independent study
Voice of the Decision Maker
Voice of the Decision Maker
A study by Prof. Dr. Jan-Paul Lüdtke and Prof. Dr. Michael Fretschner, MBR
What really drives decision-makers when choosing, buying, and scaling B2B e-commerce systems?
This exclusive qualitative study reveals how leaders across manufacturing, wholesale, and retail approach digital commerce – from system selection to expansion. Covering both B2B and complex B2C environments, it highlights what decision-makers truly need.
What you’ll learn:
- How executives evaluate and select headless commerce platforms
- Key pain points in scaling digital commerce
- What the ideal e-commerce system of the near future looks like
What is truly relevant for future-proof e-commerce systems

What participants of the study say
“When someone presses the order button and clicks, [...] he then must not wait 15 or 20 seconds until he gets his order confirmation. It simply has to be there within a second or less.“
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Senior Manager E-Commerce
B2B Wholesale
“Extension? I think it's less about the extension, it's more about creating a headless ecommerce environment. And so that the front-end experience is completely disconnected from the backend.”

Global Head of E-Commerce
B2B2C Enterprise