AGFA GRAPHICS
PRESS RELEASE
Agfa Graphicsreleases version 4.0 of StoreFront, its cloud-based web-to-printsolution
Mortsel, Belgium – March 31, 2017
Staying true to its commitment to clients’ cutting-edge needs, Agfa Graphics has released the next generation of its StoreFront software. Thiscloud-based web-to-print solution enables print buyers to place orders online 24/7 andthe new StoreFront 4.0 now features responsive stores for optimal ease of use, a ‘save for quote’ functionality for convenient pricing information and advanced packaging algorithms for cost-effective shipping.
Easier access on mobile devices
E-commerce keeps on booming. Customers love – and often expect – products to be just a few clicks or ‘touches’ away. Print buyers are no exception, and that’s where StoreFront’s responsive web-to-print stores come in. Fully optimized to be viewed on both smaller screens (e.g. mobile devices) and large desktop monitors, store pages automatically adapt to any device for easy reading and ordering.
“StoreFront’s responsive design minimizes scrolling and zooming, and maximizes the print buyer’s comfort,” explains Andy Grant, Global Head of Software, Agfa Graphics. “Even in the B2B market that StoreFront focuses on we’re seeing a marked increase in the number of visitors accessing private stores using a phone or tablet.A responsive store design is not only important for increasing the conversion rate, it has also become a go/no-go criteria for business customers.”
Get quotes to customers faster
Anotheraddition to StoreFront 4.0 is the ‘save for quote’ functionality. Itallowsresellers and agencies to get instant pricing information for an entire product bundle (including shipping costs), offeringmore efficiency and ease of use in preparing quotes for customers.
“Let’s say a print buyer needs a quote for priority shipping a large quantity of posters for a concert, or several different products for a promotional campaign – StoreFront swiftly displays the total cost for the entire project,” says Grant. “White label shipping is a growing market in which such a feature allow printers to compete more efficiently.”
Optimize shipping costs
Shipping is a key part of e-commerce. InStoreFront 4.0 the shipping module is completely reworked withnew packaging algorithms for the grouping of order items andfor calculating theoptimal numberof boxes needed for shipping. Also a new packaging type has been introducedfor posters, banners and alike types of signage; these products can now be combined on a single packaging roll.
“The result of these optimizations? Minimal shipping costs and maximum efficiency for the print seller,” adds Grant. “In the competitive print market, auxiliary costs like shipping can be a deciding factor for buyers. Optimized packaging helps print service providers get an edge over the competition.”
Easy integration
“StoreFront 4.0 is designed to be versatile and relies on industry standard file formats like PDF and JDF,” Grant concludes. “Because support for open standards and easy integration remain key for Agfa Graphics.”
Although it was developed to work seamlessly when combined with Agfa Graphics’ Apogee Prepress v10 and Asanti v3 workflow software solutions, it is compatible with virtually any print production tool.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,646 million euros in 2015.
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About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the commercial printing industry, the newspaper printing and publishing industry and the sign and display, decoration and industrial inkjet printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and process management, cloud software and image processing.
Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-film, computer-to-plate, digital proofing and security solutions for commercial and packaging printers.
For newspaper markets Agfa Graphics is leading supplier of automation for printed and mobile publishing workflows.
Agfa Graphics has also developed a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.
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