How to Manage Your Offline and Online Stores Together.
Although with every passing year, the realization that one can not only survive, but also thrive solely on the basis of an online ecommerce business, is gaining impetus among online business owners, owning and operating a ‘real’, offline store still holds its own value. We have not (yet) entered a virtual age so drastic for […]
6 Most Important Things You Should do While Processing Orders
The life cycle of an online sale can be roughly broken into three parts – pre-order, order processing and post-order. Here, the pre-order phase deals with issues like research, sourcing/purchasing of inventory, SKU coding, pricing, setting up of the online shop, etc. The post-order phase is all about shipment tracking, payment, dealing with returns, etc. […]
What are SKU, UPC, EAN Codes and How to Create Them
इस लेख को हिंदी में पढ़ें What is an SKU Code (or SKU ID)? The full form of SKU code is Stock Keeping Unit. It is a unique identifier for a product to record the stock quantity for the item (among other attributes). For example a retailer might want to know how much quantity he […]
Why You Must Use More Technology in Your Online Sales
The history of sales has changed drastically through the ages, and a few ideas have changed the process forever. When Amazon created the first online store in the 90s, The idea was simple – instead of bringing customers to the store, bring the store to the customers. This meant saving resources on inventory storage and […]
6 Reasons Why Spreadsheets Are Killing Your Online Business
Although a traditional favourite, using spreadsheets to manage online sales can be mind boggling and excruciatingly painful. Well It is partly true that in theory, you can’t really go wrong with a spreadsheet. It is a permanent account of your incoming and outgoing inventory, is easy to edit and store. Before the advent of computers […]
6 Tips for Transitioning into a Successful Online Sales Business in India
Online sales is a great way to reach a huge market demographic while drastically reducing the cost of storage and inventory usually associated with a shop on an expensive high street. If you are a traditional sales business owner, or an online sales newbie, here are a few tips that can help you grow your […]
