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GRANITE COMMERCE - PHP
If you're looking for an easy way to sell your products online without compromising your store's looks or features, our Granite Commerce solution is the answer you've been looking for. With a scalable shopping cart architecture, this package will accommodate the needs of most business owners.

Includes the following key features:
  • No software installation required (just a web browser)
  • a feature-rich shopping cart
  • Web-based administration
  • Software updates, patches and maintenance
  • Built-in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor for creating and editing your own informational pages.
  • No technical expertise required. (if you can browse the web, then you can use our software)

Granite Commerce Features Overview

Setup & Configuration
  • Web-based administration (no software to install)
  • Import your products from a standard spreadsheet file or add them manually - view screenshot
  • Batch upload product images or upload them one by one
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Add static web pages using the built-in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor and Content Management System
  • Provide us with your logo and header/footer preferences. We will configure the overall look of your site
  • No HTML knowledge required, but templates can be customized if you are working with a professional designer
  • No graphic design skills are required
  • Phone and web-based support during your setup period (during business hours)
General Info
  • Easy to use browser based administration interface
  • Import your existing product database into MySQL database with built-in data field mapping utility
    - view screenshot
  • upload product photos
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Customizable localization: multi-language, configurable currency symbol
    - view screenshot
  • Configurable weight/dimension measurement units,
  • Built-in spell-check feature through spellchecker.net
System Technology
  • Highly reliable FreeBSD operating system on all servers
  • PHP language based solution
  • Powered by fast & reliable MySQL database
  • 100% customizable template-based look & feel that utilizes Smarty, a PHP-based template engine.
  • Full HTTPS / SSL support
  • SquirrelMail Web-based email
  • Security managed servers
PHP Shopping Cart | MySQL | Web Hosting

Storefront / Layout
  • 100% template-based system
  • Fully customizable design & layout
  • Intuitive navigation
    - view screenshot
  • Category images
  • Unlimited number of product images
  • Configurable to display only parent category or parent and child categories on click
  • Side-bar "mini-cart" viewable on all pages
  • Integrated advanced search (search by multiple criteria, w/sort options)
    - view screenshot
  • Shop by manufacturer - configurable as either a display box of links or a drop down menu, both items would pull up product listing page for the manufacturer selected or clicked, including manufacturer logo
  • Built-in template editor: preview, edit and restore templates
  • Add and edit static web pages using the built-in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor and Content Management System
  • Cascading Style Sheets allow you to change styling of your pages with ease.
  • Product listing sort feature - sort products by various criteria
  • Wish List feature allows items to be saved to a favorites list and copied to their shopping cart at a later time
Customer Features
  • Customers can search & browse personal order history
  • Real time order tracking and status-based email notifications
  • When registered, customers can store addresses for use on future orders and edit addresses once logged in to their account
    - view screenshot
  • Password reminder for customers
  • Customizable e-mail notifications/invoices
  • Shopping cart customer wish list
  • Multiple customer membership types with unique pricing for every membership type
  • Login access to membership pricing
  • Printer friendly version of order invoice
  • Email List/Newsletter management system with advanced export capabilities for using the data in third-party system like Vertical Response (www.verticalresponse.com)
Orders Management
  • All orders stored in your database
  • All orders can be edited
  • Status can be set for both the order AND each line item in the order
  • Customizable order e-mail notifications/invoices
  • Printer friendly version of order invoice
Product Catalog
  • Fields for: SKU, ManufacturerID, name, description, price, list price, etc ....
    - view screenshot
  • Global product features: categorize & assign reusable product features
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Product features: enter product features individually or select them from global product features, bookmark global product features for faster entry
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Global product options: categorize and assign reusable product options
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Product options: enter product features individually or select them from global product features, bookmark global product features for faster entry
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Set sale status (sell on the web, do not sell, currently unavailable, etc ...)
  • Unlimited number of products
  • Unlimited number of categories & category nesting
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • Members-only categories
  • Manufacturer list management: entry of name, description, URL, image, and meta information for each manufacturer
    - view screenshot 1 - screenshot 2
  • New products assignment for every category and manufacturer allows simple designation and management of new products, new products are displayed with a "New" graphic. Set the number of days to display a product as new and have it automatically update after a specified number of days.
  • Featured products assignment for home page, all categories, and all manufacturers
  • Related files & informational documents
    - view screenshot
  • Related products, up selling and cross selling ** required add-on module
    - view screenshot
  • Add multimedia clips to your products
  • 1-click enable/disable product categories
  • Support for up to two different currencies
  • Automatic currency conversion
  • Search by title, description and category
  • Unlimited product options/variants/properties w/optional "price modifiers"
    (option has price associated with it)
  • Custom input fields for products -easily add custom field for products
  • HTML-enriched product descriptions (optional)
  • Image upload/URL entry for thumbnail, detail, close up, and color/texture swatches, additional images can be uploaded/entered in "other views" field. Option to have the system automatically optimize your images for the web upon upload.
    - view screenshot
  • Multiple pricing for quantities (unlimited price levels)
  • Llist a product in unlimited categories
  • Gift certificates can be enabled and can be configured for delivery via email or postal mail


