PriceCheck launches Marketplace, direct payments

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"We provide shipping guarantees and insurance to offer the consumer peace of mind and confidence when interacting with third party sellers. Delivery tracking and shipping statuses are part of our user dashboard and offer a real-time view of an order’s progress,” he explains.

PriceCheck allows consumers to make informed shopping decisions based on comprehensive comparisons between millions of products from hundreds of stores.

“With this new offering, we are providing a premier delivery channel that reduces the chasm in the delivery chain where shoppers can easily get bogged down with several click-throughs. Now, all orders via PriceCheck’s Marketplace can be done directly with us, posing less risk when it comes to deliveries as we handle all logistics with extreme care.”

He explains that merchants also benefit in that their products are listed and receive exposure to millions of potential shoppers every month, while PriceCheck deals directly with customers on their behalf – taking them through every step of the process and ultimately adding another sales channel.

Sean Bulpin, Head of Business Development for Readers Warehouse, notes that joining PriceCheck’s Marketplace environment allowed them to further extend their product offering to thousands of new users. “Their back-end system is swift and is managed with ease as it follows a simple process that allows both the administration and customer a great and easy experience. The management system was well thought through and we were able to start trading within minutes of having the service activated."

Equally impressed is Jenny Zhao of iconix: "PriceCheck’s Marketplace has increased our products’ exposure and brought us a lot more traffic as well as sales."

With PriceCheck already offering customers front-row access to discover and compare products from 300 stores, the team is looking forward to expanding their offering through further PriceCheck Marketplace partnerships.

“Currently, we are only extending PriceCheck’s Marketplace opportunities to merchants with smaller, more manageable items, but it will only be a matter of time until we are offering it to all of our merchants and across all product types.

“Our new venture has opened up a whole new retail opportunity for us and we hope that our customers will enjoy starting their search and completing their shopping experience all on PriceCheck’s Marketplace platform.”

For more information, visit www.pricecheck.co.za.