Ecommerce / online shops
E-commerce solutions, custom built shopping carts and full ecommerce web site design services from Blue Planet in Uckfield, East Sussex, providing online shops for businesses in Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
Do you want to sell online but don’t know how to go about it?
We do – and we’re here to help.
Facts and figures
Online shopping is booming – in 2000, online purchases accounted for less than 1% of all retail sales. By the end of 2006, they had passed 10% - a 40% growth year on year. In July 2008, Britons spent £4.8 billion online (that's £79 per person). Most experts forecast that between 30 percent and 50 percent of all retail sales will be online in the next five years.
Setting up your own online shop can be very daunting – whether you are an established business or a start up, but Blue Planet will work closely with you to ensure your project runs smoothly – and delivers a web site that provides the greatest return on your investment.
Choices, choices…
There are a number of ways of getting your ecommerce web site set up, and the choices can be bewildering.
Blue Planet has experience and knowledge in building a wide range of online shops and will help you find the ecommerce solution that is right for your business.
Shop-in-a-Box
This off-the-shelf solution has been developed to cater for small business needs and is packed with features to enable you to completely manage your online shop. We’ll guide you through the whole process, from the creation of a bespoke design to selecting a payment provider to deciding on your delivery charges.
You won’t need any technical knowledge to manage any of our online shopping cart solutions – we will provide you with a secure administration area where you can add, edit or delete products or categories. As part of the set up process, we will automatically upload your products to your new ecommerce web site.
Bespoke ecommerce solutions
When it comes to online ecommerce shops, we know that one size doesn’t fit all. You might have specific requirements for delivery, VAT, or any number of issues that need to be considered when setting up your online store. We can manage all of that for you.
As well as a fully managed catalogue and checkout process, here are a few extra features we can add on:
- My Account facility, enabling shopper to have their checkout details saved for next time
- Order tracking, so your customer can check on the progress of their order
- Intuitive and useful site searches, enabling your customers to find the products they want as quickly as possible
- Currency conversion, allowing site visitors to browse your store in a number of different currencies
- Email newsletters – a great way to keep your customers interested in buying again from your shop
- Stock control and inventory alerts, helping you keep control of supplies
- Sizing or information charts, providing shoppers with extra information to help them make the right choice
- Most Viewed Items tool, enabling you to see which products and categories are being clicked on the most
- Loyalty discounts for account holders – the more they spend, the more they save
- Trade Prices - preferential pricing and special offers for your best customers
- Gift Vouchers – bought by one shopper and emailed to another as a present – a great way to increase you customer base