Storebeez is
a virtual mall focused on helping small businesses and artisans take their offline business online
It’s been put together by a team at the Oxygen Accelerator tech startup programme at Birmingham Science Park.
It’s just gone live, giving people the option to set up their own online shops. I know there are a few big plans in the works and this is just stage one but, for starters, the option for shoppers to search across all stores (which I always thought was strangely absent from the likes of Big Cartel and Shopify) is there.
If you’re after an online shop then you might want to give this one a look. It’s free to set up a store, instead there’s a 10% transaction cost on sales. Because the team’s local they’re probably very receptive to feedback for improving the service too.
Thank you Chris. Yes, we are very receptive to feedback, we interviewed some of the local shops in the jewellery quarter and we tailored the product to meet their needs.
And, very important, if a store joins before Christmas, it will get 6 months free of charge (no transaction fee).