Edinburgh Marketplace
Founding vendor pilot now open
Shop Edinburgh’s independents in one place.
We’re building Edinburgh Marketplace as a second shopfront for the city’s independent shops, makers and boutiques.
The idea is simple: a good local shop should be able to get more online reach without having to become an ad buyer, content team and ecommerce department at the same time.
Built for Edinburgh independents
A bigger online shopfront, shared by local independents.
Most small shops are expected to do everything now: run the shop, post on social, update the website, answer messages, take photos, pack orders and somehow still grow. This is a way to share more of that load.
Another storefront
Your products can sit inside a curated Edinburgh shopping destination, not only on your own website, shelf or social feed.
Shared promotion
We can build gift edits, seasonal drops, email campaigns and live shopping moments around local products.
Start small
The first job is to prove demand with a small group of good vendors before adding the heavy marketplace machinery.
Why now
Small shops should not have to carry the whole online burden alone.
Independent retailers are competing with big platforms, paid ads and social algorithms. A shared marketplace gives them a stronger local presence and a practical way to test demand together.
The first thing to prove
Can we get good Edinburgh vendors on board, package their products properly, and create sales or leads they would not have got on their own? That is the test.
First shopping drop
The first Edinburgh Gift Edit will start small, with good local products that are actually ready to sell.
The pilot promise
We build the shared selling platform. Vendors bring the products, prices, stock and fulfilment truth.
Presentation
Marketplace pages, product drops, launch messaging and a clearer way to present local products.
Promotion
Vendor stories, first-drop emails, live shopping ideas and outreach-ready copy.
Products and practical detail
Products, pricing, stock guidance, photos where available, and honest fulfilment capacity.
Apply for the founding vendor pilot.
We’re selecting a small first group of Edinburgh independents before switching on live checkout.