The Irish online business catering for the modern family proves triumphant following launch with eCommerce platform Kooomo
Kaliedy, the latest Irish online baby nursery and toy business boasted a 127% increase in transactions and 162% increase in revenue from its initial three months to the second three months following the launch of its website with global eCommerce platform
Kooomo.
Built upon over 95 years of experience in the baby industry and aiming to become first choice for modern Irish families, Kaliedy offers parents-to-be and families a simplified shopping experience, tailored to suit all their needs and is also the exclusive stockist of the Early Learning Centre toys in Ireland.
Kaliedy identified the necessity to operate with speed and convenience online, and in 2020, joined forces with Kooomo in order to ensure an optimised user experience was provided, from browsing products right through to checkout.
Ben Ward, Head of Digital at Kaliedy says the partnership has delivered above and beyond expectations and fosters the potential for the baby/nursery brand to expand over international waters;
“With Kooomo and their project managers and developers – it is a collaborative approach and we’re very happy with the system. It has great integrations with top tier partners as well as in the logistics space, so it’s been a good experience so far.
“We have plans to expand outside of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the near future and certainly, what Kooomo is offering in terms of tax, currency and languages will be a big plus for us when we go international. The seamless integration between Kooomo and
Adyen means that Kaliedy are able to scale effortlessly and offer the payment method of choice to our customers.”
When launching, Kaliedy’s aim was to overcome the ‘see before you buy’ approach to shopping and it, therefore, chose to work with Kooomo and Adyen in order to ensure an optimised user experience was provided, from browsing products right through to checkout.
To counteract that lack of physical presence, Kaliedy needed an agile customer service portal. This includes a Zendesk system integrated into the website which funnels all customer service queries with WhatsApp messages included – which has generated a positive response in its audiences. People who have product queries or delivery queries are getting an immediate response which helps combat the lack of a store infrastructure.
Kooomo’s seamless connection to Adyen makes adding new payment methods a breeze. In addition to cards, Kaliedy now supports Paypal, Apple Pay, and Google pay.
The CMS allowed Kaliedy to inject as much context into its products as possible, meaning parents could shop confidently and return again and again. Despite the pandemic, logistics were managed carefully within the platform - with a successful next-day delivery promise in Ireland maintained.
Ciaran Bollard, CEO of Kooomo adds “With a customer base of parents-to-be and families, it was critical that we made an intuitive platform for Kaliedy that put busy parents at the heart of its design. Products need to be found easily and rapidly and the checkout and delivery processes need to be seamless. We’re thrilled to have delivered on these points for Kaliedy and as it enters the market, we have no doubt that it will go from strength to strength over the coming years, through this unrivalled eCommerce site.”
ENDSAbout Kooomo: Kooomo is Europe’s leading eCommerce platform for expanding businesses. With over two decades of eCommerce experience, Kooomo delivers solutions to medium and large enterprise customers that are quick to market, affordable and international, helping clients achieve maximum global digital sales while powering their online stores from end to end.
Headquartered in Dublin, and with offices across Europe, Kooomo simplifies online retail by connecting sales channels, including online, in-store and via marketplaces to create the best possible experience for both its clients and their customers. This, combined with a powerful built-in CMS that connects content and commerce, means that retailers and brands can provide customers with a dynamic, personalised shopping experience. Driven by merchant demand, the Kooomo platform delivers a 360-degree digital commerce solution which is integrated with an eco-system of over 200 partners.
Kooomo is trusted by world-renowned brands such as Morrisons, Umbro, SMEG, Kraft Heinz, Blauer USA, MotoGP, Avoca, Butlers chocolates amongst many others. For further information, visit:
www.kooomo.com 
