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| Meanbee and Postcode Anywhere Launch First International Address Look-Up for Magento E-CommerceMeanbee web design has developed a free-to-download international address auto-fill module powered by Postcode Anywhere
Powered by technology from Postcode Anywhere, it is the only plug-in of its kind that allows developers to add international address auto-fill into their checkout forms. Tom Robertshaw, managing director of Meanbee, said: “It's very exciting for us to be able to bring address look-up to a wider audience. Almost a standard feature on Britain’s e-commerce websites, it’s something the UK’s 30 million online shoppers take for granted. “But for the international marketplace, with their umpteen language formats and character sets, the task is far more complex - and until now has been an unfortunate barrier to selling and shipping to any of the international customers that land on your website. “Without any way to capture address details efficiently, customers can become disillusioned with the functionality of your site; and if there’s no way to guarantee data accuracy, goods can get lost even if they’re shipped. “Either way, it’s easy to see why most e-commerce stores only ship inside their own country’s borders. With UK e-commerce representing only a fraction of the international marketplace, this is a huge wasted opportunity. “Now, Magento store owners can finally validate billing and shipping addresses worldwide. Streamlining the checkout not only saves customers’ time; it increases conversion rates and shipping accuracy. “Postcode Anywhere, the address specialists who built the underlying auto-fill technology, are a breeze to work with. Their data is always up to date and we never have any problem with availability.” Meanbee offer both the international and UK-only Magento modules for free if users sign up through the online form and then buy a credit pack. For more information on the Magento modules, as well as screenshots and demonstration videos, please visit the website at www.meanbee.com/ For more information on Postcode Anywhere, please visit www.postcodeanywhere.com. ENDS Media contact for Postcode Anywhere Jim Williams – PR Executive, Postcode Anywhere jim@postcodeanywhere.com +44 (0) 1905 888 570 Press centre at: http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/ Press Pack download: http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/ Notes to Editors: About Meanbee We love e-commerce. With Magento by our side we are able to build websites that look great, maximise user experience and focus on increasing conversion rates. Building Magento extensions, integrating interesting APIs and mugs of coffee get us up in the morning. We’re really interested in checkout optimisations and customer retention. If a customer’s site isn’t converting, then we’ve done something wrong. About Postcode Anywhere Postcode Anywhere has been providing address services for ten years and is the fastest-growing reseller of Royal Mail’s Postcode Address File (PAF). A multi-award- Recent Awards and Recognition for Postcode Anywhere • Red Herring Top 100 Europe - 2010 • Best Small IT Supplier of the Year - UK IT Industry Awards (finalist) – 2009 • One of Europe's fastest-growing IT firms - Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008/9 & 2009/10 • Dell Small Business Excellence Award (UK finalist) – 2009 • Small- • Orange Best Use of Technology (Midlands) - 2008 National Business Awards • Growth Business of the Year - Chamber Awards 2008 • Small Business of the Year - Chamber Awards 2008 • Customer Service Team of the Year (finalist) - National Customer Services Awards 2008 End
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