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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Ligna Launches New Site Powered by FURNISHWEB


Ligna Furniture's new public website is powered by FurnishWEB.

Storing their photos in the Photo Library not only makes them easy to manage it automatically resizes and exports them for use on their public website. Eliminating the need to upload high-res photography for customers to download and then upload and resizing the images for their public site.

Exporting the product information from FurnishWEB allows their public website to always be in sync with their product catalog. Product updates are transfered to the public website automatically from FurnishWEB.

If you would like more information on how FurnishWEB can help automate your public website don't hesitate to contact us.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

It would be great if FurnishWEB emailed acknowledgments!

We Agree! FurnishWEB is designed to email notifications for orders entered, orders acknowledged, and orders shipped.

Each of us have used applications that require the user to be logged in to the application in order to get notification of new transactions. That's a pain and its easy to forget to check for recent activity. Inevitably something gets missed and nobody wants that.

We are all email users. Well, a huge percentage of us are, and if you happen to be a FurnishWEB user, an email address is required. Many people check email several times each day. In fact, most of our communication is now done with email. So what better way to notify sales reps and retailers of new orders or shipments than email!

FurnishWEB does not wish to be labeled as a spammer. So we've created the option for each individual user to elect whether or not to receive FurnishWEB notifications. Here's how you can change these options.

STEP 1:
After logging into FurnishWEB, press the My Account link in the upper right menu.




STEP 2:
Check the appropriate boxes next to the email notifications desired.





Selecting Email Me when an order is placed will send an email when an order is entered or booked into FurnishWEB. The order will be in a Pending status until it is acknowledged by the factory.

Selecting Email Me when an order is Acknowledged and Shipped will tell FurnishWEB to send an email when the factory acknowledges an order that was entered using FurnishWEB. This option will also tell FurnishWEB to send an email when that order is Shipped.

Selecting Email Me when and Order is entered from sources from outside FurnishWEB will tell FurnishWEB to email acknowledgments and ship notices for orders that were not entered via FurnishWEB such as faxed orders, phoned orders, emailed orders, or EDI orders.

STEP 3:
Here's just a little more information. My Profile is also the area where a user can change their personal data including their FurnishWEB password.


















STEP 4:

After you've updated your account information click the save button. You're done!

Remember you can always come back here to update your information and preferences.

* Make sure do-not-reply@furnishweb.com is on your safe list for spam blockers.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Release 3.0.6 - Dealer Sales History and Analysis

Dealer Sales History and Analysis

We are very pleased to announce a new version of FurnishWEB launching just a few weeks after our last release and just in time for the High Point Furniture Market. FurnishWEB now has screens for Dealer Sales Analysis! This type of reporting has been one of the top requests from our clients and their users. We're are very glad to meet these requests and provide yet more value to our customers.

FurnishWEB accumulates and summarizes invoice sales information by customer and product for sales analysis and reporting. We've taken this summarized data and provided several online tools creating a more meaningful understanding of each dealer's sales history.

Dealer Dashboard Updates
On the Dealer Dashboard there are two new pieces of information; Collections Year-To-Date (YTD) and Top Sellers YTD. The Collections pie chart displays the collections a dealer has purchased most in the current year. The Top Sellers lists the top 10 products the dealer purchased this year.








Dealer Sales Tools

There is also a new link on the Dealer Dashboard to Sales Tools. Sales Tools is deceptively simple but this link conceals some real power! Sales Tools is an interactive, sortable summary of sales information. Sales history can be summarized by product, collection, type, family, class and finish ... each column is sortable providing the ability to find the Best Sellers in each category.

Sales reps should find this area especially useful when preparing a visit with the dealer. We anticipate this tool to quickly become some of the most used web pages in FurnishWEB!






This page shows you:
  • LY $ : All Last Year Sales
  • LY QTY : All Last Year Quantities
  • LYTD $ : Last Year to Date Sales
  • LYTD QTY: Last Year to Date Quantities
  • YTD $ : Current Year to Date Sales
  • YTD QTY : Current Year to Date Quantities
  • Order $ : Current Backlog Order Dollar Amount
  • Order QTY : Current Backlog Order Quantites
  • Order Price : Minimum Price Paid for Product on Open Order

Other Patches and Fixes

With this release we've also included some minor improvements based on user feedback. There are now links to the Collection, Finish, Family, Class and Types while viewing a Product Detail. This will allow a quick return to the product list for those categories.

