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24 Sep03:31am

Keep the ecommerce Platform – Change the Backend

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Recently we have been talking to several ecommerce merchants who have been considering switching their online store to a platform that offers more services, and is less expensive.

The big question they ask is, “how difficult would that be?”.

The simple answer is that migrating products to a new platform is something that can be done.
 
However, changing platforms is not something that should be taken lightly. Most people considering this have had their store for several years or longer, and it is easy to believe that by changing your platform you will receive immediate benefit, that is, sell more products.

Selling more products is definitely not guaranteed, and if you don’t pay special attention to the many details involved (such as, SEO, marketing, 301 redirects to name just a few), you could find yourself selling less.

If you are a mid to large-scale online retailer, you have probably found that as your business has expanded, so too has the complexity of managing all your backend functions.

Many of the functions that are needed to keep your products up to date, and to track orders often evolve into manual processes that take an extraordinary amount of time for you and your staff.

xocbox can work with you to take a look at your store backend processes and find solutions to problems that are taking you away from spending time with your customers.

We specialize in working with Yahoo merchants, and Woocommerce stores, but can offer advice on all types of integration problems regardless of the ecommerce platform.

Please call us for a free consultation at 858-752-3803, or contact us via our Contact Form.

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16 Sep04:57am

Managing Inventory in Your Online Store

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It’s that time of year again, new shipments are arriving daily, storage space is getting smaller, and there’s a buzz in the air anticipating the arrival of the holiday shopping season which has already started with the Back to School products.

eMarketer forecasts that holiday sales in the US will grow by 5.7% in 2015, the biggest increase since 2011, and while this is great news for retailers both on and offline, it does present some challenges.

How do you manage inventory so that you have enough of the popular products that are flying off the shelves, and don’t order more products that include those that have sold only a few items?

xocbox can help you. Our inventory monitoring and out of stock widget in your online store mean that you always know when products are running low or sold out, helping you to decide when to place orders to replenish your stock.

We will work with you to provide the level of automation that is right for your store. Whether you want supplier feeds to your store, or want to automate the whole process right through to sending orders to your drop ship suppliers, xocbox systems will save you and your staff time during the busy shopping season.

If you have more than one store, no problem – let xocbox track sales in all your stores.

For more information on how to take control of the inventory in your Yahoo or Woocommerce store before the holiday season, call us at 858-752-3803, or click the contact button below.

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15 Sep04:57am

Easily Update Yahoo Store Options

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One of the benefits the xocbox product manager offers is the ability to add and edit product options and variations in your Yahoo store.

If you have products, such as apparel and shoes, and currently offer every color as a separate product, xocbox offers a simple way to add color and size options.

This greatly reduces data entry as you enter the style and description once, and then add the variations through a pop-up screen – one for sizes, and one for colors.

So if you have a sweater that is offered in 8 colors, instead of creating 8 different products you simply create one in xocbox.

You can save even more time if you have a brand that offers styles in the same size format by creating a size template that you can re-use.

Each size and color variation is then created as a unique product with its own SKU that you can publish to your store or stores.

If you would like to learn more about managing color and size options, contact xocbox.

Xocbox product manager offers semi-customizable screens that can also be adapted to suit your business.

Call us at 858-752-3803 to discuss your store, or select the contact button below for more information.

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13 Sep20:45pm

Quickly Update Prices in Your Yahoo Store

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As the holiday season approaches, many stores find it difficult to keep up with the changes needed to keep product prices up-to-date, especially across multiple stores.

The xocbox Price Manager enables you to quickly mark down merchandise, or change prices for a brand or manufacturer, always keeping your holiday merchandise priced where you want it to be.

If you have more than one Yahoo store, and sell some of the same merchandise on several stores, xocbox can cut down the time it takes to change prices across all of your stores.

The xocbox price manager allows you to edit prices from one screen, and publish the changes to your Yahoo store(s) without the need to log into multiple sites and systems. This can save you and your staff hours of time and eliminates the need to repeat a single process across all of your stores.

The Price Manager is just one of the ways xocbox can help Yahoo merchants manage their product data.

If you would like more information about the xocbox Price Manager and integration with your Yahoo store, contact us for more details.

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