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Intelligent Retail EPOS Software blog - ecommerce tag http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/tags/ecommerce/ EPOS Software, EPOS Systems using Multichannel technology from the UK's leader in Multichannel POS Software Systems en David Mackley Wed, 16 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss Cross Channel ECommerce http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/14/cross_channel_ecommerce.html <p>We've all heard of Multichannel selling... so what is 'cross channel ecommerce?' Read on for more information!</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/14/cross_channel_ecommerce.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/14/cross_channel_ecommerce.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/14/cross_channel_ecommerce.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:45:00 GMT Shop Stock Control http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/02/shop_stock_control.html <img hspace="15" align="right" vspace="5" src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/stocktake.jpg" alt="Taking Stock" /> <p>Whatever the size of your shop, stock control is one of the most important factors affecting your overall profit and success. To make effective purchasing decisions, you need information on the turnover of your existing products and on the profitability of each of these lines. Not every retailer operates with all of this information at their fingertips...</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/02/shop_stock_control.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/02/shop_stock_control.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/12/02/shop_stock_control.html Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:24:58 GMT Touch Screen EPoS Systems http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/25/touch_screen_epos_systems.html <img hspace="25" align="right" vspace="20" alt="Touch screen till" src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/posligne-epos-till.jpg" /> <div align="justify"> <p>Touch screen till systems can save you immense amounts of time - and as we all know, time is money.</p> <p>Combined with <a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/epos.irs">the right till software</a>, touch screen interfaces allow your staff to check the status of any item in a matter of seconds. Even part-time and Saturday staff can expertly answer customers' queries about any of your thousands of products with a few taps of our Connect system's visual stock tree. When you filter the results by name, supplier or category, the system quickly brings up detailed product descriptions showing which items are in and out of stock. </p> </div><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/25/touch_screen_epos_systems.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/25/touch_screen_epos_systems.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/25/touch_screen_epos_systems.html Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:12:41 GMT Ecommerce Multichannel http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/18/ecommerce_multichannel.html <div align="justify">  <p>As online retail continues to grow year on year, shop owners across all sectors are becoming increasingly aware of the opportunities offered by multichannel systems.</p> <p>It's possible for any business to place itself at a distinct advantage by consistently offering customers good service, convenience and value for money across all channels - on the high street, over the phone, throughout the mail order process, and through the variety of online channels accessible from a computer or smartphone. Intelligent Retail has always lived up to its name by providing retailers with intuitive and versatile systems designed to meet all of these needs.</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/18/ecommerce_multichannel.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/18/ecommerce_multichannel.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/18/ecommerce_multichannel.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:11:37 GMT Advantages of Epos http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/09/advantages_of_epos.html <img vspace="10" hspace="15" align="left" src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/houghton-equestrian-1.jpg" alt="Houghton Equestrian" /> <div align="justify"> <p>We are fortunate enough at Intelligent Retail to receive regular feedback from delighted customers. A great many retailers have told us that our Connect <a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/epos.irs">EPoS system</a> has proved invaluable to the efficient running of their stores and eCommerce websites. Every feature of our system was developed with the needs of retailers in mind, so it's always gratifying to hear that it is benefiting the people it was designed for.</p> <p>Houghton Equestrian is an established riding centre and equestrian store based in the North East of England. Their specialist equestrian store was opened in 2002, and currently has over 5,000 square feet of products, many of which are also available through their <a href="http://www.trot2.com/">Trot2</a> eCommerce website. To maintain their excellent reputation and deliver the highest level of service to their customers across all channels, they recently invested in the award winning Connect Multichannel EPoS system. Since then, business has been booming...</p> </div><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/09/advantages_of_epos.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/09/advantages_of_epos.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/09/advantages_of_epos.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:28:00 GMT The Power of Twitter & Multichannel Retail http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/04/the_power_of_twitter_multichannel_retail.html <p>It's good news again at Intelligent Retail. Stephanie Jerome, founder of the Intelligent Retail Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) programme, has had an article on the power of Twitter published in Issue 62 of the popular giftware magazine <a href="http://www.giftfocus.com">Gift Focus.</a> Her writing sheds a light on the tremendous potential of Twitter as a marketing tool for retailers, and can be found in the Q&A section on page 101. We extend every congratulation to her for this publishing first, and look forward to reading future articles by our very own SEO expert.</p> <p>Elsewhere in this issue, longtime contributor David Mackley, MD of Intelligent Retail, offers his advice on modern multichannel retailing. This timely piece marks the start of a new series on multichannel technology, and can be found in the Technology section on page 29. Anyone interested in reading these articles can currently download the current issue of Gift Focus for free by visiting the magazine's official site or clicking <a href="http://www.countyweddingmagazines.com/image_upload/magazines/GF62_LR.pdf">here</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/04/the_power_of_twitter_multichannel_retail.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/04/the_power_of_twitter_multichannel_retail.