eCommerce & Shopping Cart

The Internet has opened the entire world to commerce. It's called eCommerce; the Internet's marketplace.

Graphtek 20|20 CMS puts e-commerce at your disposal.

How big is e-commerce? The amount of business conducted on the Internet is staggering. According to an October 2006 Forrester Research report, online retail revenues are expected to top $250 billion by the year 2011 (yes, that's billion with a "b".)

The growth of eCommerce in recent years has been phenomenal. It's achieved wide-spread acceptance now and has reached a tipping point. It is no longer an experiment or a fad. It's here to stay and will experience exponential growth as both business and customers realize it's convenience.

The consumer is comfortable with such transactions: they bank on line, pay bills on line, and purchase goods and services on line. All in total ease and confidence.

The retailer is realizing that online storefronts are not just convenient, but also cost-effective and efficient. Consider what a Web-based application does. It

People seeking items not normally stocked in retail outlets can often find them on the Internet. After all, you can't go down to the corner store and pick up a centrifugal pump that happens to be on sale that weekend.

One of the most powerful tools in eCommerce is the Shopping Cart, which allows for the online sale of products. This permits the customer to post a “wish list” of desired products, record information for shipping and billing, and lets the customer review their order. It is simple, easy and secure for both you and your customers.

The procedure is simple: The customer visits a virtual store, inspects goods and services on a virtual catalog, puts his selections in a virtual shopping basket, goes to a virtual check-out counter where a virtual clerk computes the cost including tax and shipping and handling, and then sends the order to a virtual mailing room for processing and delivery to the customer. Other virtual clerks take care of bookkeeping and inventory control

Think of how many paid employees would be needed in how large a leased or purchased building to accomplish what that Web-based application just did?

Graphtek 20|20 CMS is the perfect entry-level eCommerce tool for businesses who know the future is in the Internet's virtual marketplace. We'll show you how to take part!