Fitflop footwear steps forward with online store powered by Venda
~ innovative footwear retailer launches into direct-to-consumer channel using pioneering ecommerce platform ~
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Venda, the world’s largest on-demand ecommerce provider, has been selected by leading health and wellbeing footwear company, Fitflop, to support the launch of its first website.
Fitflop footwear, which makes sandals, shoes and boots for men and women to give you a workout while you walk, chose the Venda ecommerce platform, after a rigorous selection process. The choice was based on Venda’s experience in delivering world-class secure and scalable websites for many iconic global brands, and the ability to access the expertise of Venda’s Community of Interest, the largest ecommerce community in the world.
Fitflop footwear uses Venda Flash Merchandising to deliver interactive and engaging merchandising across the site, as well as other feature-sets available to all Venda customers including ‘recently viewed items’, quick view on product list pages and automated bestsellers to deliver a rich customer experience. The new website also links to social networks such as Facebook, allowing shoppers to discuss products and purchases for further engagement with the brand.
Enterprise-wide PCI Tier 1 Compliance, the top security standard recognised by the payment industry, gave Fitflop the confidence to outsource its ecommerce technology to a third party. In its first few days Fitflop has already seen fast return on investment with the sales generated through the website.
FitFlop plans to make use of Venda’s international experience to help expand into the German, Italian, Dutch and Belgian markets early next year.

