Bridport Business Chamber has teamed up with ShopAppy to encourage everyone to shop locally and support our independent retailers.

ShopAppy.com is a 'shop and support local' website supported and backed by VISA, making it easy for people to browse, book and buy from their local businesses.

A spokesman said: "We call this 'convenience with a local conscience'. At ShopAppy.com, the mission isn't to create more online shoppers, but create a community of local shoppers that can opt to shop in the way they choose.

"Our high streets are under threat and physical spend is quickly moving online and this has been accelerated by Covid-19 with every £1 in every £3 now being spent with larger online retailers like amazon. ShopAppy.com disrupts this behaviour by providing shoppers with all the products and lovely independent shops in their area - a one stop local online shop.

"Implementing click and collect and a single delivery service makes it easier than ever for people to support their local economy and their favourite businesses and this is a sure-fire way to preserve the uniqueness and character of a town like Bridport.

"ShopAppy.com wants to make it as easy as possible for businesses to get on board. With this in mind, the vendor dashboard is extremely easy to use and the ShopAppy.com team is always on hand to help."

No commission is taken on sales - a two per cent card processing fee is passed on - and ShopAppy has partnered with Bridport Business Chamber to offer free use of the platform for 12 months to all businesses in the Bridport area.

Bridport Business Chamber president, Robert Muhl, said: "This is great news for Bridport. ShopAppy is a simple way for independent businesses to get online and for people to be able to shop locally, even during lockdown."

To find out more at shopappy.com or contact the chamber at [email protected].

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