplaces without manual reconciliation.

Order routing and synchronisation

Orders from all channels flow into Brightpearl with proper attribution and processing rules.

Monitoring and error handling

Visibility into sync activity, exceptions, and auditability when issues occur.

Controlled change

Add channels or replace tools without destabilising existing integrations.

What actually syncs — and in which direction

"Integration" only means something at the level of individual data flows. These are the ones the hub manages for Brightpearl businesses, each with Brightpearl authoritative:

Products & catalogue

Items, variants and attributes flow outward from Brightpearl, enriched for the web without touching ERP master data.

Stock & warehouses

Warehouse-aware availability synchronised to every channel, with allocation rules controlled centrally — channels never hold their own stock truth.

Price lists per customer group

Brightpearl price lists map to trade accounts online: each customer sees exactly their contracted pricing, and retail shoppers see only retail.

Back orders

Lines awaiting stock are tracked consistently across ordering channels, so trade customers see honest availability and nothing is lost between systems.

Orders

Orders from B2B, D2C and marketplaces validated before they reach Brightpearl — correctly attributed, with no manual rekeying.

Invoices & documents

Invoice data flows back out so trade customers self-serve documents online instead of emailing your accounts team.

ERP-first (Brightpearl-first) clarity

Brightpearl stays the system of record

Coretonomy is built for ERP-led businesses. Brightpearl remains authoritative for:

Inventory availability

Stock allocation and availability governed by Brightpearl, not fragmented across channels.

Pricing and terms

Customer terms, price lists, and account structure remain in Brightpearl as the single source.

Operational integrity

Order history, reporting, financial accuracy, and fulfilment integrity stay in ERP.

The integration hub ensures you do not create a "shadow ERP" across ecommerce tools and marketplaces.

Live example: White Leaf and Last True Angel run on Brightpearl + Coretonomy

White Leaf, a UK giftware wholesaler, runs B2B trade ordering and D2C retail on Coretonomy — alongside sister brand Last True Angel — all against a single Brightpearl backend:

B2B and D2C, one backend

Trade ordering and retail ecommerce share Brightpearl's stock and pricing through the same hub — no parallel rule-books.

Customer-specific pricing

Trade customers log in to their own Brightpearl price list and account terms; retail shoppers see retail pricing only.

Orders straight into Brightpearl

Web orders from every store arrive validated and attributed — the operations team keeps working in Brightpearl as before.

Multiple brands and channels, one ERP, one integration layer — the pattern this page describes, running in production.

Connect Brightpearl to B2B, D2C, Shopify, and marketplaces

Wholesale / B2B

Coretonomy proprietary B2B platform

Purpose-built wholesale platform with customer-specific pricing, terms, and catalogues.

Account ordering

Trade customers order against their accounts with appropriate pricing and credit terms.

Assisted selling

Sales agents and trade show ordering that syncs directly to Brightpearl.

D2C

Coretonomy native D2C

Unified admin alongside B2B—shared inventory, consistent pricing rules, single dashboard.

Shopify D2C (optional)

Keep Shopify for D2C where it excels. Stock and orders sync through the Integration Hub.

Important: Coretonomy does not use Shopify for B2B. Coretonomy provides its own wholesale platform. Shopify is integrated where appropriate for D2C only.

Marketplaces

Faire

Wholesale marketplace integration with stock and pricing managed through the hub.

Mirakl-based marketplaces

Enterprise marketplaces supported with staged rollout to reduce risk.

Business systems around Brightpearl

Payments and gateways

Stripe, PayPal, and B2B credit terms integrated with order and accounting flows.

CRM

Customer data and sales activity sync for better account management.

Warehouse / fulfilment

3PL and warehouse tools connected through the hub, not point-to-point.

BI / reporting

Business intelligence tools fed consistent data from the integration layer.

All coordinated through the Integration Data Hub—no brittle point-to-point web.

Why Brightpearl integrations often fail at scale

Point-to-point connections can work early on, then break under real-world complexity:

Inventory drift

Stock levels diverge between channels, leading to overselling or missed sales.

