{"id":2553,"date":"2018-02-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightpearl20.wpengine.com\/10-inspiring-retail-wholesale-success-stories-you-must-read\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T20:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:33:20","slug":"inspiring-retail-and-wholesale-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/blog\/inspiring-retail-and-wholesale-success-stories","title":{"rendered":"10 Inspiring Retail &#038; Wholesale Success Stories You Must Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">At Brightpearl, we have the pleasure of working with and speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\">over 1,400 successful businesses<\/a>. And following these conversations, we have a variety of inspiring stories that we feel we must share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To kick things off, here are 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/sales-channel-strategy\/retail-vs-wholesale\">retail and wholesale<\/a> success stories you must read&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1.\u00a0Roccbox\u00a0Inspire with Incredible Crowdfunding Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crowdfunding-checklist-new-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crowdfunding-checklist-new-min.jpg 789w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crowdfunding-checklist-new-min-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/crowdfunding-checklist-new-min-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozney.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roccbox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were ready to bring their exciting new portable stone floor oven, the Roccbox to market, the team found themselves in a difficult position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They knew they had a fantastic product design that customers would love, but found themselves without the capital to fund the first productions of the Roccbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But knowing just how popular their new product would be, the team quickly decided that crowdfunding would allow them to raise the necessary funds much faster than other methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Indiegogo for their crowdfunding campaign, the team aimed to raise $100,000 in 30 days. Far exceeding expectations, this goal was hit in less than 9 hours! The team were clearly looking at a truly successful crowdfunding campaign, seeing them raise $1,000,000 by the time the 30 days were up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to find out just why this campaign was so successful? Be sure to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read their advice on crowdfunding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/bookdemo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png 793w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><strong>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/natural-baby-shower\">Natural Baby Shower<\/a>\u00a0Become Global in Just a Few Short Years<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded back in 2007 by Victoria and Clifton, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalbabyshower.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural Baby Shower<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were originally packing orders on top of their kitchen table. Fast forward just a few short years and we now see Natural Baby Shower selling globally across a number of sales channels, including via their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/warehouse-management-system\">warehouse<\/a>, boutique, Shopify webstore and a variety of online marketplaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From starting with just two founders, Victoria and Clifton now have a team of over 25 passionate employees to help them fulfill customer demand for their ethically made baby products. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years, Natural Baby Shower have also impressed experts in the industry, seeing them nominated for the 2011 Telegraph Independent Shop Awards and reaching the finals of the Progressive Preschool Awards in 2016 for Best Independent Nursery Retailer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And we know the team won\u2019t stop there! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re excited to see what the future holds in store for this inspiring company. To hear how the team has reached this level of growth, you should <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/natural-baby-shower\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch this inspiring video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/alex-monroe\">Alex Monroe<\/a>\u00a0Storm the Fashion Jewelry Industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/alex-monroe-603410-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/alex-monroe-603410-edited.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/alex-monroe-603410-edited-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/alex-monroe-603410-edited-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/alex-monroe-603410-edited-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating 30 years of impressing the fashion jewelry industry last year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexmonroe.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Monroe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has continued to storm the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those 30 years of business has seen Alex Monroe partner with multiple prestigious clientele and companies, including: Buckingham Palace, Kew Gardens, The Victoria and Albert Museum and Disney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside this, the team are also proud to have been winners of several coveted awards, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Designer of the Year\u2019 at the UK Jewelry Awards in 2008<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018UKFT Accessories Award Winner\u2019 at the 2014 UK and Fashion Textiles Awards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortlisted to win the \u201825th Retail Jeweller Awards\u2019 in 2017 within the \u2018Bridal Collection of the Year\u2019 category<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This incredible success has been alongside the sheer growth that the company has seen over the years. They now employ a team of over 30 staff and sell their jewelry worldwide via their London-based flagship store, website and via multiple stockists of all sizes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But perhaps what is most inspiring of all is that the team has never once lost sight of the core value of their pieces &#8211; that they are handmade in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To hear more about how Alex Monroe has grown and get some advice for your own omnichannel growth, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/alex-monroe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">check out their story here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/spikeball\">Spikeball<\/a>\u00a0Has Big Plans to Build the Next Great American Sport<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_Spikeball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_Spikeball.