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February 22, 2010

Storenvy – Online Shopping Made Social

If you enjoy social networking and you enjoy online shopping, then Storenvy is a website you’ll probably like. By combining those activities into one, Storenvy lets users buy clothes and products from independent retailers while chatting and communicating with their online friends. With more than 6,000 different products available to purchase from more than 600 registered stores, Storenvy lets users buy anything they could need and discuss those purchases with their peers.

Whether you’re looking for a new Haiti relief t-shirt or a Jonas Brothers diaper bag, you can get started shopping on Storenvy by searching through the site’s hundreds of independent stores. If you’re not sure what you want, simply browse by checking out which products and stores are the most popular and most viewed, or sort the items by tags. Once you’ve found something you like, read the reviews left by other users and see how many people have become “fans” of the item. You can log in to post your own review, and share your favorite items with others by clicking the “I Like This” button. Storenvy also features forums, where you can chat with other users and compare notes on which stores and products you like the most.

For sellers, Storenvy offers a way to create a free online storefront that is fully-customizable with CSS andHTML. The site’s easy admin panel helps you handle order management, inventory tracking, online payments, and keeps track of statistics showing how many users visited your store. Whether you’re a shopper interested in buying unique items from independent retailers, or a designer looking for a better way to sell products online, Storenvy is a great site worth checking out.

Practical Uses:

  • Find unique clothes and buy them online
  • Search for bags that other people liked
  • Read comments about items before buying them yourself
  • Sell your products online

Insider Tips:

  • Follow users whose tastes you like
  • Browse items by tag
  • Choose to donate $1 or more to charity every time you check out
  • Get your graphic tees printed by Storenvy, as well

What we liked:

  • Searching for specific items is easy using a few key words
  • Sellers get unlimited product listings and full store customization for free
  • Buy products from multiple stores with one checkout
  • Connecting with other users and “following” their activity is easy

What we didn’t like:

  • All customers must use PayPal as their payment method–something that not all shoppers like using

Alternatives:

Company Info:

  • Launched: November 2009
  • Privately Held
  • Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Founded by: Jon Crawford, Nick Roccanti and Scott Anderson
  • Web site: http://www.storenvy.com

Costs:

  • Free

Comments

  1. I’ve only heard good things about their printing quality.

  2. What are your favorite online shopping sites?
    I would like to do some online clothing shopping. Any site ideas?

  3. jo

    I like storenvy but prefer shoply.com – it just seems simpler to use

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