Shopify with Milk Bottle Show

Episode #40: Kerrigans, the early innovators of fresh online delivery


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  • Introduction
  • Green Friday - supporting Irish businesses on Black Friday
  • 60 years old, Kerrigan is an early innovator of online fresh delivery
  • History of Kerrigans Family Butchers
  • While traditional craft butchery is still the core of their business, how do they adapt to lifestyle changes?
  • The first journey into ecommerce was in 2013 but why was it unsuccessful
  • Launched Food for Fitness in 2015 which lead to other ranges like Fakeout
  • Reasons why the first attempt of online retail failed
  • Working with DPD to deliver fresh food
  • The difference between the type of products bought in-store and online
  • Restrictions in certain products that they can sell in shopping centre stores, that they don't have online
  • Migrated to Shopify and utilising partnerships
  • Adapting to trends like vegan
  • Lambay Island cattle
  • Thoughts on the Shopify platform since migrating
  • Using apps like Zapiet for pick up and delivery.
  • The benefits of Klaviyo for email marketing. And Rewind for peace of mind.

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Links:

  • Kerrigans
  • Milk Bottle Labs
  • Milk Bottle on Twitter
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Shopify with Milk Bottle ShowBy Keith Matthews

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