Boots eCommerce case study
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Boots.com revealed a new look and shopping experience implemented by Salmon. [1] The redesign provided customers a quicker checkout, more delivery options, and a sense of online community. [2] Salmon integrated Boots' online, in-store, and call center channels onto a single IBM WebSphere Commerce platform. [3] The new site features improved navigation, wish lists, reviews and optimized the checkout process, increasing sales and reducing customer complaints.
Boots eCommerce case study
- 1. Case Study Boots.com reveals new look Salmon responsible for delivering and integrating Boots.com, the UK health and beauty website. Since embarking on the implementation of a new eCommerce strategy in August 2007, Boots have significantly improved their customers’ shopping experience, leading to increased sales. Challenge Boots.com wanted to update the technology which it used on the site and at the same time introduce richer content which customers had requested following extensive customer research. Tim Stacey, Director “We knew our customers of Boots.com, explained, “Boots.com was initially launched more wanted a quick, simple than six years ago. In this time, eCommerce has grown beyond all checkout, delivery options expectations and technology has come on at a pace. In addition, our customers told us that they would like to see more information and that suited them and to feel advice alongside our thousands of health and beauty products.” part of a community online. This is the first stage in Solution Boots partnered with multi-channel experts utilising IBM’s WebSphere an exciting period of Commerce platform, in partnership with Europe’s leading WSC systems development for Boots’ integrator Salmon. By seamlessly integrating all channels including online presence and we EPOS, web and call centre, Boots have provided their customers with are committed to delivering a true multi-channel experience. customers a multi-channel Benefits shopping experience.” The new look site for Boots boasts a host of new features and functionalities to improve the customer’s shopping experience. These include improved Tim Stacey, navigation, optimised checkout, as well as a “wish list” facility and Director of Boots.com product ratings and reviews. The platform has greatly increased Boots.com’s advice and information capabilities. As well as the existing “Ask Boots” advice portal in partnership with the British Medical Journal, the site now has inspiring video content and advice on everything from morning sickness to beauty videos showing how to get the latest looks. Unique Approach • Unique Solutions
- 2. Customers now have the ability to order products when, where and how they like, as well as choose to have items delivered to the address of their choice or collect in store. The new “Live Pharmacist” service means that users can email a health question to the site and have a pharmacist call them back with online pharmacy advice within 20 minutes. Enhancements to the checkout process have resulted in a significant reduction in the number of customer complaints, significantly increasing sales. New merchandising functionality allows Boots to easily promote new products and write better ads. Enhanced business processes and a better customer experience has substantially increased customer conversion and reduced customer drop out points, significantly increasing sales. About Salmon Salmon is a highly innovative global systems integrator whose commitment to on-time, on-budget projects is increasingly embraced by the leading names in retail, insurance and financial services markets. Since 1989, leading brands have been turning to Salmon for its ability to build, integrate and support business-led systems that add measurable competitive value to their day-to-day operations – and to their bottom line. Salmon quickly understand business needs, creates realistic development schedules, and efficiently delivers solutions to plan; based around an ethos that marries a depth and breadth of development skills, with a management process that removes virtually all risk from successful project roll-outs. Customers include Argos, Boots, Bristol & West, Halfords, Novae, Swiss Re and W.R. Berkley. Salmon is headquartered in Watford, Hertfordshire and has offices in the US, China and Australia. For more details about Salmon visit www.salmon.com. Salmon Limited 64 Clarendon Road • Watford • Herts • WD17 1DA Tel: +44 (0)1923 320000 • Fax: +44 (0)1923 320023 • Email: info@salmon.com Unique Approach • Unique Solutions www.salmon.com *All rights reserved. All company and product names, brands and symbols mentioned herein are brand names and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.