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Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time. Retail Operations helps promote Kiwanis through branded apparel worn by club members and volunteers. The Kiwanis Store provides a secondary source of income to Kiwanis and helps to fund service projects and operating costs of the organization. Retail Operations handles the process from order to fulfillment, manages inventory and vendor relationships, and makes appearances at conventions.
Dan Finney Design produces two print catalogs annually for Kiwanis Retail Operations. In addition to Kiwanis, Retail Operations serves six other related programs for an inventory of over 1,200 SKUs. When it was time to build a new e-commerce store from the ground up, Retail Operations, in collaboration with Marketing and the Web Communications department, contracted us to build a customized store on a tight deadline.
For this customer, we chose an established platform that was VISA PABP Certified and designed a look flexible enough to work for seven different color schemes and not steal attention from the products.
During the discovery phase, we identified several products that would not conform to standard product classes. For instance, Kiwanis sold plaques that could be engraved and charged by the letter. By purchasing the source from the cart vendor and working with the existing format, we were able to deliver custom features at a reasonable price in a tight timeframe.
We provided the product photography, cropped and web-optimized photos, and inserted all product descriptions in-house. The only thing Kiwanis had to do was review and approve.
“ I have worked with Dan for nearly five years on both catalog production and eCommerce website development with the greatest degree of satisfaction. Dan is not only extremely competent in his work, he is always on time with a superior product. Regardless of the challenge, Dan always delivers beyond our expectations. Our catalogs and website are remarkably improved with each edition. It is a pleasure to work with Dan, and his footprint on our operation is significant.”
Rex Cheek
Retail Operations
Kiwanis International