Vaimo

We Got the Deal: IJP Design

julia — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:13:15 +0000

The ethos behind IJP Design is to create high quality, funky and distinctive apparel that fuses functionality with fashion, letting you reflect your own personality and style. Ian James Poulter, one of the world’s top ranking golfers, launched his own sports fashion clothing brand, IJP Design in 2007. He says that looking good and playing well go together. IJP brand philosophy is to ‘lead with the legs’ by designing the trousers first and then coordinating the rest of the outfit around them.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: IJP Design
Industry: Apparel
Base Engine: Innovate
Markets served: International
Project plan: 12 weeks
Number of products: 200

Siobhan Kos, Ecommerce Manager at IJP Design:

The competition is fierce amongst online golf apparel retailers. Our current webshop lacks functionality and the look that really makes it stand out. We want to grow our online revenues significantly and offer to our online store visitors a shopping experience that really is unique and special.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

Having personally experienced working on a successful eCommerce project on the Magento platform with Vaimo in the past, I was confident that we would create an exceptional showcase for IJP with the help of Vaimo. IJP Design wants something that stands out from the crowd, like the company ambassadors and we are confident that Vaimo can help achieve what we want for our web store.

Why did you choose Magento?

I have had experience with Magento for couple of years already and really like the platform. Longevity was key in our decision making process and I believe Magento is a future-proof choice for an organisation. Also the fact that Magento is owned by Ebay, was a big advantage, specifically since selling on eBay is one of our key selling channels.

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Vaimo, Magento’s Gold Solution Partner in Europe, expands to Finland.

julia — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:52:57 +0000

Vaimo, one of the leading Magento’s Solution Partners in Europe, enters the Finnish market adding another 10 eCommerce experts to its current strong team in Sweden, Norway, UK, Estonia and South Africa.

Vaimo has kept a close eye on the Finnish eCommerce market for some time. After having successfully established themselves in Sweden and recently entering Norway, Finland was the natural next target on their radar.

“After several discussions with Finnish retailers, merchants and eCommerce experts, we learnt that there is a strong need in the Finnish market for a company like Vaimo with global understanding of eCommerce and business processes,” says David Holender, CEO of Vaimo.

Vaimo found two suppliers in the Finnish market, Digital Value Oy and Faarao Oy, that shared Vaimo’s business values and goals. Digital Value Oy, run by Mika Leno and Janne Sävy was an independent eCommerce consulting company and Faarao Oy, managed by Olli Sankari was a Magento Silver Solutions Partner.

Discussions between Digital Value, Faarao and Vaimo about the possibilities of working together in the Finnish market started earlier in the year. After some negotiations and due diligence by all parties, “a chord was struck” and a joint-venture was established.

Ecommerce statistics show that online competition amongst Finnish retailers and merchants is getting tougher. “We want to help Finnish companies to grow with Vaimo’s international expertise and know-how in eCommerce and business management in general. We are excited to leverage on Vaimo’s know-how from our newly established Vaimo offices in Helsinki and Oulu,” says Mika Leno, Managing Director of Vaimo Finland. He continues “We have resources to deploy agile, international and best practice multi-channel and omni-channel commerce solutions.” Leno adds “Vaimo has hands-on experience in the day to day running of large eCommerce businesses. This combination is unique in the Finnish market.”

“We see that that the key for eCommerce success is based on a thorough understanding of the entire commerce business processes from a retailer and merchants perspective. Also the ability to create a customer centric experience with seamless interaction with the retailer and merchant across every possible touch point,” says Olli Sankari, Operations Director of Vaimo Finland.

“The addition of Finland to our growing international team means that we now have more than 90 employees to service more than 350 of our clients across Europe and South Africa. We have 14 certified Magento developers and are well on track reaching our growth targets. I feel confident that with our great team of eCommerce experts, with international and local know-how, we can start writing a new chapter and be part of many success stories in the Finnish market,” says Holender.

AMONGST THE FIRST MAGENTO CERTIFIED FRONT END DEVELOPERS IN THE WORLD

julia — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:08:09 +0000

Two members of Vaimo’s development team, Malin Klingsell and Simon Kjellberg, have received the Magento credential by passing the Magento’s Certified Front End Developer exam.

Magento Front End Developer Certification (FEDC) verifies that professional front-end developer has the skills and experience to implement user interface-related changes on Magento Enterprise Edition and Magento Community Edition websites.

Magento front end developers work with the backend developers to implement new features and feature customizations, but their main focus is on modifying the user interface (UI) of existing functionality. Front end developers need to be familiar with basic Magento skills, including the use of the admin panel, directory structure, request flow, and rendering/layout functionality.

“The test consisted of 193 questions and we had 4 hours to complete it. One definitely needs experience with Magento to pass the test. You need to feel comfortable with Magento front end, such as layout of XML, folder structure, fallback structure as well as with front end code in general. You also need to read the study guide and look up things you are uncertain about,” says Klingsell.