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_Spikeball-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_Spikeball-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spikeball.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spikeball<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leading manufacturer, distributor and online retailer of the next great American sport has a very inspiring background.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2008, Chris Ruder decided to reinvigorate the game that he had missed playing so much in the 1980s. The revived game, now referred to as Spikeball, has over 350,000 players in the US and more than 1,000 nationally ranked teams competing in tournaments. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And since then, the team has been featured on Shark Tank, Esquire, ESPN 2, The Wall Street Journal and Comcast SportsNet, showing that the team has really shone in the media\u2019s spotlight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the cards for the future is the plan to make Spikeball a world-renowned sport. One way the team plan on doing this is by launching a mobile app so that \u2018Spikeballers\u2019 can find each other to play with. The second is by dreaming that their game might one day become an Olympic sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t wait to find out how the business grows from here. Want to learn more? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/spikeball\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read all about Spikeball\u2019s journey now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\">The Little Green Sheep<\/a>\u00a0Remind Us All to Follow Our True Passions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_the-little-green-sheep_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_the-little-green-sheep_0.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_the-little-green-sheep_0-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/900x500_the-little-green-sheep_0-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2006 based on a true passion for organic and natural baby products, University friends Mark Nicholls and Paul Maurice had big hopes for their new business venture: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegreensheep.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Little Green Sheep<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark once told us: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe both wanted to do our own thing and do something we were passionate about. Even though we were only 22, we wanted to start our own brand and grow.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since following their dreams, the team has had great success in winning numerous awards, including Yeo Valley\u2019s Best British Business of the Month Award, as well as the prestigious Mother &amp; Baby Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul and Mark\u2019s story is a lesson to us all: seek your true passions in life, love what you do and achieve success! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more inspiration, take a look at their story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/bookdemo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png 793w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\">DUDE Products<\/a>\u00a0Become the \u2018Go-to\u2019 Brand for Male Hygiene Products in the US<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DUDE-Products-Brightpearl-users.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DUDE-Products-Brightpearl-users.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DUDE-Products-Brightpearl-users-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DUDE-Products-Brightpearl-users-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DUDE-Products-Brightpearl-users-845x466.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally established as a company selling branded butt wipes for men, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dudewipes.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DUDE Products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has grown so successfully over the years that they are now dubbed as the \u2018go-to\u2019 brand for many male hygiene products in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only are the team of four college friends (Sean Riley, Brian Wilkin, Jeff Klimkowsi and Ryan Meegan) impressing their target market, but they are also impressing experts throughout the industry. This has seen them receive an award in 2013 for the most innovative consumer product of the year at the Visionary Awards, as well as an appearance on Shark Tank in 2015 where they secured investment to expand the business even further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2016-2017 retail year, they stormed the male hygiene market with a 100% revenue growth rate, and we now see them selling their products via their Shopify website, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/best-amazon-inventory-management-software\">Amazon<\/a> and to over 7,000 retail stores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, we\u2019re keeping poised on what further successes DUDE Products will see &#8211; we can bet they will be vast! Don\u2019t forget to read their detailed success story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/caseys-distributing\">Casey\u2019s Distributing<\/a>: From Baseball Cards to Over 40,000 Different Products<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/caseys-distributing-efficiently-distribute-with-Brightpearl-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/caseys-distributing-efficiently-distribute-with-Brightpearl-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/caseys-distributing-efficiently-distribute-with-Brightpearl-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/caseys-distributing-efficiently-distribute-with-Brightpearl-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded over 25 years ago, the original focus for sports memorabilia distributor, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caseys-distributing.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casey\u2019s Distributing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was on baseball cards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailers selling their products began to ask for more and more products over the years, which led to Casey\u2019s becoming one of the largest distributors of licensed sports memorabilia in the United States, selling over 40,000 different products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their product catalog now contains branded goods for all the major U.S. leagues including the NFL, NBA, NCAA, MLB, NHL and MLS, and the team work with over 2,000 retailers to sell them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is very impressive growth over the years and we\u2019re delighted to be working with Casey\u2019s Distributing in their endeavors. If you want to find out more about their journey, take a look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/caseys-distributing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their customer story now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/alexander-francis\">Open 24 Seven<\/a>\u00a0Overcome Fires to Become a Multi-Million Pound Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If pushed to think about what would be the worst thing that could possibly happen to your business, it\u2019s likely that disasters such as fires in your warehouse would certainly be up there. We all wish that nothing of the sort could ever happen, but sadly, Lee Adams, Founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open24seven.