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About Whether you’re a bricks and mortar vendor, an online retailer or a combination of both, CONTROL’s Online Store can help you compete better and increase revenue as it is designed to manage all online sales channels. The CONTROL Online Store is sophisticated yet easy to use. It automatically updates stock levels, new items, and images. Online store templates, layouts, options, and features can be altered at any time and the online store comes with inbuilt SEO features. Flexible product catalog. Stock categories and items added or altered through the CONTROL Inventory module can be automatically added or altered on the online store. Items can be searched for or browsed by department, sub-department, description, feature, hot deal, product-of-the-day, featured products, best-sellers, etc. The shopping cart can be reviewed and altered at any time and come with many customer payment options. To ensure quality customer service, one or more staff members are automatically emailed details.	About Merchant Applications Inc. offers a broad range of products to help you manage operations, increase sales and reduce costs throughout your enterprise. Merchant RMS (Retail Management System) is a complete store management system including POS (point of sale), purchasing, inventory control, CRM (customer relationship management) and integrated communications for multi-store environments. Based on Microsoft Windows technologies (.net and SQL Server ), we also offer software customization to fulfill your most demanding requirements. From the point of sale at remote stores, through integrated communications to the home office, we offer a broad range of functionality to help you manage your operations efficiently and profitably. Whether you require an end-to-end solution or integration to a manufacturing, distribution, or merchandising system, we have the expertise to implement a solution designed specifically for you.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Businesses seeking a tool to meet consumer expectations to shop online or via mobile	Audience Retailers and businesses searching for a solution to manage their sales and every day operations
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Not Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $10000.00/one-time Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $10000 one-time payment Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
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Training Documentation Not Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Creative Computing Founded: 1980 Australia www.creativecomputing.com.au	Company Information Merchant Applications Founded: 1986 Canada www.merchantapplications.com/index.php/company
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Categories Jewelry Store Management Supported Point of Sale Supported Retail Management Supported	Categories Inventory Control Supported Jewelry Store Management Supported Point of Sale Supported Retail Management Supported
Jewelry Store Management Features Appraisal Management Supported Commission Management Supported Consignments Not Supported Customer Purchase History Supported Jewelry Design Not Supported Marketing Management Supported Multi-Store Management Supported Pricing Management Supported Repair Tracking Supported Supplier Management Supported Wholesaler Management Supported Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Not Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported Retail Management Features Commission Management Supported CRM Supported eCommerce Supported Email Marketing Supported Employee Management Supported Loyalty Program Supported Mail Order Supported Merchandise Management Supported Multi-Location Supported Order Management Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Returns Management Supported	Jewelry Store Management Features Appraisal Management Supported Commission Management Supported Consignments Supported Customer Purchase History Supported Jewelry Design Supported Marketing Management Supported Multi-Store Management Supported Pricing Management Supported Repair Tracking Supported Supplier Management Supported Wholesaler Management Supported Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported Retail Management Features Commission Management Supported CRM Supported eCommerce Supported Email Marketing Supported Employee Management Supported Loyalty Program Supported Mail Order Supported Merchandise Management Supported Multi-Location Supported Order Management Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Returns Management Supported Show More Features Inventory Control Features Allocation Supported Barcoding Supported Cost Tracking Supported Forecasting Supported Item Management Supported Order Management Supported Procurement Management Supported Reorder Management Supported Serial Number Tracking Supported SKU / UPC Codes Supported Supplier Management Supported
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