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U ovoj epizodi Ecwid Ecommerce Showa, imamo razgovor s Liz Abunaw, osnivač Forty Acres Fresh Market.

Već smo podijelili dio Lizine priče u našem članak o njezinoj misiji i načinu na koji koristi Ecwid da je postigne.

U podcastu, saznat ćete više o tome kako je Liz pokrenula svoj posao i što ju je inspiriralo da počne. Od Liz ćete također naučiti neke vrijedne i praktične savjete, uključujući istraživanje tržišta, umrežavanje, čineći to putem pokušaja i pogrešaka, i više. Obavezno potražite inspiraciju!

O čemu se radi na Forty Acres Fresh Market

Forty Acres Fresh Market je susjedni trgovac mješovitom robom sa sjedištem u Chicagu koji se fokusira na povećanje pristupa pristupačnoj svježoj hrani u zajednicama s nedovoljno usluga. Trenutno djeluje kao mobilno tržište proizvoda putem skočnih tržišta i usluga dostave, njihov krajnji cilj je izgraditi trgovinu na zapadnoj strani Chicaga. Liz’s mission to provide access to fresh produce highlights her dedication to improving the community’s health and wellness.

Market Research

In the interview, Liz highlighted the importance of market research for business owners. Liz shared how she spent many afternoons auditing the different grocery options available in neighborhoods of interest. By looking at their pricing, what they offered, and their locations, she realized there was a large section of the neighborhood that effectively had no grocery store.

Nakon istraživanja demografije, uključujući prihod kućanstva i vlasništvo automobila, Liz je mogla prepoznati što je susjedstvu potrebno, što je nedostajalo, i što bi mogao podržati. Adekvatnim istraživanjem tržišta, Liz je namjeravala ponuditi bolju opciju trgovine namirnicama u susjedstvu.

Prva skočna tržnica

Tijekom podcasta, Liz je ispričala kako je njezino putovanje počelo s skočnim tržištem. Unatoč prevelikoj kupnji zaliha, uspjela je transformirati društvenu prostoriju u zadivljujuću tržnicu sa svježim proizvodima. With just a few dozen people in attendance, they expressed their love for the market and the need for it in their neighborhood.

Word-of-mouth began to spread, and Liz started to receive calls from others asking if she could bring the market to their location.

Learning from Failures

Liz shared her experience of starting small and learning from failures. Na primjer, by conducting trial runs at a temporary retail space za 30-60 dana, she faced challenges like terrible traffic. Međutim, the experience taught her about the community’s grocery leakage, leading to a better understanding of the neighborhood’s needs.

Testing Marketing Strategies

Tijekom podcasta, Liz discussed her experience with marketing strategies. She used social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram to promote her business. She hired a student from her sorority chapter to create promotional flyers. She also canvassed and sent direct mail to households. Međutim, she found the latter to be a waste of money as the lack of brand recognition led to people to throw away her messages.

Building Trust with Customers

Liz se dotakla važnosti izgradnje vjerodostojnosti kroz dosljednost i vrijeme. Govorila je o pronalaženju partnera i potpori lokalnih neprofitnih organizacija i izabranih dužnosnika, koji je pomogao pokrenuti posao. Konzistentno promovirajući svoju misiju i radeći pop-up markete, tvrtka je izgradila svoju reputaciju dovoljno da se proširi na usluge dostave, koji je postao posebno uspješan tijekom pandemije. Building the foundation of the business through consistency and messaging proved crucial for the business’s growth.

Creating a Delivery Service

Liz also discussed the process of iterating and improving the delivery service for her business. By testing and getting feedback from customers, they were able to make the service more user-friendly and visible to staff members.

Choosing a Subscription Service

Liz shared how a customer’s suggestion led to the creation of a subscription service with produce boxes. Tvrtka je eksperimentirala s različitim platformama za obradu plaćanja i na kraju se odlučila za paušalni okvir s različitim opcijama. Niska ulazna cijena učinila ga je privlačnim kupcima i pomogla rastu poslovanja.

Liz je pokušala koristiti PayPal za naplatu, ali joj je bilo teško automatizirati. She then looked at other services and discovered Ecwid, koji je bio jednostavan za korištenje bez potrebe za jakim tehničkim iskustvom.

Liz je mogla lako unijeti svoje proizvode, Slike, naknade za dostavu, i određene poštanske brojeve gdje dostavlja u svoju internetsku trgovinu koristeći Ecwid. Plus, Ecwid automatically calculates the sales tax, što je također puno pomoglo.

Prolazak kroz pandemiju

Postupno je Forty Acres Fresh Market stekao kredibilitet unutar zajednice, što je rezultiralo time da su im se ljudi obraćali za svježe proizvode. Tada je nastupila pandemija, zbog čega su trgovine rasprodane i ljudi izbjegavaju odlazak u trgovine mješovitom robom. To je dovelo do povećanja broja pretplatnika na Forty Acres Fresh Market. Brzi prelazak na korištenje Ecwida mjesec ili dva prije izbijanja pandemije bio je ključan za njihov uspjeh u dobivanju i održavanju novih pretplatnika.

Iskorištavanje značajki Ecwida

Liz smatra da je Ecwid posebno koristan za zapošljavanje osoblja. Omogućuje joj jednostavno upravljanje poslovnim kalendarom kako bi odredila broj kutija koje trebaju spakirati svaki dan i koliko je rada potrebno. Dok neki pretplatnici mogu otkazati svoje pretplate, ukupan broj novih klijenata znači da posao i dalje raste.

Tvrtka cijeni korisnost Ecwida za marketing i slanje poruka. Plus, značajka korisničkih bilješki također je pomogla tvrtki da stekne ugled, budući da kupci mogu dati posebne upute za dostavu i zatražiti određene artikle uz napomenu da postoje alergije.

Uključivanje otkrivanja proizvoda u njihove pretplate

U početku, Liz je kupcima dopustila odabir pojedinačnih proizvoda, ali su primijetili da kupci ne biraju određene stavke inventara. Za rješavanje ovog problema, her team began offering produce boxes with a surprise selection of items, giving them more control over inventory and creating a subscription model. The business ended up seeing an increase in demand for the flat-rate produce box model. Customers have given positive feedback to the business for introducing them to new fruits and vegetables they wouldn’t usually buy.

Working on the Brick-and-Mortar Location

Liz acknowledges that commercial real estate development is difficult and full of surprises but emphasizes that having a permanent brick-and-mortar presence is key to her mission of food equity in underserved neighborhoods. Unatoč izazovima, postoji potencijal za rast i profit u trgovini mješovitom robom ako se radi ispravno.

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