To kick off the second half of the year, God has blessed my wife and I with an incredible opportunity to launch an online women’s boutique clothing store: TheUniqueCloset.com. From juggling weddings and other functions to managing our own wedding, we kept busy the first half of the year and now we’re just as busy going into the second half of the year keeping inventory, releasing new products, and making new relationships throughout various US cities in regards to trendy, budget-friendly women’s boutique clothing.
The Unique Closet really came about over the course of the last 9-10 months of travel. Everywhere city we visited someone would question Mallary about certain boutique outfits. Most wanted to know where they could purchase or possibly even peruse such a unique collection of boutique clothing and accessories. The more and more people questioned, the more the two of us put two and two together to strike out down the path of partnering to operate an online women’s boutique clothing business. We figured we’ve already committed ourselves to friendship and marriage, so why not a business too!
So over the course of May and June, we married, honeymooned, built a full-scale online boutique e-commerce website, and birthed a dream into a reality: TheUniqueCloset.com. The site in it’s entirety is an osCommerce shopping cart with an osCommerce Template from TemplateMonster.com. We’ve tweaked the out-of-the-box osCommerce install quite a bit, adding the following major features just a name a few:
- Purchase Without A Registered Account
- From 4 to 1 page checkout capabilities
- PayPal Payment Method
- eCloset (Wishlist) Capabilities
- Recently Viewed Products
- Points and Rewards Program
- Discounts / Gift Certificates
- Automated Product Review and B-Day Mailers
- Livezilla Chat Software
- Facebook Like
And July 1, 2010 arrived and we were met with ladies chomping at bit to get their hands on trendy dresses & rompers, tops, bottoms, and accessories. The experience has definitely been a learning one, seeing this is Mal’s first rodeo and I’ve not been in retail in nearly 10 years. But with the help of family and friends, and second to God, our little baby is growing up quite fast before our very own eyes. We thank everyone for their prayers and support — it takes a lot to strike out as an individual to start a business but definitely as a couple.
Oh well, sorry to cut this post short, but our new baby is calling and time for new shipment post of merchandise.
OH, and before I forget… If you’re ever online and in our neck of the woods shopping for women’s boutique clothing and accessories, stop on by TheUniqueCloset.com. If you find something you like, be sure to use the following promo card to save 10% off your purchase: almal10.
