1-Thumb Retail – just swipe!
- Buyer requests appear in your ‘feed’. taxonomy keyword based
- Sellers are anonymous, until you respond to best-fit enquiries.
Visual memory is the mostly untapped asset every indigenous business has; be it suppliers inventory, catalogues, producers. product in showroom, in warehouse.
Even the most sophisticated website wont outperform the knowledge of experienced local staff when it comes to product sourcing, advise, availability or suitability.
Many Bricks-and-Mortar owners cannot afford the SEO specialists or resources to keep websites up-to-date, or remain on top of search engine results every month.
6 minutes, just say a few main categories you supply, sub-categories are estimated. Add or fine-tune anytime. Pick who to reply (choose your sale!), just text, or use our rapid-reply tool; 1-swipe automated response, to extended 1-touch rapid-replies.
Free for the first wave of businesses (pilot users). The Business-model is based on a small annual contribution in exchange for sales-leads, trends, exposure.
So no catch, by being ready to answer/take sales enquiries, your supporting the mission. A little patience is appreciate as users build up (and some may experiment!). Participation costs nothing, App is light, private, no sneaky stuff.
Yes the login can be shared amongst other staff. No burden after-hours as notifications are already defaulted to Off)
Yes, add brands & other terms in your ‘whitelist’ and fine-tune your ‘categories’ anytime.
No. But If you choose to, losume is designed to make this a breeze. App notifications are scheduled to respect most staff users as default.
80% of business are asking, so we’ve introduced a ‘Billboard’ You can set relevant and smart keywords for greater exposure. This is a an ‘S7 (pro) feature. Free for first retailers on-board!!
Businesses who promote losume will receive free to discounted membership. But the business model is a reasonable single annual/monthly contribution in exchange for 1. Sales leads, 2. Industry related trends and 3. Brand exposure. Some already have donated in Sligo , supporting the initiative – Thank you! 💚💪😍
Interested in sponsoring losume?
‘Sp’ in subject line to jo @ losume
Local stores struggle against well-resourced online giants and ever-shifting SEO demands, often opting-out of the ‘rat race,’ which means consumers must visit in person to explore local options.
losuming can lower journey’s and direct imports. Empowering the #LocalEconomy to conveniently source preferred local options.
losume needs to make some profit in order to scale the mission and support other local economies, but there are limits to what any organisation requires to be self sufficient. Likewise attracting talent, the correct mindset, those who want a fulfilling role, and user trust, is why Losume Company Limited by Guarantee has been established.
Other counties are already joining! losume will expand where community is strongest. To position your area or county for priory PR, register your interest here. the wider the variety of local retailer types, the sooner losume will be with you. National marketing campaigns will follow.
We have stores in different towns / counties, how….
Each local store is treated as an individual business account. While chain stores may vary in their contributions, local consumers understand that supporting local businesses, including yours, is often better than choosing big e-commerce platforms.
Why my question isn’t answered here…
Frequently asked Questions go here, let us know if we’ve missed any💡
Join as a consumer, own a physical business? Jump-on!
Want to help amplify the initiative in your county? be a losume county champion by emailing jo @losume.org with ‘Amp [county]’ in subject.
See a niche where your talent can benefit?
Paid positions are limited at this early stage, but we’re open to volunteers in the areas of marketing, social media, finance, funding, admin,