Features

Vendo is a software application used by many shopping websites in New Zealand. Here's a quick summary of Vendo's features:

Easy to Maintain

instant editing: browse your store and edit any page through the easy to use admin, the instant edit means pages are updated instantly.
add your own categories: create as many categories as you like with category text and URL automatically created for you, perfectly formatted for Google.
sort categories: sort your categories to any order instantly
multiple categorisations: customise your browse types by brand, varietal, price, region or any categorisation you want.
add unlimited products: add as many products as you like, whenever you like, structured automatically with Google-friendly architecture and valid HTML
spreadsheet-style product page: add and edit products in spreadsheet view for faster loading and updating.
unlimited info pages: instantly add/edit info pages like news or events.
WYSIWYG editor: "what you see is what you get" editor for Word-like page editing
image uploading: upload product images, automatically resized for small, medium and large

Google-like search: search by SKU, brand, product name or custom categorisations, sorted by multiple factors including previously selected results
custom redirects: add custom redirects for mis-spellings or alternate names
custom error pages: add custom redirects for '404 error' pages
'did you mean' synonyms: add "did you mean" messages for any search term
automated redirection: adds 301 redirects for changed URLs (reduces 404s for pages cached in Google, applies to all product URLs for example when the parent category URL is changed)

instant email notifications: customisable emails get sent for orders, new customers and orders shipped
order tracking: view orders, customers and set status
referrer tracking: view search terms for each order including PPC referrers and landing pages
CSV export: export data of your orders, customers and reports to Excel spreadsheet
extensive reports: see what visitors are searching for and where your customers came from
yearly financials: see comparative sales reports by month and year

external reports integration: connect to Google Analytics for even more extensive reporting
Google Site-maps integration: built-in Google's Site-maps for additional tools
automatic meta description generation: for Google SERPS display
RSS feeds: customisable by category, products limit, date

automatic shipping calculator: set your own courier rates based on weight and distance with maximum size delimiters
simple checkout process: smooth ordering process allows for better conversions
instant payment: get your sales directly into your merchant account when an order is placed
in-store pickup: allow customers to pick up as well as delivery option during checkout
order restrictions: set minimum order amount and minimum quantities
gift options: set optional gift wrapping, personal message and delivery date options
automatic post-code allocation: customers don't need to know their post-code as it's automatically generated based on suburb - for highly accurate NZ Post-standard address formatting.
assign ship-to countries: define which countries you ship to in case you want to deliver overseas in future.
free delivery: assign free delivery on a per product basis or for orders over a set value
Paypal payment gateway: use Paypal or "Charge to Account" as payment methods

product status: set products to hidden, out of stock and featured
stock limit: set the total in stock for each product, so products become unavailable when out of stock
sale price: add sale price to any item, automatically assigning to the sale category
multiple wholesale pricing: up to 10 wholesale rates, assignable to individual accounts or by issuing wholesale keys to your customers; customisable as bulk pricing also
customisable product variations: create your own custom product variations like size, colour etc.
custom groupings: create browsable and searchable sets of attributes with groupings - group by size, price range, age group, brand etc.
reviews and ratings: allow users to comment or post reviews, with moderator level accept/decline/delete/edit
meta keywords: add words such as mis-spellings or alternate names to products to be included within internal searches

design customisation: total front-end control of HTML, CSS and Javascript
standards compliant XHTML and CSS: valid to internationally recognised W3C standards
multiple design templates: change the design instantly with saved templates, allowing for Christmas themes, promotions.
smart tags: use built-in or custom smart tags for dynamic content
extensible functionality: custom-code your own PHP for extended functionality
custom account fields: add custom fields to customer account profile
customer discount: apply a unique discount rate for each customer
custom subscribe form: customisable subscribe form for any type of service from emails to request information
multiple admins: assign other staff access through their own admin login

multi-language support: add additional translations via multi-language files
built-in email newsletter application: includes template, multi-part (text and HTML) and reporting functionality
discount codes: for promotions - percentage discounts or dollar values
customer credit: for refunds etc.
gift vouchers: redeemable online or in-store
backups: automated daily database backups with instant rollback
multi-store capability: have more than one store sharing the same database; ideal for franchise and multi-store retailers

fully featured: you get the full version with all features included, no additional charges for using advanced functionality
no limits: unlimited products, unlimited categories, unlimited bandwidth
New Zealand-hosted: fast load times for your New Zealand customers with servers located in Auckland