eCommcrce Site for Local Supermarket

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by digitalwiz, Nov 29, 2012.

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    A local supermarket is interested in having me set up a store for them. I have set up stores for several other businesses but since this is a supermarket there are some differences.

    They sell produce such as meat, fish and fruits and vegetables. Many of these items go by weight and when the user is entering the order s/he will not be able to be given an exact price. Someone may ask for 2 chickens or a pound of bananas. We don't know how much the chicken weights at the time the order is placed also the bananas may weigh 15 1/2 ounces or 17 ounces etc. We wont know the exact weight and the exact price till later. Someone asking for a roast for around 5 pounds may get a 4 3/4 pound roast or a 5 1/2 pound roast. I need an eCommerce system that can take the order and the credit card information. Give the user an estimate of the price. Do some credit card validation and send the order to the processing area where they would fill the order take it to the cashier and they would ring up the order and bill the credit card.

    What packages would support this? There does not have to be credit card processing because the exact price is not known at the time the order is being placed. Also we are not sure if all the items they ordered are on the shelf.

    Thank you
     
    digitalwiz, Nov 29, 2012 IP
  2. accumax

    accumax Peon

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    hi This technology is very effective to sale your product by E- commerce like ebay,olx etc we should put your advertise of these site So you can get more conversion of your business prospective.I Will also affiliated my site name is accumaxindia.co.in thank you
     
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  3. sigmainfo

    sigmainfo Active Member

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    Weight for product can be checked while delivery. Say a person is making a purchase for 1 KG fish, here you can charge to him as per KG pricing and while delivering you can measure it before sending to him.

    You can try going ahead with a Magento Platform for such eCommerce system.
     
    sigmainfo, Dec 2, 2012 IP
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    joelchrist Banned

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    If you are looking to start with free, I would recommend ZEUSCART which is completely free open source script, if you wish to go with paid one, advanced features, full support, then try AJ Shopping cart software.
     
    joelchrist, Dec 3, 2012 IP
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    sbrettoncm Greenhorn

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    Starting an eCommerce site for a supermarket is a lovely idea. This way they will be able to expand their business and also their customer base. Since you have a concern regarding the weight of the products, the ideal way out of it would be to provide COD or Cash on Delivery as one of the payment options. Usually customers have an idea that the weight may not be as per their requirement all the time. However, you may put up this fact as a disclaimer on your eCommerce site.

    I would suggest opting for cart2mobile software. This is a very easy to use software and also has a lot of good features, which will benefit both the customers and the sellers.
    1) No maintenance charges
    2) create greater brand awareness
    3) reach millions of mobile users

    These are some of the features of this software. Hope my suggestion will help your cause.
     
    sbrettoncm, Dec 4, 2012 IP
  6. digitalwiz

    digitalwiz Greenhorn

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    The trouble is when the person places the order we don't know the exact weight so we can't charge him an exact price. Different packages of chicken vary in price. 3 steaks can weigh 9/10 of a pound or 1 1/4 pounds depending on how big the package is. So some items we won't know the exact price till the order is processed. Need a cart that can take order and credit card info but not process the credit card info give customer an estimated price. Then email store and give them the order they fill order and charge the person and deliver the order.
     
    digitalwiz, Dec 11, 2012 IP
  7. logicrays

    logicrays Greenhorn

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    Hi, I suggest to use a Custom solution rather than going for any ready made eCommerce solution. By using any MVC framework developer can develop site based on your specific requirement which gives you more satisfaction rather then ready made eCommerce solution.
     
    logicrays, Dec 12, 2012 IP
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    digitalwiz Greenhorn

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    They don't have the budget for a custom made solution
     
    digitalwiz, Dec 12, 2012 IP
  9. dscurlock

    dscurlock Prominent Member

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    then do not fool with them, move on before you waste to much time with them, then you get nothing out of it...
    Are you one of their employees? If they cant budget this, then most likely they will not be in business very long....

    as for the weight question, over estimate the weight so the customer does not get a lot of sticker shock when the real price shows up,
    then also include it in your TOS that weight on products are not exact, and may vary, as a result, their total maybe lower, or higher then what they expected....

     
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  10. logicrays

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    I agree with dscurlock, if they don't have budget then move on to any ready made solution which fulfill their most requirements which is best option for lower budget applications.
     
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    dscurlock Prominent Member

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    and if they can not budget something like this, then they will surely have problems shipping stuff that has to be kept cold
    at all times, such as dairy, meats, etc...etc...these type of items will require special attention/shipping, at least more then just
    shipping a bar of soap, and if they ignore such requirements, and people get sick, die, etc...then their business is over....
    but without a budget, then how would they really understand all of this; They really need to look what they are getting into....
    I just do not see this working out for them, even if they had a huge budget, as food is common enough to get at any local store....
    They would need to sell very unique, and hard to find items that you just can not get at the local store...

     
    dscurlock, Dec 12, 2012 IP