Get your bike shop online with i-BikeShop
Posted on in Business News , Cycles News
UK shoppers went online to buy in the January sales this year, with 21.5% of all non-food retail sales taking place over the internet, according to new British Retail Consortium figures.
Online sales of non-food products grew by 14.9% during the first month of 2016 compared to January 2015, and contributed 2.4 percentage points to year-on-year growth of total non-food items, suggesting getting your business online is more important than ever.
Running a website alongside your bricks and mortar store can help to maximise your reach to a wider customer base, letting people know who you are and what you do - but with the addition of e-commerce you'll also start to increase sales.
i-BikeShop has been developed to allow any shop to easily and quickly establish an internet presence, to generate more inbound enquiries and to get selling online.
With i-BikeShop, the simple to use platform means retailers can perform individual tasks with no HTML knowledge required!
Many independent bike shops are already using i-BikeShop, taking advantage of the simple to use system and a whole host of features.
"Since the launch of our i-Bikeshop powered website in 2003 SiWis has become our most important and reliable trading partner. The website itself has everything with new features we didn't know we needed being added all the time. The support we get is second to none and always delivered in plain English!"
Steve, Real Cycles, January 2016
"We would recommend i-Bikeshop to anyone looking to boost the profile of their store or website. They offer unrivalled customer service and a real attention to detail. There are regular site updates with new features to improve customer shopping experience and back-office tools to keep your site looking fresh and up to date. We couldn't ask for better customer service when things don't go to plan. All emails are answered same day, and the telephone support really helped us when we needed it. i-Bikeshop has helped us grow our business and become a leading name on the web. The template is easy to understand and adding new product is a doddle. The integration of the Epos live stock system has enabled us to give our customers a much better buying experience."
Richard, MailOrderBikes.com
To help get more IBDs online, ACT members can now access i-BikeShop with preferential pricing and additional features.
- Half price set-up for any new Standard or Premium site - save £125
- Free access to the bike central database for one model season with a new Standard or Premium site - save £400+VAT
- Ride it away dealer? i-BikeShop is designed to be fully integrated with Ride it away retail finance, allowing you to give your customers even more choice when buying online.
- Upload unlimited products into unlimited categories and showrooms
- Shopping cart as standard allowing your site's visitors to order online
- Optional secure server to allow your site's visitors to pay online
- Self-managed news program / notice board
- Mailing list to maintain contact with current and prospective customers
- Contents of ALL web site pages are controlled by you
- Images automatically resized and resampled when uploaded
- Self-managed 'links' area
- Automatic system elements to keep your homepage fresh with little or no effort from you
- Unique professional website design
For more information send you contact details to info@siwis.co.uk with 'ActSmart enquiry' in the subject field or call the ActSmart team on 01273 427 700.
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