Thriftway E-Commerce Course Project Paper
Thriftway E-Commerce 1
Course Project MIS 535 Lynn M. Peirce LMP91357@aol.com October 13, 2013
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They can then add items to a “shopping list” to take with them when they shop in the store (Thriftway ShopnBag, 2013), (See Appendix, pp. 19-20). The solution is to add the items to a “shopping cart” rather than a “shopping list”, and then the customer just “checks out” when done shopping. The customer will pay for the order online, using a credit card, debit card, or gift card. They will select the option of delivery or pick up at Crystal Lake Thriftway. The delivery fee will be $9.95 per order and the grocery order will come directly from this particular store. The delivery fee appears to be standard across all area supermarkets that offer local delivery (ShopRite.com, …show more content…
This is very important for Crystal Lake Thriftway as this is an entirely new program for this store. It seems best for the store owner to tryShopify.com and to allow the website to be “designed” this way until employees and customers are familiar with the new shopping process. It allows for customers to feel secure in their online payment transactions. Shopify also offers a design “expert” in the event that the store owner and management need assistance in designing the website when linking it to their existing advertising website (Shopify.com, 2013). The prices range from a “starter” website at a cost of $14 per month to a “professional” website at $179 per month. There are no setup fees; there are no contracts; the store can use their own domain name; and the website can be cancelled at any time (Shopify.com, 2013). Finally, Shopify even offers apps at various prices to tie in with the store’s website and marketing (Shopify.com, 2013). This will enable Crystal Lake Thriftway to tie the app directly to the website to give customers
Course Project MIS 535 Lynn M. Peirce LMP91357@aol.com October 13, 2013
Thriftway E-Commerce 2 …show more content…
They can then add items to a “shopping list” to take with them when they shop in the store (Thriftway ShopnBag, 2013), (See Appendix, pp. 19-20). The solution is to add the items to a “shopping cart” rather than a “shopping list”, and then the customer just “checks out” when done shopping. The customer will pay for the order online, using a credit card, debit card, or gift card. They will select the option of delivery or pick up at Crystal Lake Thriftway. The delivery fee will be $9.95 per order and the grocery order will come directly from this particular store. The delivery fee appears to be standard across all area supermarkets that offer local delivery (ShopRite.com, …show more content…
This is very important for Crystal Lake Thriftway as this is an entirely new program for this store. It seems best for the store owner to tryShopify.com and to allow the website to be “designed” this way until employees and customers are familiar with the new shopping process. It allows for customers to feel secure in their online payment transactions. Shopify also offers a design “expert” in the event that the store owner and management need assistance in designing the website when linking it to their existing advertising website (Shopify.com, 2013). The prices range from a “starter” website at a cost of $14 per month to a “professional” website at $179 per month. There are no setup fees; there are no contracts; the store can use their own domain name; and the website can be cancelled at any time (Shopify.com, 2013). Finally, Shopify even offers apps at various prices to tie in with the store’s website and marketing (Shopify.com, 2013). This will enable Crystal Lake Thriftway to tie the app directly to the website to give customers