International B2B commerce platform for EDCO

B2B commerce specialist

To demonstrate where a website would fit and how it would function and add value, we conducted analysis and offered advice that helped EDCO to rationalise the existing product information infrastructure. This enabled the organisation to make optimal use of its existing systems and the information they contain.

Based on this advice, EDCO decided to set up a new international B2B e-commerce platform. iO mapped out EDCO’s expectations and wishes during a preliminary study. During this study, we created so-called clickable wireframes in order to safeguard the webshop’s usability and completeness even before its actual realisation.

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Challenge

A new, labour-intensive processes free webshop.

Solution

An international B2B commerce platform, including integration of a PIM and M3 Lawson.

About EDCO

EDCO is a global trading corporation. With a range of over 20,000 products, ranging from household products to car accessories, EDCO serves various target groups such as large-scale distributors, warehouses and retail shops.

Product Information Management (PIM) is the answer

iO developed the international B2B webshop for EDCO. We integrated the usual B2B requirements, including client-specific prices, a differentiated product range per country, and billing and credit features into the webshop. The webshop is powered by a Product Information Manager (PIM), to allow central management of the product range and to save the webmaster from wasting time entering, filtering, and selecting products.

"The right approach, combined with the expertise of iO, has brought us fantastic results."

Bas van der Weerden, E-Commerce Manager EDCO

Complex features such as client-specific prices and product ranges, group rates and environmental charges are fully automated and integrated into the ERP application. A quick-add button allows visitors to add items to their shopping cart immediately, without having to visit the item’s specific page first.

The end result is a contemporary, fast, B2B webshop that integrates seamlessly with EDCO’s IT landscape. Integrating the shop, the product range and the order process so that EDCO can count on consistent, top-of-the-line B2B performance.