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«Dénia Online», the new digital showcase for local Dianense businesses

08 July 2022 - 14: 50

Today the new digital shopping platform called Dénia Marketplace has been presented. The idea arose during the toughest months of the pandemic at a meeting of the Department of Commerce with merchants and associations, where the need to have an alternative to face-to-face purchases was made clear. The initiative is included in the Dénia Trade Plan.

The Councilor for Commerce, Sandra Gertúdix, presented the idea this morning. Dénia Marketplace is "another sales opportunity for the city's businesses" to which more than 40 establishments have already joined.

The main objectives of the initiative are "to give more visibility to less digitized businesses and to consolidate a differentiation channel for local businesses as synonymous with quality and closeness", Gertúdix pointed out. The development of the platform has received a grant of more than 36.000 euros from ERDF funds.

Showcase or buy online with discount

Businesses can choose whether to only show their products in this digital showcase as a claim for the potential customer to go to the physical store or show their gender with the option that they can be purchased online. In this case, the possibility of receiving the product at home is offered, thanks to the agreement established with the local logistics company Ecorodando, a regular collaborator of the Mercat Municipal vendors and the Dénia Association of Self-Employed Merchants (ACADE).

Sergio Laffitte, representative of Ecorodando, has praised the creation of this new commercial revitalization tool and has commented that the delivery rates of the products purchased through Dénia Marketplace will enjoy a discount on the normal rates.

Paula Suárez, president of ACADE, has stressed the idea that the marketplace platform "is an opportunity for commerce, a window to have the offer together and that will have a positive impact on the sector", in addition to strengthening the link with the clientele of outside and the tourists.

Suárez has indicated that joining the platform is free for merchants and has highlighted that it is an easy page to navigate, very intuitive. The president of ACADE has encouraged local businesses to appear in the marketplace, “it is worth it, even if it is only used as a showcase to publicize your business; the more businesses we are, the more offer we can give”.

An advantage over the reduced hours of the Mercat Municipal

In the same line, the representative of the Mercat Municipal vendors, Maite Arnau, spoke, for whom the online sales platform is an advantage, since the hours of the Mercat Municipal are "quite reduced and with the Marketplace we offer customers the possibility of buy at the stalls at any time of the day and receive it at home the next day”.

Comments
  1. David says:

    Hello,
    It would be nice to add the link to the website for those who want to visit it.
    I leave it here
    https://www.deniaonline.com/
    regards


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