Buying Groups Shopping Lists & Repurchasing

Shopping Lists & Order Repurchasing Features

Today we’ll be discussing buying groups shopping list and order repurchasing. For buying groups, one of the big benefits is that customers are getting discounts that are rather significant depending on the relationship with the vendors. However, if their systems are not set up properly it can be quite a cumbersome process to use.

Shopping list and reorders can be a really key benefit to reducing this kind of transactional overhead. Whenever a shopping list is set up, it's different from a wish list in that a shopping list can be reused over and over again. Furthermore, whenever the items from the shopping list are added to the cart, you can individually add them or add the entire list. They then remain in the shopping list, unless they are directly removed. This is nice when repurchasing items.

Navigating Shopping List & Detailed Information

Of course, there are times it may be beneficial for users to go and do some investigation on the items themselves. They can do this easily from a shopping list. From the shopping list page, the user can click on an item to be directed to their product details page, allowing them to easily go and read reviews and find more detailed information. This way they can ensure that it is the correct product they want to purchase before updating their shopping list for future use or completing the purchase.

Ultimately, the idea behind a shopping list is helping members that are coming to your buying group e-commerce site in order to make a large purchase or a purchase of items that they consistently need. They will want to do that with his minimal overhead as possible, so having the shopping lists can let them skip through the shopping portion and just go straight to the purchasing portion of the buying process.

Reordering and Accessibility

These are all really nice convenience capabilities that allow buyers who are looking to complete a transaction to have a quick and easy purchasing experience. They know that if they purchased something before and they simply need to purchase it again, they can efficiently do so with the use of a shopping list. It allows them to cut through the extra steps of having to go to the product detail page of every single item, add something to their card, and then finally check out. They can do this in bulk, and they can do it quickly, without any of the hassle of going through the typical searching and filtering and product detail views process.

Like wish lists, shopping lists can be shared with other folks or remain private, depending on its purpose. This allows shared accounts to have user specific lists, and then, if desired, they can be shared with a shared link.

Whenever it comes time to reorder off the shopping list, it may be important to have this capability role locked. We encourage you to think about that as well as think about which roles should have these abilities and which roles should even have access. There could be an approval process that different roles go through if there is still concern about unnecessary or incorrect purchases being made. So maybe different folks in the purchasing Department can add items, but only folks in the finance Department can approve the order and complete a check out with those items added to the cart.

Clarity Buying Group Solution Experts

So those are some of the considerations we recommend thinking about when looking at group purchasing, buying group eCommerce, and the shopping list and reorder functionality. We certainly hope this helps you create a more effective marketplace. In case you'd like additional information on these topics, we’ve provided more complimentary resources below. We'd be happy to provide you with a demo or just a direct phone consultation at no additional charge. Thank you, and we look forward to working with you.