"" By Riley Krause - Published 5:30pm May 27th 2024.
The founder of a new online marketplace is hoping to break down barriers to help people "shop local" and give major supermarkets the flick.
An Orange native, Will Stanley-Davies moved back to town in 2022 after studying at university in Sydney.
While he hasn't put to use his engineering degree, his time away did spark his entrepreneurial side.
But what really sparked his desire to give small businesses a leg up was the national lettuce shortage that same year.
"I wanted to maximise the stuff that Orange is great at like food and local wine," Mr Stanley-Davies said.
And so, online business Your Market was born.
Will Stanley-Davies hopes his Your Market business will make it easier for people in Orange to 'shop local'. Picture by Carla Freedman
So how does it work?
Well, Mr Stanley-Davies essentially acts as a middle man for Orange producers such as Second Mouse Cheese, Hillside Harvest or Racine Bakery.
Items will be listed on the Your Market website, with shoppers able to purchase from businesses all around town all at once.
Mr Stanley-Davies will then deliver the groceries to your door, with gift packs also on offer.
He wanted to provide an easy outlet for people wanting to shop at places other than the major supermarkets.
A gift pack from Your Market. Picture by Carla Freedman
"The supermarkets are convenient and have a massive range but the quality is lower and the service is worse," he said.
"Shopping locally the quality is always amazing and the service is also amazing.
"By getting all of the local producers we can get that range the supermarkets have and we can compete with them."
So far nearly a dozen Orange businesses have jumped on board with more locked in for the coming weeks.
But Mr Stanley-Davies of looking to go bigger, he wants to get smaller businesses on board.
"Hopefully we get to a point where someone has a lemon tree with too many to know what to do with and they'll come to us to help sell them," he added.
You can visit www.yourmarket.net.au to make your purchase. ""
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Thanks Riley for the interview and Carla for the amazing photos! Absolutely stoked with how it turned out!
You can read the original article on the Central Western Daily at the web address below:
https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/8642314/local-marketplace-your-market-challenges-big-supermarkets/
Cheers,
Will