ecommerce solutions

Ecommerce Feature List

When comparing Pinnacle Cart's features with its direct competitors, there is little in the way of competition. Take a look at the features below which give a good overview of Pinnacle Cart's broad capabilities. Alternatively, click to view our ecommerce demo.

Product Merchandising
  • Cross category product listing
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Product up-sell opportunities
  • Discount code supported
  • Price-based discounting
  • Secondary images
  • Advanced product search capabilities
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  • Recommended products
  • "Email product to a friend" feature
  • Create "Buy x Get x Free" discounts
  • "Best Sellers" / "Hot Deals" area
  • Froogle data feeds
  • Shop.com data feeds
  • Supports Gift Messaging
Customer Relationship Management
  • Customer can view order history
  • Automated email when customer purchases item
  • Automated email when order is shipped
  • Ability to add custom fields to the checkout process for collecting additional customer information
  • Customer login form with auto-fill login feature to save customers time
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  • Customer registration allows shipping to multiple locations
  • Customer can track status and shipping
  • Express checkout feature
  • Customer address book
  • Easy-to-use newsletter wizard
  • Product update notifications
  • Supports backorders
  • Full customer reporting
Search Engine Friendly
  • True flat URL generation
  • Customisable Meta Tag support
  • Google Site Map support
  • Upload customised HTML pages to improve SEO
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  • Auto generates site maps
  • Creates "breadcrumb" navigation
  • Search engine friendly architecture
  • Robot.txt files supported
Payment Options
  • Accept Credit Cards
  • Ability to accept payments via telephone, mail and fax
  • Ability to set unlimited custom payment methods
  • Export data to QuickBooks, Peachtree or other accounting progams
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  • Supports the following gateways: Paypal, Protx, WorldPay, Authorize.net, 2Checkout, Verisign, HSBC, Datacash, Linkpoint, YourPay.com, Echo Inc, ViaClix, iTransact.com
  • Ability to integrate with other gateways
Shipping and Tax
  • Real-time shipping quotes from UPS, USPS and FED-EX
  • Shipping tracking from UPS, USPS and Fed-Ex so your customers can track their packages
  • Set custom handling fees
  • Create custom shipping methods
  • Calculate shipping costs by weight, quantity and more
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  • Offer product specific shipping pricing
  • International shipping supported
  • Supports downloadable products
  • Quick "Estimated Shipping" calculation - Customer can quickly estimate shipping based on zipcode before checking out.
  • Ability to set tax by state and / or country
  • Offer free shipping
Updates and Backups
  • Cart notifies you when updates are available and with update your store with a couple of clicks
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  • Allows you to backup or restore your site from the administrative area
Order Management
  • Ability to view/edit order status
  • Add / edit / delete orders
  • Show both order and payment status
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  • Create professionally printed invoices
  • Advanced product search capabilities
  • Bulk edit orders
Administration
  • Create unlimited administrator accounts
  • Control which emails are received by administrators
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  • Restrict access by administrator
  • Reset password feature for forgotten passwords
Product Management
  • Inventory tracking by product
  • Receive inventory alerts if quantity drops below pre-determined levels
  • Control attributes (color, size, etc) by product, or add them globally
  • Products can reside in multiple categories
  • Inventory control allows back ordering
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  • Manage sales pricing
  • Supports Minimum/Maximum quantity in order by product
  • Create both a quick and detailed product description
  • Complete control over image and thumbnail sizes
Reporting
  • Top viewed products
  • Top viewed categories
  • Top orders by product
  • Top referring sites
  • View registered and non-registered customer statistics
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  • Top sales by customer
  • Consolidated orders by date
  • Individual orders by date
  • Promo codes
  • Payment types
Security
  • Full support of HTTPS/SSL protocols
  • Password protected administrative area
  • Locks account after set number of failed credit card attempts
  • Ability to control administrative access and set access levels
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  • Give you the ability to display prices only to customers that have registered
  • PCI/CISP Compliant (credit card details are ONLY stored by the payment gateway)*
Wholesalers
  • Supports up to 3 different levels of wholesale pricing
  • Allows you to set wholesale pricing by product or as percentage of retail
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  • Supports case pack / inter pack pricing
  • Collects Tax ID, EIN, Reseller ID or any other information you require.
Marketing
  • Newsletter registration for customers and visitors
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  • Built-in newsletter engine
  • Generate product update notices