“We are very proud of Malin and Simon passing the exam. This is a very important add on to Vaimo’s current list of certifications and brings the company’s total number of Magento Certified developers to 10. Vaimo wants to continue to be at the very top when it comes to providing professional and good service to its customers and therefore encourages its developers to keep their skills and knowledge up to date,” says David Holender, CEO of Vaimo.

Staffan Palopää (CTO at Vaimo) and Simon Kjellberg are part of Magento’s Advisory board, which was created to bring together experts from across the global Magento community to establish measurable criteria that demonstrates platform expertise. Both Staffan and Simon worked with others in Advisory board to create the blueprint for the front-end certification examination, audit and modify the proposed test questions and write new questions for the exam.

We Got the Deal: Define and Rule

julia — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:17:45 +0000

Define and Rule is a new start-up pure-play online retail business, which will be selling health and fitness, body building and nutrition supplements via Define and Rule web-site and through third party marketplaces such as Amazon, EBay and Play.com. Paul Kraftman, CEO, says “We are selecting a range of products from the world’s leading manufacturers and will be adopting a competitive pricing strategy, as well as focusing on incentivizing customer loyalty to the Define and Rule store”.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: Define and Rule
Industry: Supplements retail
Base Engine: Imitate
Markets served: United Kingdom
Project budget: Undefined
Project plan: 8 weeks
Number of products: approx. 200

Paul Kraftman, Chief Executive Officer at Define and Rule:

Sports nutrition is a growing market and is expected to see a 12% constant value compound annual growth rate, to reach £414 million at constant 2011 prices by 2016. (Source: Euromonitor June 2012), therefore providing Define and Rule a great sales opportunity.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

We chose Vaimo as the solution partner due to their relationship with Magento, the quality of their reference sites and the high calibre of the team who demonstrated a clear understanding of our requirements.

Why did you choose Magento?

We chose Magento as it is an open-source platform offering huge amount of development resources. Also the availability of third party add-ons was a big attraction to us as was the seamless integration with various marketplaces.

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WE HAVE LAUNCHED: CHATZ CONNECT

julia — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:42:35 +0000

Chatz Connect was established in 1994, and is currently one of Vodacom South Africa’s largest super independent dealers. The company has been a major player in the cellular industry since its’ inception. Through its strong association with Vodacom, Chatz Connect is now established at the forefront of the cellular retail industry. We strive to offer our customers the best service levels at all times. Our passion is to provide you with, “Your Deal, Your Way”.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: Chatz Connect
Industry: Telecommunications
Base Engine: Innovate
Markets served: South Africa
Website: www.chatzconnect.co.za
Project plan: 10 weeks

Vuk Kočan, Content & Communication Co-ordinator at Chatz Connect:

Vaimo provided Chatz Connect with a fast and affordable solution to developing an online presence with a great design backed by a brilliant Support Team.

The Challenge

The challenge was to provide Chatz Connect with a professional, simple to use and straight forward online presence for new and existing customers to visit on a platform that was later to be integrated into a full eCommerce site.

The Solution

Vaimo provided a quick, simple and affordable solution that allowed Chatz Connect to develop an online presence on an online platform which could be easily converted into an eCommerce website at a later stage, should the need arise.

FEATURES

Specials Page with Downloadable Chatz Brochure
Simple, Effective and Affordable Online Presence
Request Call Back Feature for Potential Customers
Custom Design

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We Got The Deal: TSS Tools Systems Solutions

julia — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:07:32 +0000

TSS Tools Systems Solutions (Pty) Ltd strategy is to become a major supplier of high quality tooling and accessories. Besides the brands Festool and Protool, the company will also become a sole agent for other high quality products for the professional hardware trade. TSS wants to be a recognized agent/importer of quality products for the specialised trade in areas where no trade exists to establish its own shops and/or direct distribution network.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: TSS Tools Systems Solutions (Pty )Ltd
Industry: Hardware supplies
Base Engine: Imitate
Markets served: South Africa
Project budget: Undefined
Project plan: 8 weeks
Number of products: approx. 5000

Rainer Schreiber, Managing Director at TSS Tools Systems Solutions:

Ecommerce is the fastest growing way of doing business. We would like to gain more exposure, increase our market share and improve our customer profile. What better way is there to achieve this than via web – the future is online.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

We searched for Magento as we wanted to use specifically the Magento platform, and found that Vaimo was the only Gold Solution Partner in Africa. Vaimo also has an extensive knowledge about ERP and CRM systems, which is especially useful for us as we are integrating our web shop with our ERP and Warranty Management System.

Why did you choose Magento?

Magento is a well known and the fastest growing eCommerce platform and is owned by e-Bay which created an incredibly strong brand reputation. Magento has a large variety of features to cater for each of our requirements and therefore creates a large growth opportunity for our company.

