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B2B Portal for Footwear Brands.

The FIRE B2B Portal gives your footwear buyers 24/7 self-service ordering with full size-run grids, real-time stock levels, pre-order and NOS in one interface, buyer-specific pricing, and curated assortments per store type. Every browse, every comparison, every cart — captured as data that compounds into intelligence.

Buyer Expectations

Why Footwear Buyers Expect a Self-Service Portal

Reorders Cannot Wait for a Rep

A running shoe sells out in size 42. The retailer needs to restock now — not at the next appointment in three weeks. Without a portal, they send an email, call the office, or simply miss the window.

NOS Programmes Need Real-Time Stock

Never-out-of-stock means the buyer needs to see what is available right now. Not yesterday's export. Not a PDF price list from last month. Real-time availability, confirmed by the ERP, updated via FIRE Connect.

Size Grids Are Too Complex for Email

Size-run orders across dozens of sizes, widths, and colourways cannot be communicated reliably by email. Errors multiply with every style added. A portal with visual size grids eliminates entry mistakes and captures preferences as structured data.

Assortments Should Be Curated, Not Overwhelming

A sport specialist does not need to see every style in your collection. They need a curated assortment matched to their segment, with size-run depths that fit their store profile. The portal delivers this automatically per login.

Pre-Order Browsing Happens After Hours

Buyers review new collections at night, on weekends, between appointments. They compare colourways, check delivery dates, and bookmark styles. Without a portal, this browsing generates zero data. With one, every session enriches the profile.

Order History Should Be One Click Away

What did I order last season? Which sizes sold through? What was my total volume? Buyers want this information instantly — not by emailing your office and waiting two days for a spreadsheet.

Portal Intelligence

What the Portal Captures While You Sleep

Every buyer session generates structured data. Here is what a single evening looks like.

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Portal Features

What the Portal Does for Footwear Wholesale

Configurable Size-Run Grids

EU, UK, and US sizing per model. Half sizes supported. Width variants inline. The grid adapts per category — running shoes show 36–46, kids show 28–35, formal shows 39–47. AI pre-fills from buyer history.

Pre-Order + NOS Combined

Seasonal pre-order collections and stock-at-once programmes in one interface. Real-time stock via FIRE Connect. Separate delivery windows. Combined order management. The buyer does not switch tools.

Assortment Packages

Pre-built assortments per buyer segment — sport specialist, fashion boutique, department store, online retailer. Style mix, size-run depth, and pricing pre-configured. The buyer sees what is relevant to their store, not the entire catalogue.

Colourway Visual Comparison

High-resolution product imagery with colourway comparison side by side. The buyer compares Black/Teal, Navy/White, and All Black at accurate colour — not from a thumbnail in a PDF.

Reorder in Two Clicks

The portal remembers last season's order. The buyer reviews, adjusts sizes if needed, and reconfirms. A 400-pair reorder that took 30 minutes by email takes 90 seconds on the portal.

Buyer-Specific Everything

Pricing, delivery conditions, approved assortments, payment terms — all personalised per buyer. Each buyer sees their world. A sport specialist sees their assortment. A fashion boutique sees theirs.

The Difference

Before Portal vs. After Portal

Reorder time
30 min by email
90 seconds on portal
Stock visibility
Yesterday's PDF export
Real-time from ERP
Size grid errors
~12% manual re-entry
0% — touch input, AI check
Data captured
Order only
Browse + compare + order
Buyer availability
Office hours only
24/7, any device
The Strategic Value

The Portal Is Not Just Convenient. It Is Your Always-On Data Engine.

Most brands see the B2B Portal as a convenience tool — a way for buyers to reorder without calling the office. That framing dramatically undervalues what a portal actually does. The portal is your only channel that runs 24/7, captures data without human involvement, and scales to every buyer in your database without adding headcount.

Consider the math. Your sales team covers a fraction of accounts in person each season. Your portal serves all of them. The evening browsing session where a buyer spends 12 minutes comparing trail boots generates intent signals as valuable as an in-person reaction. The Saturday reorder that takes 90 seconds is data that would otherwise never exist. The portal does not replace the rep — it extends the selling surface to times and places the rep cannot reach.

And the data compounds. The buyer who browses the portal in February, meets your rep at the trade fair, and reorders via the portal in April has a profile depth that no single-channel approach can match. The portal is the connective tissue between physical and digital selling — and the richer the data, the smarter every interaction becomes.

For footwear specifically, the portal solves the reorder problem that costs brands missed revenue every season. When a bestselling style sells through in size 42, the retailer needs to restock now. Without a portal, they email, wait for confirmation, and sometimes miss the delivery window entirely. With the FIRE portal and real-time NOS stock, the reorder happens in 90 seconds — and the data feeds into the demand signal that helps you plan production for next season.

Your Buyers Are Ready to Order. Are You Ready to Capture the Data?

The B2B Portal runs 24/7. Every session, every browse, every order — structured data compounding into intelligence.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FIRE captures every size runs interaction as structured data. When a buyer explores size runs options on the B2B Portal or Sales App, each selection is logged, analysed, and fed into the AI layer. Over three sales cycles, FIRE predicts size runs demand patterns with increasing accuracy — helping footwear brands optimise production allocation and reduce dead stock by 15-25%. See FIRE Analytics.
Yes. FIRE Connect integrates with 250+ systems including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, and industry-specific solutions for last specifications. Most footwear brands are fully integrated within 20-40 days. The integration is bidirectional — orders, stock levels, and last specifications data flow seamlessly between FIRE and your existing infrastructure. Learn about FIRE Connect.
Most B2B platforms digitise transactions. FIRE captures intelligence. Every buyer interaction across Portal, Sales App, Digital Showroom, and Remote feeds one unified data layer. After three cycles, the AI predicts buyer behaviour, flags churn risk, and recommends assortment adjustments specific to footwear — including seasonal drops. This compounding intelligence is what sets FIRE apart.
Typically 20 to 40 days from kickoff to live operation. FIRE has pre-built templates for footwear including size runs, last specifications, and seasonal drops workflows. The implementation team, based at our headquarters in Wollerau near Zurich, handles ERP integration, data migration, and buyer onboarding. First structured data flows within the first week.
Absolutely. FIRE supports multi-language, multi-currency, and region-specific pricing — essential for footwear brands operating across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and wider European markets. Data is hosted on AWS — with optional Swiss or European hosting available — fully GDPR and Swiss data protection compliant. Our Zurich team supports brands in German, English, and French. Contact us.
FIRE captures six categories of structured data per buyer session: product views, search behaviour, comparison patterns, size runs interactions, order composition, and session timing. For footwear specifically, this includes last specifications preferences and seasonal drops patterns. This intelligence compounds — each cycle makes predictions sharper and recommendations more actionable. Explore FIRE AI.
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