Online merchants can provide accurate shipping quotes for online purchases, saving consumers from unnecessary shipping charges.
Waterloo , ON, February 2, 2005 – Today, Canfone.com Web Services, a leading Canadian provider of e-commerce services announced a new partnership, with Canada Post to implement its new shipping application which provides online merchants with a suite of delivery options for online purchases, simplifying order fulfillment and providing the best cost option for consumers.
The partnership allows Canfone.com to integrate Canada Post's ‘Sell Online shipping application' with its eStore Premium service, enabling its online merchants to offer customers a greater number of shipping options based on the actual cost of shipping. Previously, online consumers would choose a flat-rate shipping price during checkout or need to call the merchant to verify the actual shipping price.
“ As more and more consumers turn to the Internet to find information on products, it makes sense to provide them with the actual price of shipping to their location” said Ben Blakley, Founder and CEO, Canfone.com. “By partnering with Canada Post, we are able to offer online businesses an enhanced service offering that addresses their online order fulfillment needs and benefits their valued customers.”
The eStore Premium service is aimed at small retail businesses that are interested in starting up an online store, but don't have the deep pockets required to pay a traditional web developer to setup a shopping cart. eStore Premium provides store owners with a full suite of e-commerce applications designed to give them an online presence, including their own dot com or dot ca website, shopping cart, online catalogue, search engine, and secure payment gateway.
"We are very pleased that eStore Premium has chosen to partner with Canada Post", said Rod Hart, Director of Product Management at Canada Post . “The Sell Online delivery application provides customers with various flexible delivery options. We are very proud of this service, one of several electronic delivery solutions brought to Canadian consumers and businesses by Canada Post.”
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About Canfone.com
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Canfone.com is one of the leading providers of e-commerce services in Canada . The company's flagship eStore Premium service for small retailers integrates web hosting, inventory management, customer relationship management, secure payment processing, and real-time shipping information. In addition to being a leader in e-commerce services, Canfone.com provides managed hosting services through its eDedicated Servers and eSecure Hosting brands. Canfone.com is a privately held Canadian company with headquarters in Waterloo , ON and operations in Los Angeles , CA , and Scranton , PA Website:
< http://www.canfone.com/ >
About Canada Post Corporation:
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Canada Post delivers 37 million pieces of mail each day to over 30 million Canadians at some 13 million addresses and nearly 1 million Canadian businesses from coast to coast to coast. Incorporated in 1981, its more than 60,000 people and 7,000 postal outlets - the largest retail network in Canada - are a trusted presence in communities across the country, as they have been for more than 150 years. In 2003, Canada Post realized its ninth consecutive profit in as many years, paying dividends to its shareholder, the federal government. Net income for 2003 was CDN$ 253 million on revenues of CDN$ 6.3 billion. In addition to Canada Post, The Canada Post Group includes Canada Post International Limited, Purolator Courier Ltd., Progistix-Solutions Inc., Intelcom Courier Canada Inc., epost and Innovapost (jointly owned by Canada Post and CGI). Canada Post is a world leader, providing innovative physical and electronic delivery solutions, creating value for its customers and new ways to communicate that are bold, innovative and effective. It connects Canadians from anywhere... to anyone. Website: <http://www.canadapost.ca/> .
For further information:
Hrdayesh Patel
Sr. VP Marketing, Canfone.com Web Services
(519) 729-1299
hrdayesh.patel@canfone.com
