H. Potter sets up website for retailers

New venture will give garden centers an online store at their fingertips

If you currently stock H. Potter merchandise or would like to stock the company's range of distinctive home and garden accents, H. Potter Marketplace can boost your turnover and give you your slice of internet sales.

To participate, simply:

•setup a PayPal account.

•upload your logo, and enter your address into the website

•enter your H. Potter inventory.

There's an easy-to-follow setup training video available to help retailers get started.

H. Potter Marketplace was designed to give retailers two ways to boost profits:

Collect In-store
While a consumer is shopping on the site he or she is  supplied with the option to search for their local retailers.
If you (the local retailer) have the item in stock the customer can make the purchase online and simply pick it up from your store. The funds will automatically be sent to your PayPal account.

We Ship – You Earn
If you don’t have the item in stock, H. Potter will ship the item and split up to 50 percent of the sale with you.

How it works:
H. Potter In-Stock Option --
Consumers can enter their zip codes to find the closest retailer with inventory available or purchase direct from H. Potter. Once they enter azip code a list of retailers with the logo, address, and phone number appears. The closest retailer with the item in stock appears first.

H. Potter Out-of-Stock Option -- If H. Potter is out-of-stock then the consumer can search for a local retailer to purchase from.

H. Potter and Local Retailer Out-of-Stock Option -- If the local retailer and H. Potter are out of stock the consumer can do a nationwide search. This will generate a national list of retailers who have the item available for shipping.