New Features Coming to Azox E-Commerce Product

Azox will soon be releasing new features for its e-commerce product that will help provide users with greater enhancements built on a Microsoft .NET 4.0 framework. These enhancements will improve everythings from site management to product search, allowing users to find what they are looking for quicker and easier. Here are just a few of the enhancements that will be available with Azox future e-commerce platform release.

Attributes/values can be linked together and allow for improved search results for particular items like vehicle parts. For example, say a customer is searching for car parts. Typically they will ahve a particular vehicle with a specific make/model/year and only want parts that fall under their search parameters. With Azox improved catalog engine customers can now search through items by their make/model/year and only want parts that fall under their search parameters. With Azox improved catalog engine customers can now search through items by their make/model/year and select certain search specifications right away, seeing only items that fit the attributes that they specified.



Another key feature includes filters that let you narrow down by certain attribute types. A common example of this can be found on a wine site where you may have several different types of wine, price, size and varietal. Shoppers can now select which filters they would like to search through. Say they want a 750 ml bottle of red wine, priced between $21 - $40.99, the products that fit those exact descriptions will appear right on the page ready to order. Just like the image below taken from our demo ecommerce site.



Other notable improvements include the ability to sort your search results by categories such as bestselling, best match, price and alphabetically by brand. Additionally, a swatch feature allows shoppers to customize products by selecting swatches and changing the appearance of a product before purchasing it.

Stay tuned for more updates on this new release and future enhancements by reading our blog and visiting our website.

E-Commerce Spending Up Despite Economy

Despite the sluggish economy it seems more people are continuing the trend of buying online. comScore recently reported that U.S. online spending hit $37.5 billion in the second quarter of this year, up 14% from one year ago. Read the full report here. comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni said, "It's clear that consumers are continuing to shift to the online channel, with almost $1 in every $10 of discretionary spending now occurring online". What's more impressive is this growth rate represented the seventh consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth rates.

Convenience and competitive prices are believed to be two of the key reasons driving this surge in e-commerce spending. At Azox we know how important an online selling environment can be for a company, and we have helped contribute to this upward movement in online spending by helping leading companies across retail, distribution, and non-profit industries sell more online and streamline their business with their back-office financial systems. Don't get left behind the rapid rise in e-commerce, expand your sales channel online and grow your business with integrated e-commerce.