Knowband’s OpenCart store locator and pickup extension: Offer in-store pickup facility easily

Are you an eCommerce store admin and want to increase orders in your store? Well if your answer is yes then this article can help you. Do you know about the in-store pickup? In in-store pickup, the online users get an option to place ordered from the website and pick up it from the nearest available store. This way, the online users can place the orders online for availing discount offers and also they can save their money by not paying the delivery charges.The online store merchant can now offer an in-store pickup facility to the online users with the help of Knowband’s OpenCart Google Maps Store Locator module. This feature-rich OpenCart module allows the online merchant to show physical store details on the website using Google Maps. The online users can view the nearest available store and place an in-store pickup order. The online merchant can this way get more orders without any delivery hassles.Benefits and Features of this Opencart store locator extension:

• Show Multiple Physical stores using Google Maps: The online store merchant can display multiple physical store details on the website by incorporating Google Maps. The OpenCart store pickup plugin also allows the store merchant to set the zoom level and map marker image for ease of access. Admin just needs to enter the Google map API key for Google map integration. 
• Apply in-store pickup related settings: This Opencart store locator plugin allows the online merchant to control the overall process of in-store pickup. Admin can set the in-store pickup days, time slots, pickup hours gap from the admin interface.
• Email Notifications to stores: It is ready to send email notifications which can be further customized. The online seller can easily send an email notification to the physical stores regarding the new in-store pickup order.
• Show store details to the users: The online store admin can show store name, address, image, directions, working hours and email address. The online users can view the store details and visit the preferred store for order pickup.
• Upload store details in bulk: There is an option to upload the CSV file. This way, the online merchant can upload multiple stores at a time. The online merchant just needs to enter store details in a file and upload the CSV file format from the admin interface. The OpenCart pick-up plugin also allows the store admin to download sample CSV file first from the admin interface.

Customers benefit offered by Opencart Google Maps Store Locator plugin:

• Customers can select in-store pickup option from the available shipping methods.
• They can select the pickup date and time from the checkout page and place an in-store pickup order.
• They don’t need to wait for delivery, they can visit the store and pick up the product directly from there.
• No delivery charges will be applicable while selecting an in-store pickup option.