E-commerce Online Shopping sites

There are several options available in this rapidly changing world of commerce, and e-commerce, selling on the internet, has defintely become an essential part of business. Whether retail or wholesale, large or small, there is a solution to suit you.

Most shopping cart systems are actually whole store building tools that come complete with a shopping cart and web-based administration interface. They provide a platform for building and maintaining your own personalised e-commerce (online shopping) site.

What this means for you:

You can have a level of input into your store that suits you. Some retailers prefer to have the basic set-up done for them, and then complete the "shelf-stocking" themselves, loading up all of their own products and photographs.

Others find it easier and more convenient to have Dark-Room Web Solutions complete the whole process for them.

You can have an unlimited number of products, and an unlimited number of categories - your store will grow with your business. You can create detailed product descriptions to entice your customers to buy. Keep track of your inventory levels for each product, and hide out-of-stock items from your customers. Up-sell by reminding your customers of related products they may need as well. Allow your customers to choose options such as colour, size, etc. And provide discounts for multiple purchases, or have a Big Sale!

We have experience using two shopping cart systems, Miva Merchant and Zen Cart.
Miva is licensed software which functions well, but we are moving away from it because of the pricing structure.
Zen Cart is powerful, well supported by an enthusiastic community, and Open source.