Open All Hours?  
This is what we call a convenience store.

What costs would you associate with opening a high street shop? Not an entire chain of stores – one step at a time, after all – but just one store.

First of all you’ll have to sign up to a lease, then get the shop fitters in for a week or so, point of sale graphics, employ extra staff, then there are business rates and... I think we can safely agree that it will cost quite an amount.

What about opening the store for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year? That overtime pay is soon going to add up.

There are obvious benefits of adding an e-commerce outlet to your existing retail presence, or by avoiding the high street altogether. Not just a direct route to market, an e-commerce website can be an informative and active business tool.

A well designed website is one thing, but when it can act as a stock control and management system, collect customer information and generate reports on buying behaviour and product performance. It can integrate with EPOS and account systems such as SAGE, and can even be used to carry out intelligence led e-mail marketing campaigns at a touch of a button.

Products can be kept up to date using the intuitive content management system, images added and details promoted. Payments can be processed without fuss, with the reassurance of secure connections and encrypted transaction details.

E-commerce has come a long way, but it’s just a short step to open your new store.

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