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Welcome to www.ShopCaribe.com – the goal? International export of high quality artisan products.

 

Christmas presents from the safety of your home – visit www.shopcaribe.com for the widest collection of authentic, Caribbean-made and inspired souvenirs, gifts, fashion and home décor items. The best local entrepreneurs, artists, leather crafters and designers feature handmade, unique, one-of-a-kind items.

 

The website has been operational since June with more than 150 registered vendors and more than 1700 products, with a refreshing, vendor focused style, the website allows the vendors, their brands and products to shine. Art and sculpture from Keith Swanston, hand crafted jewellery from Jade Drakes Designs, www.shopcaribe.com certainly represents the Caribbean in living color. With epic colour twists and fashion classics from Bene Caribe, the colourful designs of Exclusively Abstract, the wire-art jewelery of Koko Karibi, the exquisite life inspired leather art from Keyiko Afrikan Arts, casual lifestyle items from Kat Designz, home décor items from Land of the Hummingbird, and hand crafted jewellery from Chris Anderson Caribbean Designs, and many other vendors.

 

In this Post-Covid reality, many Medium, Small and Mirco enterprises (MSMEs) in the Caribbean have been negatively affected. We believe that now, more than ever digital platforms and eCommerce are critical elements of any business which has intentions of exporting. Visitors to the Caribbean may be limited for a while, but they can still have access to the Best of the Caribbean’s art, craft, fashion and home décor items on www.shopcaribe.com.

 

“eCommerce, on-line sales, credit card integration and international shipping have become the most critical tools for business. It is the right time for MSMEs to embrace technology. The next wave of business is going to be Digital and entrepreneurs have to be ready. As our Corporate contribution to getting entrepreneurs back on their feet after months of NO sales, we gave the first 100 vendors their eStores, FREE of charge as a contribution to getting them online.” Philip Colthrust – web technology expert SIGHTFCATORY Limited and ShopCaribe.com

 

eCommerce integration for credit card payments has been completed by the technology gurus at First Atlantic Commerce out of Bermuda. Additionally, international shipping and delivery services have been streamlined through a trusted international courier – DHL. With local courier services being handled by UPSL in Trinidad and Tobago. This platform will provide MSMEs a welcomed boost to their business operations, helping them to get back on their feet, and allow their businesses to thrive in this new environment.

 

With a focus on authentic, Caribbean made, inspired and enhanced products, ShopCaribe has been designed as a platform to provide Caribbean entrepreneurs, artists, crafters and designers with eStores, where they can continue to showcase and sell their products to a local, regional and international audience. Featuring, handmade, unique, one-of-a-kind items, www.shopcaribe.com provides customers with ready access to life in the Caribbean.

 

Website analytics show visitors from the USA, UK, France, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago visiting the site, with more than 50,000 unique visitors. Director, Shop Caribe, Roxanne Colthrust shared, “We are very excited to present this platform to the world. Our vendor acquisition period was very intense, as it was important for us to have the right vendors on board. Now that we are live, the customer responsiveness has been phenomenal. The www.shopcaribe.com platform is a collective of like minds all pushing towards one goal – international export of high quality Caribbean-made products.”

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