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open 24 Seven<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had to endure this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the day of March 5, 2013, Lee received a call to advise that his new warehouse was on fire. Feeling like they had lost everything overnight, this was quite clearly one of the biggest challenges to face the business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet despite this, Open 24 Seven rose from the ashes to continue to grow and become a multi-million pound omnichannel business. Lee says that the cloud-based systems he had in place at the time, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\">Brightpearl<\/a>, helped them recover and remain calm in order to make a plan and move forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JaK8rrBqp0Y&amp;t=2s\">Take a look at the video<\/a>\u00a0below to find out what advice Lee has for when catastrophe hits.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or you can read more about their retail journey\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/alexander-francis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/growers-house\">Growers House<\/a>\u00a0Named Inc. 5000\u2019s 20th Fastest Growing Retail Company in America After Just 5 Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/growers-house-scale-with-Brightpearl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/growers-house-scale-with-Brightpearl.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/growers-house-scale-with-Brightpearl-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/growers-house-scale-with-Brightpearl-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a combined 70 years worth of experience between them, Paul Lipton and David Keith, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/growershouse.com\/?redirect_mongo_id=58ead49bfe98520031000052&amp;utm_campaign=Trackable+Links+-+Brightpearl&amp;utm_medium=Web&amp;utm_source=Springbot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growers House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> definitely know a thing or two about rapidly growing a business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting out in 2011 with a small team, Growers House are now up to a headcount of over 35 employees and at the rate they\u2019re growing, this number is likely to increase even further!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within just 5 years of its inception, the company were named as Inc. 5000\u2019s 313th fastest growing privately held company in America. And in the retail segment, they ranked as the 20th fastest growing company. Not only that, but the team also took the place of 6th fastest growing company in Arizona due to their 3-year growth rate of 1,233%!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a phenomenal amount of growth in just a few short years, resulting in David Keith himself once saying that his favorite thing about the company is: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe fact that we\u2019re growing at the rate we are and we can\u2019t keep up with ourselves. It\u2019s a good problem to have!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more about how Growers House experienced this level of growth? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/growers-house\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/bookdemo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6.png 793w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bp-cta6-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/oaklandish\">Oaklandish<\/a>: From Public Art Project to Fortune Magazine\u2019s Inner City 100 List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Oaklandish-Success-Blog-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Oaklandish-Success-Blog-min.png 789w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Oaklandish-Success-Blog-min-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Oaklandish-Success-Blog-min-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born out of a public art project in 2000, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaklandish.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oaklandish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> evolved into an apparel and retail company six years after that. The aim was to reflect Oakland\u2019s identity while celebrating <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201clocal love and original Oakland charm.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, the team have found themselves on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortune Magazine\u2019s Inner City 100 list<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, praised for their business model <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cin the service of the local community or the company\u2019s employees.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside this successful omnichannel journey, Oaklandish are growing at a rate of 25-35% per year, through a combination of brick and mortar stores, pop-up shops, mobile events, a truck, wholesale operations and a Magento website. Fortune Magazine also claim that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOaklandish was the first company in the US to do mobile retail, transforming large campers into novel shoppers.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And by partnering with local nonprofits and donating 10% of their proceeds to local community projects and grassroots initiatives, Oaklandish have never once lost sight of their own roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find out more about this unique business and its social responsibility in their customer story <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/customer-stories\/oaklandish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We love speaking to our customers about their retail and wholesale successes. We find them all so inspiring and we hope you do too!\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">And if you\u2019d like to find out how Brightpearl can help you with your own business growth,\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\">get in touch with us now<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0px;\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Brightpearl, we have the pleasure of working with and speaking to over 1,400 successful businesses. 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