Linking Your Stock Control Software to an ECommerce Website

For many businesses, eCommerce is an important marketing channel and in some cases is the entire business, but often eCommerce is not straight forward with complex links between websites and stock control systems, often causing headaches for eCommerce and warehouse managers alike.

The answer is to often create ether costly bespoke programs or use cumbersome excel uploads to link your warehouse and stock control software to your shopping cart software making it an unviable option for many businesses. As with many industries some providers have now evolved to the point where eCommerce websites and stock control software reside in the same package saving both time and money.

How Does it work?

Integrated eCommerce and Stock Control Software works by holding all the information for your products and website in the same location. This means a 1 time transfer from your existing system to an integrated ecommerce and Stock control system.

Once this process is complete, changes applied in one module instantly appears in the other system with no need to upload, process or sync the two systems.

For example if a new product arrives in your warehouse all do is enter it into your combined ecommerce package and tick a box to say it's a web product. It that simple in as little as 5 minutes you can list any product on your website.

What are the benefits?

Cost:

As mentioned, it can be an expensive process or very inefficient to use separate stock control software and eCommerce websites. An integrated package allows you to manage your stock and website in one location; potentially halving the time needed to manage your stock items as your only carrying out tasks in one location.

Speed:

A key issue for many businesses it getting your product to market, in this instance speed can play an important part allowing you to take advantage of notable news stories and seasonal trends. Combined eCommerce and stock control systems allow you to quickly publish products to your website making sure you don't miss out on potential revenue.

White Labelling

Combined systems often have white label functionality which provides you with the opportunity to develop search specific websites or manage multiple brands within the same system. All of your stock, customer and transactional information is fed into and controlled via the same system.

Additionally Functions:

Some advanced eCommerce software packages also provide additional modules to help support your business in addition to integrated stock control software. The most common include customer relationship management (CRM), Supply Chain Management Software and Warehouse Management Systems, all of which can help drive efficiency within your business

Exact Abacus provide eCommerce software solutions with built in Stock Control, CRM, Supply Chain Management and Warehouse Management Systems. WIth basic websites starting from only £99pcm.

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