Key Marketplace (Online Store) Features

  • A marketplace directory organizes marketplaces into a hierarchical structure (e.g. by school year, school, organization, and type); make it as "flat" or detailed as you want or need
  • Your district, school(s), and PTA/PTO committees can all potentially control and manage their own vendors, items, catalogs, and marketplaces independently within the same site
    • The district and/or schools might allow you to pay book fees, lab fees, or field-trip fees through their marketplace, for example
    • The PTA/PTO council might have gift cards, discount cards, or even membership dues or party fees in their marketplace
    • The spirit wear committee might sell T-shirts, sweats, caps, mugs, and so on in their marketplace
    • Families can order "special lunch" or hot-lunch-type meals in marketplaces using repeating or different menus available monthly, weekly, daily, or any other schedule you use
  • Optionally set opening and/or closing dates for each marketplace to control when orders can be placed
  • Allow parents to keep funds in escrow or pay-as-they-go, according to local policy preference
  • Order school supplies, meals, or anything else for all students in the family by name under one order
    • Multiple delivery times (e.g. "seatings" in the case of meals) and/or locations are supported
    • Administrators can generate item pickup tickets per order or per item
  • Track quantities of items you keep in stock
  • Generate sales reports to see what's selling, what it sold for, what it cost, etc.
  • You can even have time- or quantity-based pricing (e.g. "on sale this week" or "buy one, get the second half-off") if you want!
  • Use marketplaces to create "wish lists" (e.g. for library or classroom materials)
    • Accept the wish list items themselves, donations to cover the cost, or let the donor choose between the two options
    • If you need several of something, multiple donors can contribute to the fulfillment, and potential donors can see what quantity remains to be fulfilled
Some additional information is available in the Marketplace Overview.

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