Archive: ecommerce

Amazon helpfully supply a java package called AMTU which does the grunt work of the XML integration for Amazon marketplace. With AMTU you can easily update products, stock levels, prices and also grab order info etc.
Being based on Java, AMTU can run on pretty much any operating system. It uses a "hot folder" system so [...]

If you are feeling lazy, or would like to build in some future proofness into your system, you can use the MySQL Desc query to get table column information and then use this information to create dynamic SQL insertion strings.
For example:
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PHP:

$cols_query = db_query("desc table");

while($cq = mysql_fetch_assoc($cols_query)){

    $cols[]=$cq;

}

foreach($cols as $c){

    if(!empty($_POST[$c['Field']])){

      [...]

Check out this link for some handy little tools to help you get Google Checkout up and running properly.
http://demo.globant.com/~brovagnati/tools/
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The latest version (1.7) of Magento has been released and features native support of a real enterprise level ecommerce feature: A-B or Multivariate testing.
This involves presenting slightly different versions of pages to portions of web traffic and then monitoring the effectiveness of each version. This method then allows you to fine tune your site to [...]

osCommerce is undoubtedly the most popular open source ecommerce system available today. It has been around for a long time and whilst this does mean that it is not particularly cutting edge in the way it is put together, it also means that it is tried and tested and guaranteed to work well.
One of the [...]

When doing spidering projects or other bulk catalogue management projects for osCommerce sites, I tend to finish by creating easypopulate format files so that the store owner can do any last minute edits and upload the products manually using the easypopulate system.
Creating easypopulate format files can be a bit of a chore, especially as every [...]

Edmonds Commerce specialise in Magento Ecommerce and are available for Freelance Magento projects and installations. If you are looking to set up a new ecommerce venture and are considering using Magento - get in touch today.
Magento is certainly making waves. For those of you who haven't heard of it, Magento is looking likely to become [...]

One of the most arduous task in maintaining and ecommerce web site is the constant task of keeping all of your products up to date. Suppliers like to release new price lists and product ranges on at least a yearly basis. Just when you have managed to get your web site completely up to date, [...]

One of the big tasks that any ecommerce retail business must undertake is the continual updating and inserting of products into the catalogue. Done one by one, this task can take a ridiculous amount of time. In some instances there is no better option, but in the vast majority of cases there is!
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The ideal [...]

Its easy sometimes to focus entirely on the front end features of your web site or ecommerce business. Without a doubt the front end is the most imporant part of your web site as it needs to work well to allow your visitors to find and purchase what they are looking for.
However, the back end [...]