Shopify B2B Lacks Parent-Child Account Hierarchy for Enterprise Buyers
Shopify B2B does not support parent-child organizational relationships between buyer accounts. Enterprise procurement teams managing multiple subsidiaries or locations cannot structure accounts to reflect their org hierarchy. This forces complex manual workarounds or pushes buyers toward more capable B2B platforms.
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