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Included in
IMScart® |
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Other Catalog
& Shopping Carts Software |
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Multilingual language support,
Change languages in real-time
while shopping. |
x |
Little support or
English only |
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Fully
customizable. Seamlessly added to
your website, using your own HTML,
graphics, java, JavaScript, and
embedded objects.
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x |
Templates for
store design. You are forced to
match your site to their look and
feel. |
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Ten
hours of Free online support
is included to help you install,
configure and train. we also
provide custom programming. |
x |
Use of Wizards
for you to create store.
Do-it Yourself. No customization
possible. |
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Web based
administration for updating
contents and structure of store
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Some
web based
administration for updating
contents and structure of store
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Digital Cart Parking®
(DCP)
Allows customers to store shopping
cart contents for up to 30 days
before purchase, complete with
log-on reminder and up-sell
options. |
x |
Little or no
support |
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Unlimited
products and categories
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x |
Some
restrictions may apply
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Display
products in thumbnail and full
size
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x |
Some
restrictions may apply
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Track
inventory levels for all the
products in your store.
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x |
Some
restrictions may apply
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Handles
multiple customer database to
provide order tracking |
x |
Some
restrictions may apply
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Built
in product search facility |
x |
Some have built
in product search facility |
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Customized
standard shipping based on cost,
weight and other advanced
features. UPS Tools and other
shipping modules available.
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x |
Limited
shipping options
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Customizable
zone based tax calculation
(city/state & country/region)
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x |
Rigid tax
structures
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Discount
capabilities.
Multilevel
discounts by group, individual and
more can be created |
x |
Varies by
product
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Multi-shipper capability
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x |
Varies by
product
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Able to
display multiple prices per
product
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x |
Some
restrictions may apply
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Upload
category, product, and store
images via web browser
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x |
Upload
category, product, and store
images via web browser
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Shoppers can
view order status
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x |
Shoppers can
view order status
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Real time
display of order totals
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x |
Varies by
product - limited
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Customers
are emailed a copy of the order
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x |
Customers
are emailed a copy of the order
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Customers
are notified of changes in order
status (shipped, cancelled, etc)
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x |
Varies by
product - limited
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Create
categories, products, and
attributes
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x |
Varies by
product
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Associate
complimentary products to give
shoppers the opportunity to
purchase others that are similar.
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x |
Varies by
product - Limited
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Build and promote customer loyalty with the integrated
Coupon & Discount
Engine |
x |
Varies by
product - Limited
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Generate new sales with
Related Product
Linking (Up-Selling)
that associates complimentary
products to give shoppers the opportunity to purchase others
that are similar. |
x |
Varies by
product - Limited
to no ability to provide Up-sell
capabilities |
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Pricing groups can
be used in combination with select
shopper availability groups to
qualify them for discounts on any
or all products in the store.
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x |
Little support
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Complete
sales, product, and customer
reporting.
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x |
Varies by
product
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Built in
Newsletter program allowing you to
send newsletter to all your
customers.
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x |
Varies by
product - limited
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Track inventory levels for all
the products in your store. Your
customers will know exactly when a product is in stock or
out of stock. |
x |
Varies by
product - limited
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UPS®
Tools
shipping and
fulfillment features
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x |
Varies by
product - limited
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USPS® Shipping rates connect - Provides real-time
calculation of US Postal Service rates for orders
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x |
Varies by
product - limited
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Multiple
Import facilities provides easy
upgrade from current shopping cart
to powerful IMScart®
system. |
x |
Varies by
product
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Customer
information is stored in database
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x |
Customer
information is stored in database:
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Shopping cart
allows users to edit their
personal information on file.
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x |
Shopping cart
allows users to edit their
personal information on file.
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Shopping cart
allows user to browse a history of
their previous orders. |
x |
Varies by product
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Written in PHP and using MySQL as
a database. Can be easily
customized. |
x |
Most
software's written in assembled
packages. No customization and new
versions released yearly or
longer. |
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Buy Buttons can be
placed on website pages or in
email, etc |
x |
Little support
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Over
240+ other IMScart
features
and
services
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x |
Varies by
product but no product on the
market can compete feature for
feature in ONE single software! |
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