E-trading platform for local businesses within the town centre and wider district 2022-23

Folkestone & Hythe District Council wishes to support town centre businesses to forward fund a collective e-trading platform for use by local businesses that would:\r Facilitate online trading by independent local businesses.\r Provide a compelling and attractive sales platform that would allow local independent businesses to compete against other online offerings.\r Provide a platform that showcases the borough's independent businesses and brings a collective offer together, with borough residents being the principal audience and target market.\r Provide a payment, order fulfilment and delivery infrastructure that is competitive with other offerings for borough residents.\r Allow aggregation of purchasing and deliveries across participating businesses, providing collective purchasing opportunities.\r Align with the Customer's social value and environmental sustainability goals.\r Allow possible integration with the business offers.