Trade Only Technology Services for Promotional Products & Print

Costa Mesa, CA. Trade Only, a leading provider of business management systems for the print and promotional products reseller market announces that Version 2.0 of the Trade Only VISION system will available for general use from September 2012.

Live Inventory from Bodek, Broder, Alpha, NES and Hit Promo   A revolutionary time-saving feature for Trade Only users, providing one-click access to live inventory for every product color and size available at each of the vendor’s locations.   Click here to see a video presentation of Live Inventory
Production Planner   Allowing Trade Only users to track both internal and externally produced jobs through the production cycle. The production planner will optimize efficiencies in workflow for users who wish to see at a glance where all of their orders sit in the pipeline.
Special Pricing   VISION focuses on maintaining accuracy of product data and special pricing from key vendors. This is applicable to both product prices and the different pricing variants offered for printing methods including, where available, real time pricing and inventory levels within the product research area.
Add your own products and categories   Unrestricted control of the product database allows for sales of any type of product whether it is from Trade Only vendors or from an alternative source. This applies to both Trade Only VISION order management, and Trade Only STORE eCommerce websites.
Decorator Module   Trade Only users can store multiple vendor matrices of decoration charges for apparel. With the capability to select a preferred decorator for each main decoration type, apparel will be shown with decoration charges rolled into the price. This key feature is applicable to every area of a users business from product research to end-user websites.
Point of Sales Order Entry   Trade Only have created an improved workflow that allows users to produce instant invoices and proceed from quote through to order in a more streamlined process than ever before, while retaining all of the advanced features users currently benefit from such as instant virtual sampling and customizable print options.
Product Sell Price Control   Users can now alter default margins on any product in the Trade Only data set. By applying rules to suppliers, categories, specific quantity breaks and/or products users can control the default sell price for all items in their database providing greater flexibility in their product catalogue pricing.

Deborah Wilkinson, Head of Product Development commented. “Our goal is to deliver features that distributors and suppliers actually need to help them sell more, improve efficiency and delight their customers every day. The additional elements that we are activating in version 2.0 are focused on this goal and I am delighted to say that the feedback from our beta group has been 100% positive.”