E-commerce With Flostream

By Author: Daniel Leo
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What is E-commerce? E-commerce is selling or buying goods and services through mediums such as the Internet or computer networks. Of late, however, the meaning of the term has broadened. It now includes concepts such as transfer of electronic funds and processing of online transactions. It now involves processes such as development of and marketing of products or services.

The interesting point about this kind of commerce is that it is conducted only through electronic mediums. However, it also includes the transportation of goods physically from one location to another depending on the kinds of goods purchased online. This is the reason why online retailers are called e-tailers and online retail is called e-tail.

Let me explain how the process works. The buyer goes online. He or she chooses a product from a list of products on display on an e-commerce website such as Amazon.com. After making the selection the buyer is asked to make the payment. This could be either through a credit card, debit card or online transfer of funds from the buyer’s bank account to the seller’s bank account. ...
... Once the payment is set up the website asks for details such as the buyer’s credit card/debit card number, date of validity and CVV number on the credit or debit card. The buyer inserts these details in the spaces provided on the website and the payment is made. Once the payment is made, the buyer receives a message that the payment has been made and the buyer will receive the good or goods he has purchased within a time period mentioned on the website.

We have read that there is physical transportation of goods from one place to another. Goods move from a warehouse or fulfilment house to the buyer. This is where Flostream, a fulfilment services company based in Slough, Berkshire, England comes in. The company provides e-commerce and e-fulfillment services at low rates to e-commerce companies throughout the UK.

Some of the services provided include Warehousing, Storage, Processing, Pick and Pack and despatch. The company has a 25,000 square foot storage center in Heathrow, where the goods to be sent from the e-commerce company to the buyer is kept. The warehouse is equipped with the latest security systems to make sure the goods of the e-commerce company are safe.

Flostream Limited is a specialist Mailing House and Fulfilment company, providing Mailing House, Distribution, Fulfillment, Courier, Storage and Mail Order, Polywrapping and other services whilst maintaining efficient and cost effective solutions.