About H.Potter
H. Potter, a leading retailer in high-quality garden decor and outdoor living, is breathing new life into local retail, all over the U.S. Its groundbreaking, online gathering of independent stores — H. Potter Marketplace — provides a place for customers to see, get to know, and shop small garden decor and home stores they have never visited before.
The H. Potter Marketplace is the first to offer online shopping access to independent, brick-and-mortar stores, along with online H. Potter choices, in one seamless and simple shopping trip.
The “streets” of the Marketplace are lined with sites for local, brick-and-mortar stores. Shoppers can meet the storeowners and read their stories, learn the history of the store in its community, see the store itself, and look at a selection of the merchandise the store has in stock. If a shopper wants to buy an item, it’s easy to make the purchase online—and then either pick it up at the store, or have it shipped.
Shoppers across North America will have the chance to visit independent retailers at their online storefronts in the Marketplace. Retailers will offer a changing array of merchandise, from many manufacturers, showcased through photos and videos.
H. Potter is a family business and supports other independent retailers. Now, because of H. Potter Marketplace, shoppers have the convenience of online shopping, the variety of merchandise from many independent stores, and the fun of meeting storeowners everywhere in the United States.
Here’s what happens with independent stores at Marketplace:
- Online shoppers can “walk” down the Marketplace streets of real stores
- Browse through merchandise at many stores
- Put all the items in one online shopping cart
- Purchase them in one easy transaction
- Pick some items up in person if they wish and a store is nearby, or have them shipped
The Marketplace is a unique mix of Main Street and online stores
The Marketplace also offer shoppers the chance to visit the H. Potter online store, watch videos of popular H. Potter outdoor decor products, buy them, and then pick them up at the closest brick-and-mortar store. Or they can have the merchandise shipped to their homes.
A shopper looking for special gifts can “walk” through the online versions of the brick-and-mortar stores, and step in and out of the H. Potter online store, putting items from many stores into one shopping basket. Checkout is simple: just one transaction at the end of the shopping trip, and delivery on each item is up to the customer. Pick up the first item at a store in town, have the other items shipped –it’s all up to the shopper.
Real people, real stores, real items, and real service.
H. Potter Marketplace is the new way to shop. With convenience and choice, this 21st century shopping trip blends online life and supports local businesses, just the way our lives are now online and local.