With the launch of the business-to-consumer e-commerce (B2C) web-site, www.thegiftshop.co.za, there is no longer any excuse to forget birthdays or wedding anniversaries. Besides selling gifts online, www.thegiftshop.co.za automatically reminds members via e-mail of important birthdays and special occasions.
The site, which recently went live after investing in the latest Internet-enabling technology from leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) and network integrator, Data Pro - part of the JSE-listed Control Instruments group - sells a wide range of gifts and high fashion accessories. The site also runs a full registry for brides, automatically delivering your selected gift, tastefully wrapped, with your own selection card and your personal message, right to the bride`s door.
According to Douglas Reed, managing director of Data Pro, one of the site`s unique selling points is the fact that it offers more than just shopping. The site will automatically remind you, via e-mail, of important birthdays and special occasions if you use the personal calendar on the site.
"A husband can, for instance, log his wife`s birthday and their wedding anniversary as important reminder dates - and the site will automatically e-mail him timeously, reminding him that he needs to select a gift. Once a gift is selected from a basket of goods it is automatically delivered, specially wrapped, to the recipient."
Reed said the web-site is also aimed at the corporate market, offering not only the reminder service but also a `bulk request` facility to cater for larger corporate gift orders.
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