TIC Multishop
TIC Multishop
Ecommerce Platform / PHP / MySQL / CSS / XHTML
Developed in 2012 the platforms extends upon the Webshop Platform by allowing additional supplies to load stock into the platform whilst allowing multiple websites to sell the loaded products.
Platform Features : Multishop Manager
The multishop manager can configure the whole platform, granting access to satellites and suppliers. Setting up the sale breakdown between themselves, the satellite and supplier, for example they can set an individual supplier up so any products they sell, 10% goes to the satellite site, 20% to the multishop manager and the rest the supplier keeps, this allows for the multishop manager to create customised agreements to each supplier.
There is also control to what the satellite site can configure, such as restrictions on modifying the site design, creating pages and even restricting the adding of products.
Categories
Add/Edit/Manage Global Categories
Brands
Add/Edit/Manage Global Brands
Products
Add/Edit/Manage Own Products
Newsletters
can send newsletter to each satellite sites customer based (if they opt in for newsletter).
Order History
View/Export own order information
Order Management
can view the status of all orders from both suppliers and satellite sites, ensuring there are no delays etc.
Internal Message System
can send messages to satellite sites and suppliers.
Secure Payment
Supports both PayPal and SagePay
Supplier to Satellite link
creates the links between which satellite sites can stock the supplier products.
Advert Manager
can send advertisement banners to satellite sites
Satellite Manager
configure the satellite site along with feature permissions
Site Designer
can customise the satellite site design via basic/advance mode
Supplier Manager
configures the supplier access
Platform Features : Satellite Site
The satellite control panel is configured via Multishop Manager, depending on the features enabled these could include the ability to add their own products to both the global and private categories, create/edit the content pages and customise the site design via the template system.
Private Categories
Add/Edit/Manage Private Categories
Private Brands
Add/Edit/Manage Private Brands
Products
Add/Edit/Manage Products
Stock system
Product stock system
Newsletters
can send newsletter to own customers based.
Order history
View/Export own order information
Internal message system
can send messages to multishop manager.
Advert manager
can create banners on their homepage
Site designer
can customise the satellite site design via basic/advance mode
Supplier manager
once the multishop manager creates a link, the satellite site can then opt-out of stocking this suppliers products.
Platform Features : Supplier
The supplier control panel allows them to load their products into the system along with setting up the postage rates and processing orders.
Products
Add/Edit/Manage Products
Stock system
Product stock system
Order history
View/Export own order information
Internal message system
can send messages to multishop manager.
Multishop Manager Admin Area
These screenshots show the various admin pages that the multishop manager uses to control the platform.
Supplier Admin Area
These screenshots show various sections of the supplier admin panel, where they can manage their products and process any orders.
Satellite Admin Area
These screenshots show the satellite sites admin panel, which they can manage the supplier products, there own products along with customising the website.
My Role
I created this platform whilst working for Tourist Information Centres Ltd, this platform created early 2012, in which a sister company was setup to cater just for the Multishop Platform, there were a soft launch in the middle of 2012, in which we launched with with only a couple of businesses to
a) see what the market was like
b) be able to offer full support to these clients
c) tweak the platform to cater for the real world needs.
The trial period were considered a success, with both national and international clients, in which we had the feature set that was required and a roadmap planned on new features to roll out. We were in talks with multiple other clients throughout 2012 with a aim of fully launching in 2013.
Just before the launch our managing director had health issues so we delayed the launch as at this point as the timetable was that he could return after 6-9 months. Unfortunately whilst he managed to beat the initial health concern he was never able to return to work. The TIC Multishop platform never fully launched and we wound the trial down in the middle of 2014.