Help Choosing a Platform

[edwardmarks]

Hi Guys,

I'm new here and was hoping that you could help me out. It is probably a simple newbie question, but it would really help to get a point in the right
direction.

We are looking to launch an ecommerce website selling products from small designers and producers with small websites and little coverage. We want to feature the products and then process transactions and take the payment and then forward the orders to the relevant producer to actually ship the goods. There may be a case where one order could contain products from multiple producers that would need to be split out accordingly.

Can anyone recommend a good platform that would be able to facilitate this and how it could transmit the order details to the relevant producers to integrate with their own logistics systems? Would this be classed as dropshipping, if so , are there systems available for this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

 

[ITsoldUK]

Yup, loads...best way I research topics is...

scan to the UKBF top menu, click search then enter

ecommerce platform review recommendations.

Simples

 

[bargainmania]

It would be classed as dropshipping and you will struggle to find any cart that would have the facility to do it all automatically. You would need to get involved in a manual capacity to process the correct orders with your suppliers sites etc

 

[4little1s]

Actinic has a module that can process the order and then send the order on to the relevant supplier, if that helps at all.

http://www.actinic.co.uk/ecommerce-...cessing-and-fulfilment/566-drop-shipping.html

 

[petlover]

you need build a new system

 

[Andy777]

No need to build a new system (bad, bad idea).

Use a cart with mods or find a cart that already offers this functionality. 3D Cart offers this feature as standard:

http://www.3dcart.com/shopping-cart-features-processing.html

 

[edwardmarks]

Thanks for the replies, very helpful. So I need to look for platforms with dropshipping functionality. Would Magento have this?

 

[Simple Servers]

Magento has a huge amount of extensions and you can usually find what your after. Here is a link that may prove helpful. If you choose to try magento we offer a month trial for just £1

http://www.magentocommerce.com/mage.../magento-vendor-drop-shipping-extension-mvde-

 

[edwardmarks]

That looks good. Does magenta or any other system also have a subscription module? I need something that will potentially automatically bill a customer on a monthly basis for a pre-defined time and send the new automated monthly order to the relevant drop ship supplier.

Thanks

 

[magentoexpert]

if you are looking for multivendor store, then Magento is the best option available.

 

[denwy8]

You can use wordpress.com and just use some e-commerce plugins. Not only is it cot efficient, but you'll have full control and easy to understand.

 

[edwardmarks]

Thanks for the tips

 

[polygon]

so using Wordpress ecommerce themes, do I have to make sure myself that the site is secure and PCI compliant right?. Also is this the ecommerce plugin

http://getshopped.org/

 

[Raijin44]

For this magneto is the best option and supports huge amount of extensions