The GaleniCare online shops have been realized with Magento Community Edition 2.x. Magento is used as an e-commerce and content management system. The requirement that data should be updated automatically posed a further challenge. We used the Community Edition 1.7.x by Akeneo as PIM. Product data (such as product identification, price, discounts, etc.) are now automatically imported for our customer once a day by an ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning). In addition, the stock levels for the products are automatically updated twice a day. Incoming orders are, of course, also transmitted automatically to the storage system. Our customer now has an overview of all important information in a user interface and can quickly and easily view the current imported information of the systems through Akeneo's dashboard.
The product data from the PIM are automatically distributed to the shops several times a day. In addition, we integrated functions such as a location-based search feature and the store finder into the customer's website. Site data is automatically retrieved daily from the system (the directories database) and thus always made available to the users at all times.
The product search has been considerably simplified for the customers of the GaleniCare pharmacies. Autocomplete optimally supplements the user input, which means that customers can access the desired products more quickly.
