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Warp 9 Launches Gift and Home Decor Site FarCountries.com |
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B2B E-Commerce site showcases flexibility of Warp 9 Internet Commerce
System
Warp 9, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: WNYN), the premier provider of robust e-commerce
platforms and services, today announces that its new client, Far Countries,
has launched its newly redesigned and upgraded business-to-business (B2B)
e-commerce site on the Warp 9 Internet Commerce System (ICS) platform.
The most notable enhancement to the http://www.FarCountries.com site is
the new, more attractive visual design. This new look features a fresher,
more attractive look, navigation redesigns, and incorporates more effective
merchandising techniques on the department, thumbnail and product pages
that result in more sales. The new website also features several Web 2.0
features such as:
-- dynamic quick cart -- which shows item additions to the cart
immediately without changing the page the user is on and providing visual
feedback for meeting supplier/product purchase minimums
-- Adobe Flash based merchandising tiles that integrated with Warp 9's
ICS transaction engine
In addition to the aesthetic elements, the site also features custom
business rules that were required for Far Countries to ensure a more
streamlined operation between their customers and their suppliers. Among
them are:
-- unique custom shipping calculations per supplier
-- supplier specific minimum purchase requirements
-- product and SKU based minimum purchase requirements
-- quantity price breaks and case pack calculations
Warp 9 also implemented a custom image generation tool for all product
images: Far Countries need only upload a single high quality image for each
product and Warp 9's system automatically creates, crops, adds matting, and
optimizes all images size variants needed for the site.
"We were looking for better ways to engage our retailer members and to
promote the product selection more effectively. Warp 9's platform gave us
the tools to deliver this to our retailers and our suppliers. We also had
many unique needs based on our specific business process flow requirements
and had many items on our want/wish list. Warp 9 was able to deliver on all
the requests we threw at them and came up with time and cost saving
solutions for us. We were impressed and are very pleased with the end
result," stated Joyce Kesler, Far Countries' Executive Vice President. "We
are looking forward to being able to use all the more advanced features and
search engine optimization (SEO) benefits of the Warp 9 ICS now that we
have launched."
Far Countries also had Warp 9 integrate directly with their new backend
Microsoft Dynamics(TM) (Navision) order management / fulfillment /
financial system. This automated interface will not only make the process
more seamless and timely, but also provide more information for relevant
decision making capabilities to company management.
Harinder Dhillon, Warp 9's CEO said, "We have launched several B2B
retailers on our platform and FarCountries.com is a good example of the
flexibility our platform has in accommodating the unique business logic
that every B2B retailer has. We are confident that they will be able to
continue to grow their online business significantly using the ICS
platform."
Warp 9 powers some of the most successful e-commerce websites for
retailers such as http://www.magellans.com, and Spiegel Brands'
http://www.carabella.com, http://www.ablambdin.com and
http://www.shapefx.com.
About Far Countries
Far Countries (http://www.farcountries.com) has grown to become the #1
online wholesale buying website in the gift and home decor industry. From
its inception, FarCountries.com has looked at its business through the eyes
of independent retailers. Today, the company's strategy is to provide the
independent retailer with truly unique merchandise. These are often
products available exclusively online thoroughly FarCountries.com. The
company's customer care representatives get enormous numbers of accolades
from retailers for handling any and all of the logistics issues that arise.
About Warp 9
Warp 9, Inc. (http://www.warp9inc.com) is the premier provider of
enterprise-class e-commerce platforms and services to mid-sized businesses
in the catalog and retail industry. With a proven track record and years of
experience in the industry, Warp 9's comprehensive and scalable suite of
software platforms and technologies for online catalogs, e-mail marketing,
and interactive visual merchandising help businesses leverage the Internet
to increase sales. Offered on a fully managed Software-as-a-Service model,
Warp 9 products deliver unique benefits to its customers by reducing total
cost of ownership, lowering upfront cost, providing faster time to market
and being a one-stop-shop for all things e-commerce. Known for its
outstanding customer service, Warp 9 powers some of the most successful
e-commerce sites for companies like Magellan's and Spiegel.
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