Global corporations currently enjoy the lion’s share of the market.
This year has been challenging with local and independent sellers taking a hit, whereas many online retailers have seen sales prosper. Local business woman, Rosie Reynolds, has developed CHOOSiE – a new and convenient way to get your products noticed and, most importantly, sold.
Buyers wanting to make a specific purchase can search for the item in the app or, if seeking inspiration, can browse the various categories. Searches prioritise returning the most local businesses first.
On finding the product, buyers can find out more about the item and the seller, make a secure payment and either have the item delivered or collect it at their convenience.
Unlike other shopping platforms that deduct a hefty commission, the cost to sellers is only 6% on sales with no listing fees, so no financial outlay – meaning there really is more money in their pocket.
Rosie Reynolds, CHOOSiE founder, says:
“This year has brought many challenges for our local high street. The convenience of online shopping means that local and independent shops are often forgotten about when making a purchase. CHOOSiE brings a new way for you to sell and engage with customers via an already existing platform with minimal cost. I’m so passionate about encouraging people to buy local. Buying local has such a positive effect on the local economy. Now it’s launched we are actively encouraging sellers to come on board to help make the online independent the online go-to for shopping locally.”
The high street retail sector is changing – and has been for some time.
More people are shopping online, and less footfall is reaching physical stores on the high street.
The recent Coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated this problem for small, independent, local businesses.
But people are also becoming openly supportive of their local, independent businesses and looking for more ways to help them by buying their products.
CHOOSiE aims to provide these existing, vocal supporters of local businesses a platform to aid them in buying products and services, and likewise give small, independent businesses a platform to reach more customers.
In addition, they are leveraging the massive pool of buyers that exist online, and encouraging them to make their purchases through CHOOSiE rather than the global corporations that currently enjoy the lion’s share of the market. By drawing even a small percentage of buyers from Amazon, Etsy, and other online platforms and encouraging them to buy through CHOOSiE, they will be helping small, local businesses survive and grow – helping their local economy thrive, which in turn will help the UK economy thrive.
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They are immensely proud of the business they have built over the last year. In building their business they have remained true to their guiding principles throughout. They remain client-centric in all they do; ensuring they deliver an expert and exemplary service to support small businesses in the UK.
At the very outset, CHOOSiE committed to building a platform to rejuvenate the high street, to provide an online platform for shops, sellers, makers and service providers to compete with the likes of Amazon for ease of shopping.
Funds received will be used to further develop the technology behind CHOOSiE, as well as boosting sales and marketing to increase national presence.
