OneDayOnly announce a dedicated Shop Local Shop day on Friday, 26 March 2021 – a welcomed gesture for proudly South African suppliers and manufacturers off the back of a tough year for most. In addition to the Shop Local Shop initiative, OneDayOnly has also pledged their support for ‘Restaurant Week XXL’ offering engaged newsletter subscribers an exclusive, 4-day head start to priority book at one of the Top 100 restaurants signed up to the initiative for 2021.
OneDayOnly has already been recognised as supporting local businesses in the wake of a year many people would prefer to forget. By dedicating one of their busiest shopping days to focus on Shopping Local is testament to how the business takes supporting local to the next level.
“20% of our 2000 plus suppliers are local,” says Laurian Venter, Director for OneDayOnly. “Of our local top 20 suppliers, 5 began their journey with us as start-ups and are now producing bespoke items for our daily deals platform.”
In addition to the Shop Local Shop this Friday, OneDayOnly also understands the extent to which the restaurant industry suffered over the last year. Considering this, the business has pledged their support by offering their subscribers a 4-day window to book at one of the restaurants participating in the Restaurant Week XXL’ campaign that offers an incredible three-course meal from R245 per person or a two-course meal from R145 per person. The campaign has been extended to an entire month from 1 April – 2 May 2021 and OneDayOnly opened their bookings last night ahead of the ‘official’ opening on 26 March.
“Supporting local has always been a priority for our business. We have helped build local brands and want to continue doing that, so we urge those who’ve had to supplement their income over the last year by setting up their own ‘side hustle’, to get in touch to sell with us,” says Laurian.
OneDayOnly is committed to selling quality products that offer quick turnaround and delivery timeframes, have healthy stock levels and are relevant to the OneDayOnly platform. “Those local suppliers wishing to kick start their ecommerce journey should get in touch with one of our buyers as soon as possible. Considering we sold a Cape Town apartment last week in just over 2 hours should demonstrate to potential OneDayOnly suppliers that the sky really is the limit as far as products are concerned” Laurian concludes.
