G-Shop

G-Shop- using local suppliers, farmers and growers is an environmentally sound way to move forward. Lower food miles, better value pricing and of course the regional/local flavour of produce close to home.

But to trade with both local and national suppliers on an e-procurement platform is not an easy thing to do. Most farmers are lucky if they have the type of IT equipment to provide their children with access to the Internet, let alone to trade electronically with today's modern business operation-like yours!!

G-Shop is specifically built to achieve both standards; the modern edi standards of electronic trading with national businesses, as well as the local web enabled portal of the small supplier. With g-shop, you have three steps to operational status:

i.) set-up; we provide you with the support to set up your chosen wish list of suppliers and your own profile as a buyer-you are then ready to tender...

ii.) tender; once you have decided what products you want to buy from your chosen suppliers, and the period of time that you want the price plan to work for, you can then send the tender to the suppliers and compare the results - you then enter into negotiation with your preferred supplier, and agree the full 'deal' (you will be advised through the process what the national average pricing for each product is to make sure you get the best prices). Then you are ready to trade...

iii.) trade; you can then order from the chosen lists from your suppliers - one click and you have ordered your goods and services and when they are delivered another click and the system has processed the invoice and advised you when you have to pay - no paper, no hassle and better for the environment! You get a full product history and automatic price police to make sure that no supplier has not increased their tender price throughout your price plan, and the ledger is automatically reconciled so there are no more 'lost invoices'!

G-Shop will be available on beta test in October and live from January 2010. If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting environmental initiative, then please contact Jerry Brand directly on 07836 754441, 01730 897095, or at jerry.brand@hostmgt.com.