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B2B Online Supplier Stores

Alex Hu — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:43:23 +0000

We are used to seeing vending machines in the cafeteria or in the hallway of office buildings. It is the vendor’s privilege to set up these cash collectors, providing a convenient buying process with the right items and selling them to ready-to-buy shoppers within seconds time.

From that idea, in terms of a business-to-business (B2B) model, we suggest setting up a supplier store for your corporation clients. With internet access and user authentication feature, the internal store can be interpreted as a broader sense, and not limited to a office LAN, or WAN. And, thanks to internet, the supplier store can readily serve the corporation with branch offices and franchising networks nationwide.

Since 2008, DCS has delivered internet-based B2B online supplier stores for 3 of their clients, providing items or services. Each client needs only one store admin back-end. Their corporate-labeled supplier stores can be unlimited. From the admin back-end, our client is able to set up a new store in minutes, as long as they are accepted as the supplier–exclusive or not–of the business corporate.

DCS was founded in 2001 and began using X-cart as its e-Commerce engine since 2004. We choose to use X-cart–in particular, the x-cart GOLD version–as the base to initiate development. Because X-cart PRO is designed for the Shopping Mall business model, it is more limiting than convenient for the idea of B2B supplier store.

Requirement of Corporate Supplier Store	DCS Customization from X-cart GOLD	X-cart PRO
Private labeling	Displays the corporate logo, business name, and contact info in each supplier store and all pages in that store	Uniform page header and footer at any category or item page
Display specific categories	Whether the shopper is logged in or not, the store front only displays categories and supplied items for the corporate account	Categories are mixed before a shopper logs in
Sole provider	Sole provider	PRO has multiple providers in a store. It’s an overkill feature in this application.
Payment status & reconcile report	Purchase Order (P.O.) is extremely important in a corporate supplier store. It’s necessary both for you and the corporate accounting office to access and generate the real-time report of all POs regarding its shipping and payment status.	n/a

In the cases that we delivered, we have experienced different demands, such as:

Case 1: A sign store offers the supplier store solutions to real estate franchises. One of their supplier stores provides brand marketing signs and accessories to 50+ branch offices and over 1500 agents.

Case 2: A brand marketing brokerage. Their customers are nationwide chain stores. The supplier store provides the branded store furniture and wall decoration to customer’s offices and store located nationwide.

Case 3: A Dry Clean service provider. They offer pickup services from their corporate office buildings. They also offer a variety of ordering process and payment options based on the customer’s location or company.

Our DCS development team is ready to adapt to any demands that cater to your specific condition. Please feel free to contact us

by phone: 408-929-4888

or online

http://www.dcsproduction.com/contact

WeNeedSigns 2010 version

Alex Hu — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:11:59 +0000

DCS proudly announces that a major client, WeNeedSigns.com, launched its 2010 version website on September 1st, 2010.

Below are several new site features. The DCS team is currently working on a few enhanced features to be released before wintertime.

1. Corporate Service Block: meets the increasing demand of franchise brand signs

2. Mousing-over to preview an image provides more detailed information

3. Intuitive sign-making system; see preview instantly

4. Large sign preview available at any stage of the ordering process

5. Clear statement at the Shopping Cart

6. Easy re-ordering process.

Background Introduction:

WeNeedSigns.com was first introduced in 2008. It began the novel idea of an online sign store with full-blown online designing and ordering features. Shoppers choose their template first, then create with their own design with an online drawing board.

Over the same period of time, DCS worked on a parallel project for the sign vendor of the Alain Pinel Real Estate company. Designed for 1500+ agents from 30+ offices, it used a less flexible online sign ordering system. Still, it delivered what our client expected in terms of productivity and profitability.

By early June 2010, the DCS team started developing the new version of WeNeedSigns.com. Our goal: to leverage the existing assets and to bring in higher quality user experience in an Online Custom Sign Order system.

Online Design & Order Signs

Alex Hu — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:21:14 +0000

WeNeedSigns, you can design and order signs. With the online design tool you can select one of the many templates we have started for you or you can create your own.

Savings in tax preparation

Alex Hu — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:21:25 +0000

Tax-outsource.com provides seasonal labor without the overhead of permanent hires, which is particularly helpful to CPA firms dealing with a staff shortage.

DCS developed the website and backend communication platform for CPA clients and the whole fleet of service team in Tax-outsource.com

Optical Crystal Trophy

Alex Hu — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:47:41 +0000

Online Catalog of optical Crystal and Glass Awards. Search products by size, weight, price, material, and shape.

Christian & Gospel Music Store

Alex Hu — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:18:52 +0000

Online Christian music store. One store service 3 area (US, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) with different sales prices by cost and currency. Visitor listen to mp3 trial track and music sheet before purchase.

Aftermarket Auto Products

Alex Hu — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:11:27 +0000

Golden Apple Corporation has been on the leading edge of aftermarket automotive products for the last 28 years.

DCS designed online catalog for all Wheel brands with pictures, and full-blown of automobile fitment applications.

StephanieDanceShoes.com

Alex Hu — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:45:52 +0000

Stephanie Dance Shoes, Inc. is interested in expanding its nationwide network of resellers in the United States.

DCS developed the online catalog with a product database in behind. Client has the full control on updating the product info in this site.