According to www.globenewswire.com, G6 Hospitality has launched the G6 Marketplace — a centralized digital procurement platform designed for its franchisees across the US and Canada. The platform enables hotel owners to source supplies, access consistent pricing, and place orders through a single interface, reducing time spent managing multiple vendors while improving cost control and operational efficiency.
A Response to Fragmented Hospitality Procurement
The G6 Marketplace was built to address persistent industry challenges: fragmented supplier ecosystems, cost volatility, and limited visibility in hospitality procurement. By unifying suppliers, inventory, pricing, and ordering into one digital platform, it delivers greater operational control and efficiency at scale. The system supports standardized procurement across markets — ensuring consistent quality and pricing while reducing friction and strengthening supplier partnerships.
Technology Foundation and Ecosystem Integration
The platform is built with StoreHippo, a B2B e-commerce enablement technology provider. StoreHippo’s infrastructure allowed G6 to digitize procurement by integrating hotel franchises and verified suppliers into a single, scalable B2B ecosystem — simplifying end-to-end workflows from requisition to fulfillment. Integrated within G6’s broader digital ecosystem, the G6 Marketplace reflects the company’s ongoing investment in modern operating models aimed at supporting scalable growth and operational consistency across its Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands.
Part of a Broader Transformation Agenda
The launch forms part of G6 Hospitality’s wider transformation initiative, which includes recent investments in marketing, digital guest platforms, and enterprise technology capabilities. G6 is backed by global travel technology company PRISM, which continues to support the development of scalable, future-ready platforms that advance long-term growth without compromising brand identity.
For supply chain professionals, this move signals growing adoption of purpose-built B2B procurement platforms in asset-light hospitality models. With over 1,400 properties in its network (per publicly reported figures as of 2023), G6 joins peers like Marriott (with its SupplierConnect portal) and Hilton (via its SourceOne platform) in consolidating vendor management digitally. Unlike generic ERP add-ons, the G6 Marketplace emphasizes verification, standardization, and regional scalability — features increasingly critical amid rising labor costs, inflation-driven price volatility, and demand for real-time spend visibility. Franchisee-level procurement decentralization remains common in hospitality, making centralized yet flexible tools essential for balancing local autonomy with corporate cost discipline.
Source: www.globenewswire.com
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