Nexternal Solutions, a leading provider of ecommerce software is pleased to announce that it now offers a Preferred Delivery Date feature. This tool allows online shoppers to specify a preferred delivery date when checking out. It also allows merchants to easily manage current and future delivery date shipments. Any merchant selling products that are event driven will find this tool much appreciated by online shoppers. Like all updates to the Nexternal’s ecommerce software, this enhancement is provided at no charge and does not require the merchant to install any software.
The Preferred Delivery Date feature has many configuration options to handle different scenarios merchants encounter. This tool takes into account time-in-transit information which is calculated in real-time from the various shipping carriers. It also allows merchants to specify a lead time with a cutoff component for maximum accuracy when processing orders.
Susan Boling, owner of Honeyham.com said, “The preferred delivery date feature is a boon for our business. Many of our customers are selecting to have their turkeys and hams delivered the day before Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving orders are up tremendously this year and I sincerely believe it is because our customers feel confident in knowing that their main course will arrive fresh. We have also already started taking orders that will be delivered near Christmas. This provides us the additional advantage of having plenty of time to prepare for those orders and get ahead of the holiday crunch. This new feature definitely gives us a leg up on our competition.”
“Although this tool has tremendous benefits for companies that ship gift items, it also provides a competitive advantage to all merchants that use it. When shopping online, it’s a great convenience to specify a preferred delivery date. People may go out of town or simply want a gift to arrive on the recipient’s birthday,” said Ty Nunez, Director of Business Development at Nexternal Solutions. “Orders are tagged and color coded in a way that allows merchants to see which order must go out on a given day. They can even batch process today’s shipments without fear of including a future shipment request.”
Enabling Preferred Delivery Date increases conversion by allowing the customer to select the delivery date that is ideal for them or a gift recipient. Nexternal Solutions continuously adds new tools to its software that help merchants increase their profits by improving customer conversion, website traffic, and business management efficiency. Nexternal's ecommerce software has been helping wineries sell directly to consumers online since 2000. However, rules for shipping wine directly to consumers have been continuously in flux since the Supreme Court ruling in 2005 (Granholm v. Heald) which ruled states that permit in-state vintners to sell directly to consumers may not deny that right to out-of-state producers. Today, Nexternal provides ecommerce software to more than 200 wine brands. Six88 launched its ShipCompliant software in 2006 and now makes it easy for more than 275 wine brands to stay on top of the ever-changing matrix of rules and regulations imposed at the state level.
Sasha Kady of King Estate Winery in Oregon explains, "We at King Estate have been extremely happy with Nexternal's ecommerce solution, which has powered our web store at www.kingestate.com for several years. King Estate was among the first wineries in the Northwest to adopt ShipCompliant, another product we have been extremely satisfied with. Now that both products are working together - synergizing - we couldn't be happier! We have freed up some manpower, and can rest assured that we are shipping wine across country with full legal compliance and accurate reporting. It's like an auto-pilot for compliance!"
Jason Eckenroth, President of Six88, recognized an opportunity for the systems to efficiently work together. "ShipCompliant has produced several initiatives to assist wineries in taking advantage of the direct-to-consumer market. By developing integrations with innovative companies, such as Nexternal, compliance checks are automatically run without exporting the order data, enabling an efficient workflow and great customer service. The integration between Nexternal and ShipCompliant is seamless, affording our joint customers an easy solution for ecommerce and direct shipping compliance."
Doreen Davis, who manages Nexternal's wine vertical, sees a big opportunity for these technologies going forward. "Wine sales through our platform are still growing at 50% per year. The Supreme Court ruling was a great boon for wine drinkers throughout the country. Although wineries can now ship to more states, many states haven't made it easy. Fortunately for wineries, ShipCompliant, has taken the pain out of shipping direct to consumers and navigating through the maze of compliance confusion.
The Preferred Delivery Date feature has many configuration options to handle different scenarios merchants encounter. This tool takes into account time-in-transit information which is calculated in real-time from the various shipping carriers. It also allows merchants to specify a lead time with a cutoff component for maximum accuracy when processing orders.
Susan Boling, owner of Honeyham.com said, “The preferred delivery date feature is a boon for our business. Many of our customers are selecting to have their turkeys and hams delivered the day before Thanksgiving. Our Thanksgiving orders are up tremendously this year and I sincerely believe it is because our customers feel confident in knowing that their main course will arrive fresh. We have also already started taking orders that will be delivered near Christmas. This provides us the additional advantage of having plenty of time to prepare for those orders and get ahead of the holiday crunch. This new feature definitely gives us a leg up on our competition.”
“Although this tool has tremendous benefits for companies that ship gift items, it also provides a competitive advantage to all merchants that use it. When shopping online, it’s a great convenience to specify a preferred delivery date. People may go out of town or simply want a gift to arrive on the recipient’s birthday,” said Ty Nunez, Director of Business Development at Nexternal Solutions. “Orders are tagged and color coded in a way that allows merchants to see which order must go out on a given day. They can even batch process today’s shipments without fear of including a future shipment request.”
Enabling Preferred Delivery Date increases conversion by allowing the customer to select the delivery date that is ideal for them or a gift recipient. Nexternal Solutions continuously adds new tools to its software that help merchants increase their profits by improving customer conversion, website traffic, and business management efficiency. Nexternal's ecommerce software has been helping wineries sell directly to consumers online since 2000. However, rules for shipping wine directly to consumers have been continuously in flux since the Supreme Court ruling in 2005 (Granholm v. Heald) which ruled states that permit in-state vintners to sell directly to consumers may not deny that right to out-of-state producers. Today, Nexternal provides ecommerce software to more than 200 wine brands. Six88 launched its ShipCompliant software in 2006 and now makes it easy for more than 275 wine brands to stay on top of the ever-changing matrix of rules and regulations imposed at the state level.
Sasha Kady of King Estate Winery in Oregon explains, "We at King Estate have been extremely happy with Nexternal's ecommerce solution, which has powered our web store at www.kingestate.com for several years. King Estate was among the first wineries in the Northwest to adopt ShipCompliant, another product we have been extremely satisfied with. Now that both products are working together - synergizing - we couldn't be happier! We have freed up some manpower, and can rest assured that we are shipping wine across country with full legal compliance and accurate reporting. It's like an auto-pilot for compliance!"
Jason Eckenroth, President of Six88, recognized an opportunity for the systems to efficiently work together. "ShipCompliant has produced several initiatives to assist wineries in taking advantage of the direct-to-consumer market. By developing integrations with innovative companies, such as Nexternal, compliance checks are automatically run without exporting the order data, enabling an efficient workflow and great customer service. The integration between Nexternal and ShipCompliant is seamless, affording our joint customers an easy solution for ecommerce and direct shipping compliance."
Doreen Davis, who manages Nexternal's wine vertical, sees a big opportunity for these technologies going forward. "Wine sales through our platform are still growing at 50% per year. The Supreme Court ruling was a great boon for wine drinkers throughout the country. Although wineries can now ship to more states, many states haven't made it easy. Fortunately for wineries, ShipCompliant, has taken the pain out of shipping direct to consumers and navigating through the maze of compliance confusion.
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