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/11/04/the_power_of_twitter_multichannel_retail.html Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:51:40 GMT Multichannel Ecommerce http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/08/09/multichannel_ecommerce.html <p>The great thing about online technology is that it's ever changing, usually providing a better 'experience' and cutting time (and sometimes money) spent to perform a task. This is very true in the field of ecommerce (electronic commerce) websites and means that there are now lots of ways to find the products we all look for online.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/08/09/multichannel_ecommerce.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/08/09/multichannel_ecommerce.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/08/09/multichannel_ecommerce.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:29:00 GMT 2009 Boom Year for Online Retailers http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/01/06/2009_boom_year_for_online_retailers.html Figures issued by IMRG and Retail Decisions show that 2009 online retail sales were at an estimated £49.8 billion, up 21 per cent from 2008. Up to thirty-three million consumers hit their computers. 30% of online sales took place in November and December, underlining the importance of the holiday period for retailers. The top 5 busiest days were all Mondays<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/01/06/2009_boom_year_for_online_retailers.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/01/06/2009_boom_year_for_online_retailers.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2010/01/06/2009_boom_year_for_online_retailers.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:05:00 GMT 7 ways to successfully market your website http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/12/17/7_ways_to_successfully_market_your_website.html “Build it and they will come” might have worked for Kevin Costner in the movie Field of Dreams but this not the recipe for a successful website. If you want to sell, you have to first be noticed. David Mackley looks at 7 of the top methods to get your website noticed. <br /> <br /> So far in this series we have looked at; how consumers buy online, strategies for selling online and advice on choosing a good website design company. The next step in running a successful website is probably the hardest to get right; marketing your website. But when I speak to retailers about selling online, they rarely have any budget for marketing the website. There is almost an expectation that if they build a website people will visit it. I suppose there can be an element of truth in this, but typically for new websites if they don’t have any marketing sales will remain low for quite some time.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/12/17/7_ways_to_successfully_market_your_website.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/12/17/7_ways_to_successfully_market_your_website.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/12/17/7_ways_to_successfully_market_your_website.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:48:00 GMT Google vs Bing conversion rate analysis http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/09/22/google_vs_bing_conversion_rate_analysis.html Bing is the 'new kid on the block' as far as search engines go and Google is still the 'big daddy'... but that's not the whole story!  Our research leads us to believe that Bing is giving much higher conversion rates than Google, so if we had the same levels of traffic from Bing that Google currently enjoys our retail websites would be getting even better than their already class leading conversion rates!  Read on for more about this...<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/09/22/google_vs_bing_conversion_rate_analysis.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/09/22/google_vs_bing_conversion_rate_analysis.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/09/22/google_vs_bing_conversion_rate_analysis.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:42:00 GMT Retail eCommerce Websites: How do I track performance? http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/08/03/retail_ecommerce_websites_how_do_i_track_performance.html <link href="file:///C:\Users\DAVIDM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:\Users\DAVIDM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:\Users\DAVIDM~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I have no way of measuring hits on my website. What is the best way of tracking performance and what are the main things to look for?</span></strong></p> Google Analytics is very good and is free. They have produced it primarily so that those people who use AdWords (the service where you pay Google for every click), to monitor and improve their results. It is in Google’s own interest to do this because if they can help their customers get better results from Google advertising, their customers are more likely to spend more money on it. However Analytics can be used by anyone it just needs some code added into the website.</span></p> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/08/03/retail_ecommerce_websites_how_do_i_track_performance.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/08/03/retail_ecommerce_websites_how_do_i_track_performance.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/08/03/retail_ecommerce_websites_how_do_i_track_performance.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:39:00 GMT Regulations for eCommerce Websites http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/05/28/regulations_for_ecommerce_websites.html This article discusses advice for retailers selling online. It includes advice from the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1243546636377*/">Distance Selling Regulations</a> and the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1243546603396*/">Business Link website</a>.  Please visit these website for more details.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/05/28/regulations_for_ecommerce_websites.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/05/28/regulations_for_ecommerce_websites.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/05/28/regulations_for_ecommerce_websites.html Thu, 28 May 2009 21:19:00 GMT Internet sales continue to rise http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/internet_sales_continue_to_rise.html <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDAVIDM%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping" /><style type="text/css">  </style><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 110%;">Internet sales are still continuing to rise. IMRG, the eCommerce industry body reported that internet sales rose year on year 19% in January, 12% in February and 15% on average over the last 6 months. This is less than the growth seen in previous years, but still notable in the current recession and according to James Roper the Chief Executive at <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1240395013970*/">IMRG </a>this growth will “stay steady”. </span> <p style="line-height: 110%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 110%;">What has helped to drive this growth is the availability of high speed broadband. 