SalesNotes

May '12 Recently Discontinued Items

May is flowering with list of 71 newly discontinued items. Including: AA Canvas,; WABA Fun Bubber, Scotch Tapes, Cutters & PostIts; Pebeo Markers and more! An updated, complete list will be emailed April 23rd and posted to the web site by the 24th. (Click on link below for just the new stuff.)

Happy Hunting

Dave T x6644

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OEX New Features - Kit Center

This morning, we deployed several new features to Online Express:  a more informative item special order pop up, a fix to catalog pages with subtitles and, most notably, the addition of many requested modifications to the kit center…

You can now UPLOAD a kit order

See NET TOTALS

Out of Stock Items are now noted in RED

Expected Dates for OOS items will be displayed so you can make educated buying/substitution decsions.

Changed delivery date to Delivery Window. If we can't get it to you by mm/dd/yyyy we won't ship it.

Link directly to the Kit Cart (live by 3/5). No more extra step to go through the Kit Center screen.

March '12 Recently Discontinued Items

Cruisin' for deals…March's list of 101 markdowns includes: Royal Brush Home Decor Kits; Pebeo Glass & Textile Colors; Fiskars Scissors & Edgers; 3M Post-It Banner Rolls; Princeton Brush Neptune Sets and more! An updated, complete list will be emailed Feb. 23rd and posted to the web site by the 24th. (Click on link below for just the new stuff.)

Happy Hunting

Dave T x6644

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OEX Update - Check My Sales: New Features

We finished some requested changes to the Check My Sales report screen. You can now filter your report results by order type (regular, credit, drop ship, kit). Also, there are a couple of new columns:  Estimated Ship Date and Order Type.

- Dave Tavel x6644

OEX Update - Estimated Ship Date

Just added today…

There is an additional column on the Order Status screen for Estimated Ship Date. This is most useful for Drop Ships. After a manufacturer gets back in touch with the Drop Ship Dept. re estimated ship date, we populate that in our system and it will be reflected on the Order Status page.

For regular orders, the default Est. Ship Date is the date the order is placed.

- Dave Tavel x6644

OEX Update - Template Folders

A new feature to the Carts & Templates page provides for putting MacPherson's Templates inside folders. This also gives us the ability to name each template a bit clearer.

I like to take this opportunity to put out the call for suggestions for lists of frequently ordered items. If any of you think customers would benefit from a common list of items, please forward it along to me.

Thanks!

Dave Tavel x6644
davet@macphersonart.com

OEX Update - New Item Expected Date Info

We just deployed a new message for Out-of-Stock items (OOS). Now, when an item is OOS for more than 14 days (usually indicating a vendor issue), instead of the "product expected to arrive imminently" message, you'll see "Please contact customer service for current expected date". Otherwise, if an item is OOS, you should see a expected date.

This message is displayed on the Stock Check, Order Entry, Order Summary and Backorder Report screens.

Dave Tavel x6644

What's New Posting Dates Shifted for December & January

This is just a heads up to let you know that the What's New posting dates for December & January will be changed slightly from the first Wednesday of the month:

December What's New will go out Thurs 12/8/11

January What's New will go out Wed 1/11/12

Let me know if you have any questions.

- Corinne x 6626

OEX - Links to Catalog in Your Cart

A small, but helpful feature just added to the OEX Shopping Cart – item numbers are now links to their catalog page. This is especially handy in finding like items, seeing images and getting product info.

Dave Tavel x6644

NEW OEX Feature - Price Validation for Product Credits

We've just launched a new feature to the ever-popular product credit app on Online Express. You can now specify the order from which the credited item came from. This insures that the customer will receive the correct credit.

Using this will override the 'lowest net price paid' logic which is the default ONLY when a valid invoice/order number is entered. There is an info rollover question mark [?] next to the heading that provides details.

Dave Tavel x6644