We've collapsed the Shipto Locations on the Dealer dashboard so they don't fill up so much screen space and opens up space for the new Sales Analysis charts. The user can reveal the list of Shipto locations by clicking on the Shipto Bar.

Thanks to all of the sales managers, customer service reps, sales reps, and buyers that use FurnishWEB. We hope these new features will help you provide better service and do your jobs more efficiently.

Monday, March 31, 2008

FurnishWEB makes Business Easier for A.R.T

A.R.T. Furniture To Open East Coast Warehouse

“Our advantages, which now include the ability to mix up to five collections in one container from China, the warehouse capabilities on both coasts, and the option for retailers to check stock online and monitor their shipment status through FurnishWeb, make it easier to do business with A.R.T,” Sibbick said. “These logistics capabilities complement the many quality features and benefits, such as our superior finishes, that have made our collections so successful.”

Read the Full Article on Furninfo.com

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Release 3.0.5 - Product Updates

New Product Screen Features

We know that many FurnishWEB users aren't intimately familiar with a supplier's product line. They may not know the SKU numbers. They may not know the finish name. They may not know the suite name. The option to browse around the product line or to meander through photos would improve the experience for these users.

Today we are pleased to announce four new features in FurnishWEB: Product Photo View, Product Category Tag Cloud, Product List Pagination, and Product Finish Search.

Product Photo View

There is a new option on the product list view to show photos.



Selecting the Photos icon allows you to browse thumbnail photos in a category/search list of the products in addition to the traditional list view.









Product Category Tag Cloud

Instead of a opening the Product screen with no product information and asking you to search or filter to see a list products, the Product Screen now opens with a Tag Cloud view. Here you can view all the Collections, Finishes, Types, Classes, and Families of furniture in FurnishWEB.

The list makes the categories with more active pieces of furniture stand out for users so they can easily browse and find all your categories of furniture.











Product List Pagination

The old version of the product screens limited the number of products that could be returned in on category/search. We have removed this restriction and created pages of products so users can easily browse and navigate your whole product line by paging through the list or thumbnails.





Product Finish Search

We have also added finish to all the product related screens/features so you can find all the products for your favorite finish.

We hope you enjoy these new features. Thank you for using FurnishWEB!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

FurnishWEB in Furniture Today.

Our very own Barry Welch was interviewed about technology in the furniture industry, read about it in the current issue of Furniture Today.

Read the Furniture Today Article
Q: What do you see as the most important issue in 2008 as it relates to your business, and why?

"I'm probably not alone in being anxious about the economy in 2008. Increasing inflation, declining housing sales and a decrease in consumer confidence have created an environment of apprehension. In addition, there is a profound element of change within the furniture industry. Manufacturers are becoming distributors, retailers are becoming importers, offshore suppliers are becoming wholesalers and big discount stores are selling furniture as a commodity. Given this economic climate, many furniture companies are responding by pulling back new expenditures, especially investment in technologies.

"Our challenge in 2008 lies in identifying organizations that are interested in finding the opportunities inherently created in times of change: opportunity to analyze and streamline systems and procedures; opportunity to promote and retain their best and brightest people; opportunity to form new relationships and alliances. By focusing on our customers' needs and our users' ideas, we can contribute to their success. Our experience developing Web-based applications for the furniture industry concentrates on providing key data and collaboration tools for sales representatives, buyers and customer service workers. Existing clients are well aware that our flagship program, FurnishWEB, saves them time and money, but identifying new clients that have the vision to make the investment in this environment is certainly a challenge."

Barry Welch, president, Internet Databases



Tuesday, February 5, 2008

3.0.4.1 Minor Release

New Shipping Trackers

Four new transport companies added to the tracking on orders and invoices.

  • Wiseway
  • Watkins and Shepard
  • Daylight
  • Roadway
Go to Settings >> Shipping Trackers to set them up on your account.

Misc Bug Fixes

Fixed an error with dealer logins that had ' in the name