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We are really pleased with the way the site looks and how it performs for us. We felt that Arkom understood Northern Tea and how we needed to portray ourselves and I believe this is reflected in the site they developed. Feedback from customers and competitors has been positive — which means we must be doing something right!
James Pogson, Operations Manager,
Northern Tea Merchants
Ecommerce web design for Northern Tea Merchants
With connections to the Tea and Coffee trade dating back to 1926, Northern Tea Merchants certainly know their stuff when it comes to making quality hot drinks.
Requirements:
Having developed an in-depth knowledge in both the Tea and Coffee industry, the company needed a website which reflected this history, alongside a showcase of the quality product range. With over 50 million cups of their own tea and coffee drank every year plus many more contract packed, it was also important that the company had an easy to maintain and navigate ecommerce facility, whereby customers can order online direct.
- A secure ecommerce system
- An online brochure
- Company history & showcase
- A content management system
Solution:
Northern Tea selected Arkom, not on the basis that they were the cheapest but because they offered the best solution to their needs. In the long term however, Arkom’s hand coded website and ecommerce system represented the most cost-effective solution. It was important for both parties to get to grips with the project, which is why they spent several weeks on the development stage — to ensure firm foundations upon which the project would grow.
Arkom were able to offer Northern Tea Merchants a complete solution from initial design ideas, photography of all products through to a secure online store facility.
Northern Tea were also given a Content Management System which enabled them to upload special offers, discounts and new product ranges to their customers.
The site gave Northern Tea an online presence, which is essential in today’s competitive market place. The company uses it as a comprehensive marketing tool to end users, retailers, corporate customers and even their competitors.
In addition to hosting the site Arkom were able to research any other possible domain names for Northern Tea and register these, enabling all variations to be directed to the correct website.
Benefits:
- Sophisticated online presence
- High in Search Engine Rankings
- High number of hits onto the website
- Content Management System, allows them to be in control of their own web information
- Secure online ecommerce system