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Merchandising and Inventory
  • Discount coupon codes and gift certificates
  • On-screen mini-cart with brief cart info
    - view screenshot
  • Full inventory control
  • "Out of Stock" Messages (optional)
  • Quantity discounts
  • Retail and wholesale pricing
    - view screenshot
  • Limit minimal order amount
Shipping and Tax
  • Real-time UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL/Airborne shipping calculation
    - view screenshot
  • Unlimited number of custom-defined shipping methods using weight, order total and per-item based shipping
  • Handle international, domestic and local shipping
  • Restrict shipping by location
  • Allow your customers to choose shipping method and generate shipping estimates in realtime (U.S. destinations only)
  • Customizable sales tax calculation based upon Country or State
  • Product-specific taxes (optional)
    - view screenshot
  • Organize your tax & shipping settings in zones by location
 
Payment Gateways & Methods
  • Accept payments in any currency
  • Real-time credit card processing supports the following gateways:

    Authorize.NET, LinkPoint, VeriSign (additional gateways may be integrated upon request)

  • Manual (offline) credit card processing
  • Accept checks, purchase orders and phone orders
Sales Analysis / Order Tracking / Search Engine Optimization
  • Comprehensive statistics/reports
  • Configurable reporting date range
  • Statistics/reporting drill down: (manufacturers > manufacturer > product) viewing levels
  • Searchable order data (search by order#, customer name, date)
  • Orders can be archived to a completed or cancelled status bin with ability to restore them back
  • Order data is easy to print
  • Orders can be edited (edit shipping price, order items, delivery method, customer information)
  • Order tracking information available at the click of a button
  • Printable shipping labels
  • Shipment/fulfillment interface
  • Export sales & customer data for use in a spreadsheet
  • Pages can be indexed by all major search engines
  • You can define custom META tags for every category
  • Customer referrer info is stored in database
Repeat Customer Accommodation
  • All customer data is stored in database
  • Greet repeat visitors by name
  • Registered customers can be offered discounts
  • Registered customers do not have to enter their data again
  • Registered customers can edit their profile
  • Registered customers can access history of their orders
  • Registered customers are presented with a shorter checkout process
  • Built-in newsletter engine
  • Real-time order tracking for registered customers
  • Moderated product reviews and ratings
    - view screenshot
Web-based Backoffice Area
  • Password-protected administrative access
  • Configureable Dashboard/homepage for display of:
    - System Warnings
    - Orders for: today, this week, and this month
    - Manufacturer Sales for: today, this week, and this month
    - Top Selling Products for: today, this week, and this month
    - Top Customers for: this month, last 6 months, and this year
    - Built-in "Reminders" feature for scheduling of reminders
  • Configurable user preferences for Dashboard display, Reminders, login info, Orders search defaults and Reporting defaults
  • Unlimited number of admin accounts
  • Advanced user level permissions access assignment allows you to specify each administration section that a user can access
    - view screenshot
  • Active Sessions panel shows all users logged in to the administration, visible at all times (great for multiple administrator sites)
  • Manage your store from anywhere in the world using your web browser
  • All changes are real-time
  • Advanced order and product search capabilities
    - view screenshot
  • Configure the display of quantity o hand for products (on or off)
  • Edit product ratings/reviews
    - view screenshot
Security / SSL
  • Full HTTPS/SSL support
  • Secure HTTPS/SSL administrative access (optional)
  • Password-protected administrative access
  • Encrypted customer data
  • PGP-encrypted e-mail notifications (optional)
  • Real-time security notifications of all failed login attempts
  • Backup system for MySQL Database
  • Thawte SSL Secure Certificate (12 months)
Hosting / Email
  • Highly-reliable and lighning-fast hosting
  • State of the art data center
  • OC48 -192 backbone connectivity
  • Redundant network components and server hardware
  • Management and maintenance of server software
  • Qmail Email Server
  • Squirrelmail Web-Based email
  • Dedicated tape backups of data
  • Server security managed
 
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