Benefits of Online Stores

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Benefits

For many organizations, the most cost effective solution for managing internal or external programs has proved to be a web-based platform. Web-based, or e-commerce programs have several benefits over traditional print based programs:

Cost: Online stores and programs are much less expensive to produce than printed catalogs. The cost of information distribution is nominal when compared to postage and delivery costs for traditional program guides and catalogs.

Updates are Easy: Our online solutions provide you with the ability to make changes to programs, content and products within just a few days.

Privacy: Online stores and programs can be set-up with password protection for exclusive access. (This is a benefit to many organizations who don’t want proprietary pricing or competitive advantage information to get into the wrong hands.) Also, your entire site can be encrypted with https, and our checkout technology is always secured through Verisign, so your clients can rest assured knowing that their information is kept safe and confidential.

Ordering is Easy: Our online stores are easy to navigate and order from. Online orders can be placed 24 hours a day using a variety of payment methods which can be set up according to your organization’s needs.

Distribution: With 2 warehouse locations, we are able to ship stock products by UPS ground to most of the continental U.S. within 2 days. This can save your company and customers both time and money.

Seasonality and Special Promos: Choose to highlight certain items or features on a seasonal basis, or as inventory fluctuates, choose to offer overstock items at a discount. As members sign in to your site, they can opt in to receive email promotions with direct links to the site, giving you the flexibility of sending out email specials and promotions.

Order History: Access is available at the click of a mouse. Anyone who has placed an order through one of our online stores can access their order information for as long as the site remains live. This is especially helpful for departments that need to know usage and budget information.

Reporting: Our sites offer different levels of access on the master site where your staff can pull usage, traffic, volume and popularity reports. You are able to choose which of your staff sees what information with password protection.

To receive a free analysis of your company’s online needs please contact us at 800.548.1227 or by email at elizabeth@rchq.com to get the process started.