Buying Groups

Catalog Pages for Buying Groups in eCommerce

Published October 3, 2022  |  5 min read

How Are Catalog Pages Useful for Buying Groups?

Buying group eCommerce platforms need a way for users to intuitively search and sort through items. Buying group platforms also need a way to display featured and top selling items, recommended products, ads, and special deals and discounts. These things are staples of buying group eCommerce, so your platform needs these functionalities for you and your customers to get the most out of it.

Our buying group platform is specifically tailored to the needs of buying groups, and that includes our catalog pages.

How Catalog Pages Can Help Buying Groups

Catalog pages make finding items quick and easy. Catalogs also make it possible to let buying groups know at the forefront what deals, discounts, and featured items there are. Since buying groups often bulk order, a type of ordering that often includes discounts, it's important to let them know about these things.

The easier it is for buying groups to find the items and deals they want, the better. Customizable, scalable, and dynamic catalog pages make that possible.

What Catalog Pages Can Do for Your Buying Group eCommerce

There are a number of different ways you can configure your catalog pages to fit your buying group platform and customers. With the numerous customizable features we enable with our catalog pages, you'll be able to dynamically (or statically, if you prefer) display ads, featured items, and more based on the types of products that are most relevant for each user.

Buying groups will also be able to browse in a number of ways and can choose what makes the most sense to them. You can also turn on the catalog page features that will be the most useful for your customers and leave others off to streamline their experiences and make sure they don't get overwhelmed. Let's explore the ways your catalog pages can be configured with Clarity's buying group eCommerce platform.

Catalog Page Configurations

Here are different ways product catalog pages can be configured for your eCommerce platform:

  • Category Landing Page – Categories are displayed on the landing page. The user selects one and browses items within that category.
  • Browse by Industry – The user selects a particular industry to view the products and options within that industry.
  • Subcategory Selection – Within categories are subcategories, which further help users manage their search. Within a subcategory, dynamic filters apply to that search.
  • Card Format – For each top-level category on the page, the name of the category is displayed below an image, each one contained in its own card.
  • Tree View – Categories and subcategories are listed out, and each one can collapse and expand so the user can view just what they want to.
  • More Visuals – Each category has an icon, so that within each category the user has a visual associated with it.
  • Subcategory Detail – Each subcategory has a description that gives the user some basic information about it. Below that are related subcategories.
  • Full List – The user can expand and collapse a fill list of (sub)categories as they navigate.
  • Number of Items Available – Within a category or subcategory, a number is displayed that shows the number of items that are available.
  • Filter and List View – Users can see the available categories and subcategories in a list where they can filter and sort them in different ways.
  • Immersive Page – A visual component, such as a banner, presents a top-level category at the top of the page. The imagery visually represents the category.
  • Dynamic Featured Items – Featured products can be shown dynamically at the top of the page for more interaction.
  • Queueing Featured Items – Featured products can be queueing up for display from a back-office data source like an ERP.
  • Ad Displays – Ads on webpages can be from vendors, a buying group promotion, or other sources.
  • Top Selling Products – It’s helpful to users if you display the top selling products within a (sub)category.
  • Specific Subcategory Presentation – Within a subcategory, the information and displays are specific to that subcategory.
  • Applied Categories to Catalog – Once the user gets to the catalog, the categories and subcategories selected are applied and filtered for.
  • Particular Content Overrides – Each category within the eCommerce platform can have the same layout but its own content on the page.
  • Closeouts and Featured Items – Within the displayed products list, you can include closeouts, featured products, new items, most popular, recommended, or a specific brand.
  • Account-Based Filtering – Filters can be applied based on the account type (e.g., personal vs business) or preferences set by the user.

These are all things that we can do within our platform. If you don’t already have catalog pages set up, or if you’re looking to improve your current system, check out our featured client projects and feel free to contact us.

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Autumn Spriggle is a Content Writer at Clarity Ventures who stays up to date on the latest trends in eCommerce, software development, and related topics to provide readers with the latest and greatest. She strives to help people like you realize the full potential for their eCommerce business.