Pricing discrepancies

Customer-specific pricing errors when rules aren't enforced centrally.

Manual reconciliation

Spreadsheet workarounds that consume time and introduce human error.

Expensive rework

Channel changes that require rebuilding integrations from scratch.

Unclear accountability

When integrations fail, no one knows where responsibility sits.

Corey's note

"Coretonomy avoids this by concentrating integration logic and ownership in one hub. When something goes wrong, you know where to look."

Add channels without disrupting operations

Most established Brightpearl businesses cannot afford a big-bang rebuild. Coretonomy supports controlled change:

Staged channel rollout

B2B first, then D2C, then marketplaces—each validated before moving to the next.

Parallel running

Measured migration with old and new systems running together during transition.

Clear rollback paths

If something doesn't work, you can revert without losing operational capability.

Documented patterns

Integration patterns you can rely on, not tribal knowledge that leaves when people do.

How this differs from SparkLayer and B2B Wave

Both are credible products, and for some businesses they are the right choice. The difference is architectural:

SparkLayer

Adds B2B ordering onto an existing Shopify store — a good fit if Shopify is already your centre of gravity and your wholesale needs fit its model.

B2B Wave

A standalone B2B webshop with connectors to the systems around it — a portal-first approach where the ordering site is the starting point.

Coretonomy

An ERP-first platform: a proprietary wholesale storefront plus an integration hub, with Brightpearl authoritative across B2B, D2C and marketplaces — one layer, one owner, one place to look when something needs attention.

The practical question isn't which product has more features — it's where you want the system of record to sit, and how many separate integrations you want to own as channels grow.

Designed for Brightpearl businesses where the cost of getting it wrong is high

This is a fit if you:

  • Rely on Brightpearl operationally
  • Run wholesale pricing, account terms, or complex catalogues
  • Are adding marketplaces or additional channels
  • Want stability, clarity, and accountability over hype

Brightpearl integration questions

Do you integrate with Brightpearl?

Yes. Coretonomy is designed to keep Brightpearl central as the system of record while connecting B2B, D2C, and marketplaces through one orchestration layer.

Can you connect Brightpearl to a B2B wholesale portal?

Yes. Coretonomy provides a proprietary B2B platform built for wholesale-first workflows, synchronised with Brightpearl via the integration hub.

Do you use Shopify for B2B with Brightpearl?

No, and it is worth being precise here, because a Brightpearl Shopify integration usually means one of two different things. If you mean selling D2C on Shopify with Brightpearl behind it, that is supported: Shopify connects to the hub as a D2C channel, and stock, orders and customer data stay in step with Brightpearl as the system of record. If you mean running trade ordering itself on Shopify, we do not. Customer-specific pricing, account terms and credit rules belong in a platform built for wholesale rather than a retail platform with B2B added on top.

Can you connect Brightpearl to Faire?

Yes. Faire connects through the same hub as your other channels, so stock, pricing and order routing stay controlled. Faire is the marketplace we have a built connector for; other marketplaces would be scoped as bespoke work.

How do Brightpearl price lists and customer groups work online?

Price lists stay in Brightpearl. The hub maps them to trade accounts so each customer sees their contracted pricing when they log in, while anonymous retail shoppers only ever see retail prices.

Do back orders sync with Brightpearl?

Yes. Lines awaiting stock are tracked consistently between Brightpearl and the ordering channels, so the availability shown to trade customers is honest and nothing is lost between systems.

Do invoices flow back from Brightpearl?

Yes. Invoice data flows out through the hub so trade customers can self-serve documents online instead of emailing your accounts team.

How does this compare to SparkLayer or B2B Wave?

SparkLayer adds B2B ordering to an existing Shopify store and B2B Wave is a standalone B2B webshop. Coretonomy pairs its own wholesale platform with an integration hub, so Brightpearl stays authoritative across B2B, D2C and marketplaces through one controlled layer.

Discuss your Brightpearl setup

We start with your current Brightpearl configuration, channels, and operational constraints, then recommend the lowest-risk path forward.