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Define a native monetary unit such as the Dollar, then display product pricing in the
native unit and in a second currency such as the Euro. This feature allows companies to
step beyond geographic boundaries to open new opportunities in international markets. Product Kitting
- Define bundled products integrating multiple individually inventoried products. This
facilitates a more dynamic product line that provides customers with the ability to
interact with the products and select from a variety of options and features to create
unique combinations.
Multi-Tier
Taxation - With up to three layers of taxation per product, users can assign
taxes geographically at the national level, provincially and postal code level. Individual
taxes can additionally be applied to individual products, groups of products, or whole
product categories.
International
Integration - With revised addressing and time/date stamp methodologies,
International commerce has become second nature to Planetnatco.com's Ablecommerce 3.0. All
US-centric metrics have been removed and replaced with International standards.
QuickStore
Builder - The QuickStore Builder offers a step-by-step process for building an
e-Commerce site using templates and a simple to use (WYSIWYG) editor. This feature
flattens the learning curve and opens e-commerce to less technical users.
Retail
Shopping and Cross Selling - Simple turn-page navigation. Planetnatco.com's
Ablecommerce uses the preferred relational (hierarchical) categorization of products.
Easily navigate products while prompted to consider related products with Cross Selling
enabled.
Inventory
Control - Add your product inventory with 3 possible levels of hierarchical
categorization, use the copy feature for quick creation, use Styles, Wizards, custom
headers and footers to easily develop unlimited possibilities of page design. Merchants
may choose to display inventory information for any of the items available in the store.
From the Merchant Inventory menu, add inventory quantities for each item and set reorder
levels to trigger stock notifications to be emailed to the merchant.
Checkout
- Editable and intuitive shopping basket functions include built-in checksum verification
for credit cards and supports secure real-time payments. Seven payment options are
available: Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover, fax-in, Purchase Order and call
back. Email and fax order notifications may be automatically sent to the customer,
merchant, warehouse, etc.
Online
Administration - Add your product inventory, easily make global site changes,
customize page settings, create multiple auxiliary pages, duplicate databases, customize
shipping and taxes, and check your new orders here.
Replybuilder
- Create custom forms on-the-fly, guest books, and auto-email responders for your
customers. No database changes needed to design large complex custom forms with
Replybuilder.
Discounts,
Specials and Member Pricing - Setup custom discounts using a fixed rate or
percentage reduction for a selected quantity of items ordered. Assign store user groups to
provide special member or reseller pricing to qualified customers.
Shipping
- Select from six customizable shipping options or use AbleShipper UPS Shipping
calculator. Matrix, Flat Rate, and Graduated shipping rates may also be used.
Styles
- Save development time! Customize your web pages including shopping basket and checkout
pages with dynamically updated styles. A Style may have custom font faces, font sizes,
table colors, and page properties. Each Style may use custom Headers and Footers and be
applied to all pages or individually.
Dynamic Web
Pages - Create and maintain your web site pages dynamically. Select from a
variety of wizards to create your home page, store directory, or unlimited auxiliary web
pages. Automatic listing of all active web pages in your store, with or without images.
Reports
- Keep track of who, what, where, and when customers are buying with or without cookies.
Browse log files detailing customer information such as IP address, items bought, pages
viewed, and more. Built-in reports include Total Sales by date range, User Statistics, and
Browser Types.
Security
- There are two levels of online administration access. A store may have a group of users
assigned merchant-level privileges for limited access to only store building functions and
order processing. System administrators will have access to all store functions and the
store's global settings area. All administration is accomplished with a web browser.
Wizards
- Use Wizards and Wizard options to individually change page designs for web pages and all
inventory items. Easily design your pages using simple checkbox selections and custom
Styles. Take advantage of the special wizards included for a Search form, Search results,
What's New, Product Specials, Directory, and Mall Home pages.
Allaire Cold
Fusion - Hidden feature of
the Internet's most powerful and easiest to use web database development platform.
Customize your templates quickly and easily if you want to. Generate custom HTML and
ColdFusion templates for all versions of Planetnatco.com's Ablecommerce.
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