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We Got the Deal: Discreetly Yours

julia — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:03:30 +0000

Discreetly Yours is an international business engaged in the manufacturing and exporting of a wide range of herbal and organic products. The wide array of products that we offer include herbal health & sex products.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: Discreetly Yours
Industry: Manufacture of herbal and organic products
Base Engine: Activate
Markets served: South Africa

Jonathan Lee, Owner at Discreetly Yours:

Our IT support company, Savvyresults Computers, suggested us to start to sell our products online to reach a greater target market.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

Vaimo was chosen due to its location and reputability in the local and international market.

Why did you choose Magento?

We believe that by implementing our online store on Magento eCommerce platform, it helps us to take our business to the next level.

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We Got the Deal: AVS Fencing Supplies

julia — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:05:44 +0000

AVS Fencing, established in 1993, are leading suppliers of fencing and landscaping products to retail, trade and corporate customers alike. Their extensive product portfolio includes timber fencing, security fencing, decking and landscaping products, including railway sleepers, with stocked items ready for quick delivery from their 8 branches in South East in UK.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: AVS Fencing Supplies
Industry: Fencing and landscaping materials
Base Engine: Variate
Markets served: United Kingdom
Project budget: 400+ hours
Project plan: 20 Weeks
Number of products: 1500

Why eCommerce?

Stephen Dalton, Marketing Manager at AVS Fencing Supplies:

Our B2C e-commerce strategy has been very successful over the last couple of years. Unfortunately due to the limitations of our existing system, executing a more sophisticated online marketing strategy to accommodate our growth has become challenging. We decided Magento provided a solution for the future.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

We approached numerous agencies in the UK and abroad and Vaimo simply checked all the boxes where others didn’t. Vaimo have always been highly professional; quickly responding to all questions and taking the time to understand our business. Vaimo have a huge portfolio and have spent many hours refining modules from data gathered from their clients. That makes them better positioned than anyone else to advise us on how best to improve our e-commerce environment.

Why did you choose Magento?

Having worked with Magento before and understanding its feature set & capabilities along with Vaimo’s custom extensions, I saw it as the only system to replace our legacy CMS. Magento is the most widely adopted eCommerce platform in the world, for good reason, as is used by well known brands all over world.”

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We have launched La Vanille

julia — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:39:45 +0000

La Vanille is an upmarket online store marketing and selling lamps, lanterns, candle holders, candles and other products related to lighting from leading brands that are normally not represented in Sweden or difficult to find in physical stores and online stores.

La Vanille focuses on people who have an interest in interior design for their private homes and offices.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: La Vanille
Industry: Interior Design
Base Engine: Variate
Markets served: Sweden
Project budget: 300 hours
Project plan: 12 weeks
Number of products: 500+

Yvonne Sigvardsson, Chief Executive Officer at La Vanille:

Vaimo delivered La Vanille an online store running on Magento eCommerce platform with an excellent design that reflects La Vanille’s products and gives an exclusive touch to the shopping experience.

The Challenge

We chose to set up an online store instead of physical store in order to cover the whole Swedish market. An online store would also create a base for future expansion into other countries. We wanted to use the best eCommerce platform in order to give customers a great shopping experience and ourselves easy tools to manage the store. We also needed an excellent design.

The Solution

Vaimo developed the online store based on our specific requirements and vision. They supplied us with design and made continuously good suggestions for look-and-feel. With frequent discussion sessions and also faced with couple of challenges we finally achieved what we wanted. Vaimo also integrated the online store with our ERP system to automate the transactions as much as possible.

FEATURES

Custom Graphical Design
Product Quick Look
Editorial Article For Publishing Editorials
One Page Check Out

Click here to experience La Vanille’s new web site.

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We Got the Deal: Kids Closet

julia — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:27:21 +0000

Kids Closet is South Africa’s premier online luxury kids fashion retailer. Specialising in international cutting edge labels with impeccable packaging and unrivalled customer care. We aspire to serve the needs of the modern day fashion conscious shopper by offering a chic online shopping experience never seen in South Africa before.

KEY POINTS

Merchant: Kids Closet
Industry: Fashion Retailer
Base Engine: Variate
Markets served: South Africa
Project budget: Undefined
Project plan: 12 Weeks
Number of products: approximately 600

Why eCommerce?

Zeyn Manjra, Managing Director at Kids Closet.

In just a few clicks we want to have the latest most fashionable kids couture delivered to customers anywhere in South Africa for free. That’s our main objective for the new eCommerce site.

Why did you choose Vaimo?

We chose Vaimo because they deliver a complete solution. They understood our needs and together we developed a tailor made eCommerce site to compliment our brand. Vaimo also has some of SA’s largest retailers on board and they are the only Gold Magento solution provider in Africa.

Why did you choose Magento?

It was a simple decision for us, it’s the world’s fastest growing eCommerce platform. Magento is a complete end to end solution, with some amazing features such as one page checkout and SEO friendliness. It’s also very competitive when it comes to price and has a lot of flexibility for in-house management of the site.

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