Acorn Ecommerce - ecommerce

e-commerce
product database . shopping cart . credit card payments

'With over 40% of UK households online, and 75% of them visiting ecommerce stores, the web offers access to over 10 million buyers.' Net Value Survey 2002.

The merits of ecommerce are now well established and with our ecommerce software platform, Studio, they're more accessible than ever. Make the transition to eBusiness with an online store of up to 10,000 products, and don't cut any corners either. With the Acorn Studio software platform your store has a level of functionality previously only afforded by the largest corporations. Studio is a completely customisable, robust and scaleable database that powers your web shop. Offering price banding, payments online, advanced searches and even easy to update detailed customer databases.

You've already heard that Studio allows you to sell up to 10,000 products online. That's no use if you leave your ecommerce store alone once launched. You need to constantly update it. With Studio your database of products can be accessed anywhere in the world, allowing instant updates and changes to your product offerings. You can even keep products on your database without actually selling them online, take sold out stock offline instantly, and still keep them on your database ready to put back instantly as soon as more stock comes in.

Full product descriptions and pictures can also be changed at any time, with complete control over the layout and colours. You can even specify what criteria users can search your product listings with, allowing accurate search facilities for your clients.

Two thirds of online purchases that are started are left incomplete because the shopping basket is too complicated to use or because they're worried about security.' Lynn Burkett, Business Analyst.

What a wasted opportunity! With Studio your clients can browse your catalogue and add products to their basket quickly and easily. Once ready they can proceed to the checkout with a full breakdown of their selected products and prices. Credit cards are processed quickly and securely and your customers have what they need. There's no need to complicate the process; Acorn Studio's advanced secure servers allow your clients to pay promptly with complete peace of mind.

Your customers have access to their full order history simply by logging into their account. This information can also be displayed to the site administrator in order to monitor customer purchases and target your marketing activities accordingly.

Once a customer has placed an order online they automatically receive an email with the full details and an order number. This is also sent to your shipping department so that they are aware of the order and delivery details.

Delivery charges can be set according to the client's expenditure or their location. This is automatically calculated at the checkout stage of the payment process. In addition, tax rates can be set and automatically generated if you are selling to an international audience.

The prices of items can be set according to the quantity purchased. For example, you can give discounts on bulk purchases or free delivery if a certain amount has been spent. Another example of the level of detail and customisability you can come to expect from Studio.

Studio uses the latest SSL 128 bit encryption for all ecommerce pages. This is the web standard for security, ensuring your clients credit card details are kept safe and away from hackers. Your entire site is hosted on our secure servers, hosted at state-of-the art data centres located at London's Docklands. With 24 hours a day monitoring and backup servers at a secondary site your online store will operate safely without interruption.

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