58% of British homes now have broadband and this figure is set to rise with the government launching the Digital Britain Report which sets out a way to bring advanced digital communications to all. This will drive more growth in internet retailing. </span></p> David Mackley MD at Intelligent Retail commented; "The internet has become a part of everyday life for  UK consumers and for many is an integral part of their shopping routine. The internet is not all about low cost discounting, there are many different strategies retailers can use to increase business. Retailers who only have shop premises are missing out on a huge change in consumer shopping habits, whereas multichannel retailers are winning in this touch climate." http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/internet_sales_continue_to_rise.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/internet_sales_continue_to_rise.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:06:00 GMT Intelligent Retail launch new Shopping Cart to increase online conversion rates http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/intelligent_retail_launch_new_shopping_cart_to_increase_online_conversion_rates.html <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 110%;">Intelligent Retail, the multichannel retail specialists have launched a new online shopping cart as part of their Connect multichannel retail system. In trials the new shopping cart has been shown to increase conversion rates by converting more browsers into buyers. </span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 110%;"></span><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/intelligent_retail_launch_new_shopping_cart_to_increase_online_conversion_rates.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/intelligent_retail_launch_new_shopping_cart_to_increase_online_conversion_rates.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/22/intelligent_retail_launch_new_shopping_cart_to_increase_online_conversion_rates.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:02:00 GMT E-Commerce Search Engine Optimisation : What you need to know...and why! http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/08/e_commerce_search_engine_optimisation_what_you_need_to_know_and_why.html Online shops and e-commerce stores are seeing a boom even in recession... be smart and take a good look at how your e-commerce store is optimised!  Want more information why you need to think about this most important of selling channels? See the full article below!<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/08/e_commerce_search_engine_optimisation_what_you_need_to_know_and_why.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/08/e_commerce_search_engine_optimisation_what_you_need_to_know_and_why.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/04/08/e_commerce_search_engine_optimisation_what_you_need_to_know_and_why.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:07:00 GMT Retail Search Engine Optimisation Techniques: Reducing bounce rates http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/25/retail_search_engine_optimisation_techniques_reducing_bounce_rates.html A large part of any on-page optimisation of a retail website is keeping visitors on the website once they have arrived. This stickiness of a website is measured by 'bounce rate' and can be tracked in many website analysis packages including Google's own Analytics package.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/25/retail_search_engine_optimisation_techniques_reducing_bounce_rates.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/25/retail_search_engine_optimisation_techniques_reducing_bounce_rates.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/25/retail_search_engine_optimisation_techniques_reducing_bounce_rates.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:40:00 GMT Retail SEO Techniques: Utilising Online Viral Marketing http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/retail_seo_techniques_utilising_online_viral_marketing.html <p>Retail website SEO traditionally is the hardest to perform, as the coding of the software used in many e-commerce packages out on the market is very search engine unfriendly. Luckily the Intelligent Retail 'Connect' system offers class leading search engine friendliness right 'out of the box'. This is of course great, and just what you want as the Connect system offers product level optimisation to allow fantastic search engine results without any further code optimisation, but things can be drastically improved with a good viral campaign as part of a well thought out SEO program.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/retail_seo_techniques_utilising_online_viral_marketing.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/retail_seo_techniques_utilising_online_viral_marketing.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/retail_seo_techniques_utilising_online_viral_marketing.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:29:00 GMT E-Commerce Website Search Engine Optimisation http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/05/e_commerce_website_search_engine_optimisation.html Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of e-commerce websites is usually vital for gaining targetted traffic from search engines. Thankfully, your E-Commerce website from Intelligent Retail has a degree of SEO already built in, which means you are already off to a flying start where getting results from Google, Yahoo and MSN is concerned.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/05/e_commerce_website_search_engine_optimisation.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/05/e_commerce_website_search_engine_optimisation.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/03/05/e_commerce_website_search_engine_optimisation.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:09:00 GMT Multichannel retailers: What about images? http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/02/18/multichannel_retailers_what_about_images.html Q. I am launching an e-commerce arm to my retail business. I am wondering about the software required to present the product shots on my store website. Is this part of the job of the company who provides the web-design?<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/02/18/multichannel_retailers_what_about_images.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/02/18/multichannel_retailers_what_about_images.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/02/18/multichannel_retailers_what_about_images.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:44:00 GMT eCommerce: SEO in 2009 http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/01/09/ecommerce_seo_in_2009.html The advice for retailers wanting to improve their eCommerce performance in 2009 is to focus on the  long tail and measure visitors and conversions, not how high the rankings are for a few trophy phrases. <em><br /> </em><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/01/09/ecommerce_seo_in_2009.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/01/09/ecommerce_seo_in_2009.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2009/01/09/ecommerce_seo_in_2009.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:03:00 GMT