150 likes | 372 Views
Lavish Shoestring ™. We Supply Vintage & Antique Products at Scale. i n Partnership with Amazon. We Take This…. And We Make I t into This…. Lavish Shoestring ™ Goal.
E N D
Lavish Shoestring™ We Supply Vintage & Antique Products at Scale in Partnership with Amazon
Lavish Shoestring™ Goal Become the major Branded Supplierin the largely untapped and fragmented £10+ billion market of vintage and antique products; of low to middle range value; in home & garden categories; worldwide and cross audiences; fuelled by technology, logistics and customer service.
Problem • Highly Fragmented Market Supply • e-TailersWant but Cannot Get a Hold of Stock • Unsuitable for an average shopper expecting a fast, “no hassle” and “easy to grasp” purchase experience
Lavish Shoestring™ Solution • Smart Buy & Consignment Marketplace - we source unlimited volumes of stock, efficiently & cost effectively 2. Smart Catalogue - we process products fast on a data intense, self-learning platform 3. Central -we distribute a feed to retailers and control simple logistics chain 4. Smart Product Tag - we collect, control & reuse product data, making it a Big Data
Distribution Channels • LavishShoestring.com • Marketplaces – Amazon …. • e-Tailers&e-Malls – WorldStores …. • Social Sellers – Fancy …. • Curated Platforms – Achica.com …. • Niche Platforms – Wedding Registries …. • Brick & Mortar Retailers – Virtual catalogue
Our Bootstrapped Achievements • First to Market • Scouted by Amazon for an antiques pilot & the only such Amazon merchant to be granted a Brand Store • Gross margin 70%+ prior to any optimisation • No skilled labour required – can process 1000s items/month • No comparable competition • Major media publications regularly source our products
Raising Early Stage • Scale up the process • Expand retail contracts • Stock acquisition • Zeroad budget Live Lavish on a Shoestring
About Lavish Shoestring™ Started operating 2012, Oxford, UK Funding Bootstrapped Jacob Khokhlov CEO, Co-Founder 5 years @ MyThings.com; 2 years @ 62days.com; Sotheby’s London Oxford University DPhil; Art History& Egyptology Sharen Custer August VP Merchandise, Co-Founder 25+ years in antiques & jewellery trade VP UK Gemology @ IMC Invest Mining Company e: jk@lavishshoestring.com / p: +44 (0)7903 749 112 / skype:jakobkhokhlov www.LavishShoestring.com