E-commerce has increased exponentially over the past few years and though South Africa is behind first world countries the market is starting to pickup substantially. For a relatively small monthly fee your products are available to a much larger audience than traditional store based shopping. There are no rental costs for retail space or salaries for sales staff and your advertising costs are less.
Shoppers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own home to place orders on-line. Payment for goods is made easy using a credit card payment gateway or via EFT.
We develop e-commerce systems using Virtuemart which is a popular, secure Open Source e-commerce development solution. Below is a list of features offered in Virtuemart.
General Features
- Secure on-line transactions
- Shoppers can manage their User Accounts (registration required)
- Shipping Address Management (Customers can enter their own Shipping Addresses)
- Order History: Shoppers can view all their previous Orders (and Order Details)
- Order Confirmation Mail (customisable!) is sent to Shopper and Store Owner
Product Catalog Features
- Powerful Web-Administration Interface (Javascript-powered)
- Manages an unlimited Number of Products and Categories
- Can be used as a Shop or just as an Online-Catalog (you can even turn off Price Display)
- Quick Search for Products, Categories and Manufacturers; filter by features or discounted Products
- Product Ratings & Testimonials (moderated or auto-published)
- Feature specific Products by setting them "on special"
- Product Availability: show how fast a Customer can expect delivery
- Handles downloadable Products (virtual Goods)
- "Product is back in Stock"-Notification for subscribed Customers
Administration Features
- Multiple Images and Files (like Spec Sheets and Flyers) per Product
- Product Attributes (like Size or Color) can be added to Product
- Product Types for Classification (like "Car", "Motorbike" or "Music Album")
- Shopper Groups for Customers (allows different Price Levels and Payment Options),
- Multiple Prices per Product (Quantity-based and/or Shopper Group-based Prices)
- Flexible Price Display (number & currency formatting; including or excluding tax)
- Shop Statistics / Control Panel with a Summary of new Customers, new Orders....
- Stock Level Control for Products and Item
- Order Management with Order History, Customer Notification and Order Edit Functionality
- Reporting Feature: sold Items, monthly/yearly Revenue
- Order Status Management
Payment Modules
Shipping Modules
- Flexible Shipping Carriers and Rates Configuration
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