How Important Is Ecommerce?
Choose an integrated retail software package to manage
all your retail stores and your ecommerce site
Ecommerce is a key growth element in most retail businesses. Forecasts predict that Ecommerce will eclipse $174.5B in 2007, up 19% from 2006 and comprising 6% of all retail sales. With more and more shoppers turning to the Internet, you need a web presence if you want your piece of the pie.
For most retailers, the best choice for grabbing a piece of the pie is an ecommerce system that’s fully integrated with the retail software they're using in their brick-and-mortar stores. An integrated ecommerce solution eliminates the extra effort and expense of maintaining inventory in multiple systems. Imagine how much time and money you can save by using just one retail software package to manage your retail stores, your warehouse, and your ecommerce site.
Benefits of an Integrated Ecommerce System:
- Save Time and Money. One retail software package to manage your retail stores, warehouses, and ecommerce sites will save you time and money.
- Reports. Reports. Reports. Reporting and management tools accurately reflect the sales history of your entire business, not just your retail stores.
- In-Stock or Out-of-Stock? Quantities are automatically adjusted each time you transfer data.
- Know What You Have. Know What You Need. Purchasing decisions for your business are based on your complete inventory picture, including online sales.
- A Better Customer Experience. Automatically set up customer accounts online and give your customers one more way to shop with you. Integrated marketing tools such as email newsletters and promotional discounts help you keep in touch. If account history is important to your shoppers, choose a retail software package that allows shoppers to view their history online, including online purchases as well as those made in your brick-and-mortar stores.
- In-house Experience. If you have A/R charge customers, choose a retail software package that allows customers to shop with you online with the same billing options, credit limits, and account holds that you use in your brick-and-mortar stores.