The eCom (E-Series) AI website generator uses product information from Retail POS to build a themed online showroom website, allowing shoppers to browse your catalog online without a checkout feature. You can customize your showroom’s design, add contact forms, or enable online payments and shipping when you’re ready to sell online.

Creating an online showroom is a practical way to showcase your products, grow your brand, and bring more customers. Depending on your business needs, you can use your online showroom to:

• Build an online presence: Every business needs an online presence. Your website can be as simple as a landing page with basic information like your location, unique selling points, and brand story.
• Showcase your products online: For premium brands or concept stores that don’t require eCommerce (like luxury furniture), an online showroom website can feature your catalog, contact form, and service or event pages so customers can explore product details online before visiting your store.
• Offer consultation-based sales: For businesses that sell complex or high-value products requiring personalized guidance (like medical equipment or bicycles), an online showroom website can be used to collect leads and provide consultations before completing sales.
• Generate leads: For service-based businesses (like beauty salons or car dealerships), an online showroom website can be used to collect contact details through forms so you can follow up via email or phone.
• Support B2B or wholesale sales: Manufacturers or distributors can use an online showroom website to give partners or clients access to an up-to-date catalog with detailed product information and visuals for improved wholesale communication and browsing experience.
• Prepare for eCommerce: Use your online showroom website to test customer interest, gather feedback, and refine your online content before enabling checkout and full eCommerce functionality.

Generating your online showroom website

Using information from Retail POS, the AI website generator tool quickly generates a themed website tailored to your brand and automatically syncs your product catalog online. Any future catalog or inventory updates made in Retail POS will be synced to your showroom in real time. You can also choose which products to display or hide.

To generate your online showroom website:

1. In Retail POS, navigate to Online.

2. Click Get AI Showroom to create a website without eCommerce.

   

3. Answer a short questionnaire to set up your online presence.
4. Your website will be generated automatically.

Your online showroom is now live and synced with Retail POS.

Editing your showroom website and catalog content

After your showroom website has been generated, you can customize it using the eCom sitebuilder. 

To access the sitebuilder:

1. In Retail POS, navigate to Online > Website.
2. Click Edit Site.

3. Customize your site by updating the design, creating custom pages, adding contact forms, and more.

   You can also:

   • Change images and banners or add videos
   • Edit your contact details and business information
   • Add more site pages, including legal pages
   • Design custom sections to fit your unique business needs
   • Create a multilingual website
   • Add contact forms and widgets
   • Highlight promotions and deals

   For your products, you can:

   • Generate product descriptions using AI
   • Add more images or videos to products
   • Add product filters to help customers browse your catalog
   • Adjust SEO settings
   • Add ribbons and subtitles

Learn more in Setting up your eCom site.

Closing your showroom for maintenance

When working on your catalog, you can temporarily close your showroom for maintenance:

1. In Retail POS, navigate to Online > Settings.
2. Click the General tab.
3. On the General page, click the Profile tab.
4. Click Close for Maintenance.

Adding eCom features to your online showroom catalog

If you’d like to sell online, you can enable the checkout feature on your showroom website.

To add eCom features to your online showroom:

1. In Retail POS, navigate to Online > Settings.
2. Click the Online store tab.
3. Click Activate online store to switch to an eCommerce-enabled website.
4. Click Save changes.

Once eCom features are enabled, Buy Now and Add to Cart buttons will appear on your product listings and pages, allowing customers to add products to their cart and check out online. You can configure your shipping, pickup, and payment settings, then place a test order to ensure that everything works as expected.

Learn more about Setting up eCom (E-Series) to sell online and increasing traffic to your website in your physical store and across the web.