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B2B eCommerce & Product Discovery

Making 1 Million SKUs Searchable for Mark’s Plumbing

Mark’s Plumbing transformed its digital product discovery by connecting advanced search with enriched PIM data. The result: over 1 million SKUs fully searchable in a scalable system—improving customer experience, increasing product visibility, and driving higher revenue.
 
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KEY FACTS MARK´S PLUMBING

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TAGETGROUP
Contractors, public sector organizations, school systems, and government institutions
INDUSTRY
Plumbing Supplies Distribution
BUSINESS
National distributor of plumbing and electrical parts
CORE GOAL
Make over 1 million SKUs searchable and improve product discoverability
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TECHNOLOGY
SOLR Search, PIM System, AI-based Data Enrichment
CHALLENGES

Unlocking Product Visibility at Scale

Mark’s Plumbing managed over 1 million SKUs—but only a fraction was accessible online. This limited product visibility created friction in the buying process, reduced customer satisfaction, and held back revenue potential.
 
  • Only ~80K of 1M+ SKUs available online
  • Weak search not built for industry-specific terms & symbols
  • No effective integration between search and PIM
  • Incomplete product data limiting findability
  • Exact-match search with no alternatives or recommendations
  • Missed cross-sell and upsell opportunities
  • Need for a scalable, future-ready solution
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Desktop and mobile view of Mark’s Plumbing B2B eCommerce platform with advanced product search and PIM integration

SOLUTION

By implementing an advanced SOLR-based search and integrating it with an enriched PIM, Mark’s Plumbing created a scalable product discovery ecosystem. Over 1 million SKUs are now searchable with enhanced product data. Buyers find the right products faster - including alternatives and add-ons - while Mark’s benefits from increased visibility, higher margins, and a system built to scale.
Advanced SOLR-Based Search Implementation
We implemented a powerful, elastic SOLR search solution capable of handling large-scale product catalogs while delivering fast, relevant, and ranked search results.
Search Logic Optimization for Industry Standards
The search system was customized to understand plumbing-specific terminology, abbreviations, and symbols such as inch and foot notations.
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PIM Integration for Enhanced Product Data
We ensured seamless integration between the search solution and the existing PIM system to leverage enriched product data for better search accuracy.
AI-Powered Product Data Enrichment
Using AI, we enriched product data by harvesting information from manufacturer and aggregator sources, significantly improving product descriptions and metadata.
 
Improved Product Discovery & Recommendations
Instead of returning exact matches only, the system delivers alternative, complementary, and higher-margin product suggestions to enhance the buying experience.
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Cross-Selling & Margin Optimization
Search results were strategically ranked to promote higher-margin OEM products, increasing average order value and profitability.
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