Saturday morning project
A neighbour finds you before the big box
A Saturday project and one missing part. Your Space shows you stock the brand they need, ten minutes closer than the big box store, and they drive over.
Your own app for your store. We make it. You just say yes.
Tell us what you sell, the brands you stock and the help people get only from you. In about 3 days you get a link to your free preview. Like it? It goes live. Don't like it? You walk away.
$299 a year once it's live. 3 branded QR codes included.
- Check your preview on your phone, between restocks
- Nothing goes live without your OK
Your previewReady in ~3 days
- What you carry
- Brands you stock
- Services and advice
- Hours and how to ask
Cost of preview$0
You approve → it goes live
See it before you pay
One price. You only pay if you say yes.
- Free previewYour preview, ready to look at in about 3 days
- Up to two rounds of changesTell us what to change, in plain words
- Your callSay yes and pay $299 a year, or say no and pay nothing
The preview is free. Billing starts only after you say yes.
After that, your Space stays online and your QR codes keep working. Spring stock arrived? Post it yourself from the app. A few customers who come to you instead of the big box store cover it for the year.
One simple price
$299per year
Less than $25 a month
- We design, write and set up your retail store Space
- Departments and the brands you stock
- Services: repairs, rentals, key cutting, installs
- Questions and "do you have it?" requests by email
- 3 branded QR codes for bags, receipts and your window
Losing customers to the big box store?
People drive to the big store because they're sure it has it. Show them you have it too, plus the advice they won't get there.
- "Do you carry this?" calls Your range online
- Services nobody knows about A section for each
- No time to set it up We make it
- Paying up front The preview is free
What you carry
Departments and brands, with photos of the real shelves.
Services
Repairs, rentals, key cutting, tune-ups, delivery and installs.
Advice people trust
How-to tips and seasonal advice from people who know the products.
"Do you have it?"
A quick question before the trip, straight to your email.
In a store owner's month
Where your own Space actually helps
Before the trip
A quick question saves the drive
They ask if you have the part in stock; you reply, and they come in knowing it's there.
Change of season
Seasonal stock brings people back
Garden supplies in spring, snow gear in fall: in your Space, and on the QR code in every bag.
Range, services and advice
Your range, your services and the advice big stores don't give
People drive past you to the big box store for one reason: they're sure it has what they need. Show them you have it too. Departments with photos, the brands you stock and the things a big store won't carry, from odd fittings to the right part for an old bike, give them a reason to try you first.
You don't need an online catalogue of every item. A section for each department, what's new this season and the brands you're a dealer for are enough to make a trip to you feel like a safe bet.
Your services are where you beat the big stores. Key cutting, repairs, rentals, tune-ups, colour matching, delivery, installs: each one deserves a short page with how it works and what it costs. People search for those services directly, and they come back for the rest.
A two-minute question saves a wasted trip. A short form for "do you carry this?" or "can you order it?" lands in your email, and a quick reply turns a maybe into a sale at your counter.
Your QR codes, included
Put your Space on everything that leaves your store
Your Space comes with 3 branded QR codes, ready for print. Point a phone camera at one and your Space opens, nothing to download.
Shopping bagsYour store goes home with every purchase
ReceiptsServices and seasonal stock, one scan away
The counter and displaysHow-tos and product tips while they shop
Social bios and chatsIn your bio, and as a picture card in a chat
A screen in the store or the window?
A screen that shows what you can do for people
People browse your aisles and wait at the counter. A screen can show seasonal stock, your services, short how-to clips and this week's deals, with a QR code to your Space for the details.
- Seasonal stock, what just came in
- Your services, repairs, rentals and installs
- How-to tips, in short clips and photos
Most smart TVs with a web browser can show it, with no extra box. You change what's on screen from your phone, using the same photos and videos as your site, and a QR code on screen lets people book or save an offer on their own phone.
Compared
Where shoppers find a store today
Each of these brings people in now and then. None of them shows what you carry and what you do better.
Google Maps listing
Good forBeing found nearby.
Leaves outShows where you are, not what's on your shelves.
Flyers
Good forReaching nearby homes.
Leaves outExpensive, short-lived, and they can't answer a question.
Online marketplaces
Good forSelling far away.
Leaves outFees, and you compete with everyone on price alone.
Word of mouth
Good forLoyal regulars.
Leaves outNewcomers still search before they drive over.
Yours
Your own store Space
Your range, services, advice and questions before the trip, under your store's name.
Show me my Space
How it works
Four steps. We do the heavy lifting.
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Tell us about your business
What you sell, the brands you stock, your services and a few photos of the store.
A few minutes -
We make your free preview
Written the way people search: "hardware store near me", "bike shop". You get a link to open on your phone.
About 3 days -
You look, we adjust
Something off? Point it out in plain words and we adjust the preview.
Up to two rounds -
Say yes, or say no
Yes: you pay $299 a year and your Space goes live. No: tell us why, and you pay nothing.
Your call
Before you say yes
What store owners ask us
Can I sell online through my Space?
There's no shopping cart. Your Space shows what you carry and takes questions; the sale happens at your counter or by phone.
Do I have to list every product?
No. Departments, brands and your best sellers are enough. People come in for the rest.
Can each service have its own section?
Yes, with how it works, how long it takes and what it costs. People come in for the repair and buy the parts while they wait.
Can I post seasonal stock myself?
Yes, from the app, with photos, the day it arrives.
Can people ask if something's in stock?
Yes. A short form goes to your email, and you reply before they make the trip.
We're a bike shop. Can customers book a tune-up?
Yes. Online booking is included: they pick a time for a tune-up or a repair, and you get an email.
Can we show the brands we're a dealer for?
Yes, with a section for each brand. Dealer status tells people they'll get proper advice and parts from you, not a shrug.
Our store has been here for decades. Is that worth mentioning?
Absolutely. A short history with an old photo of the storefront tells people you know your stuff and you'll still be here next year.
I only need a digital business card. Do you do that?
Yes, that’s Identity Space: one screen with your photo, call and save-contact buttons and a QR code, for $199 a year. All you need is a phone. When you want more, you move up to a Showcase Space.
Can you get me ranked first for "store near me"?
No one can promise a ranking, and we won't. What we do is make every section so search engines can clearly read what you do, your neighbourhood and how to reach you. Your Google listing and reviews do the rest.
What do I pay, and when?
Nothing for the preview. If you say yes, $299 a year from that day. A domain of your own (like yourstore.ca) is bought separately; everything else in the plan is included.
See a free preview of your store Space before you pay anything.
Send us a few details. Your free preview is ready in about 3 days.
- The preview is free
- All you need is a phone
- Up to two rounds of changes
- $299 a year only if you say yes
1999–Now
Online since 1999, and still in business. Today it's personal apps, QR codes and screens for people who work for themselves, with one goal: make it easy for the people they serve to find them and call. Read our timeline →