Meinto is a new website designed to help small fashion boutiques sell their wares online. Meinto does this by offering the clothing from these stores in its online shop.
The stores using Meinto post up small descriptions about themselves and the wares they are selling. Visitors to the site can view this information and can also search for clothing by store or area. Searching by area is a great way to help people find smaller stores and shops that they would have otherwise never known existed. All purchases of items are processed through Meinto with order details being sent directly to the store.
Small shops without a lot of time or money to spend on creating a website could really benefit from Meinto. Here's hoping this type of service expands to other types of small businesses.
What's Driving This Trend
- Niche Shopping Portals
- More niche websites will be created to bring small and unique business ideas to a larger online audience.
- Online Marketplaces for Small Businesses
- More online marketplaces will emerge to cater to small businesses and help them increase their visibility online.
- Hyper-local Shopping
- The trend of hyper-local shopping will increase as more consumers want to support small businesses in their immediate communities.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion
- Meinto's success in the fashion industry could lead to the creation of similar platforms for other fashion retailers, or even industries.
- E-commerce
- E-commerce platforms are likely to see increased success as more small businesses look for online channels to reach customers.
- Retail
- Retail businesses can disrupt their industry by integrating with niche shopping portals to promote their unique identity and products.
