uOpen - Supporting small UK independent businesses.

In the world of online shopping, credit crunches and big corporations, our high streets have felt the hit. However, here at uOpen we strive to re-connect our customers with small independent UK businesses, by providing an online marketplace that creates ongoing connections through exciting monthly retail discovery experiences.

As part of our efforts, we regularly look to join similar campaigns, which this month we're pleased to introduce our support for the Just Card Campaign.

Founded by artist and designer Sarah Hamilton, who took action after seeing a quote from a closing art gallery which read "If everyone who'd complimented our beautiful gallery had bought 'just a card' we'd still be open!"

Sarah saw this quote and created the Just a Card campaign to ensure that our local businesses stay active, independent, creative and exciting. Empowering small businesses to have a voice and promoting the shop local ideology, this campaign highlights the way it can be the smallest gestures of 'just a card' that can make the biggest difference when enough of us get involved.

At uOpen, we proudly support the Just a Card campaign and are committed to doing all we can to connect businesses with customers.

Our mission is to provide a marketplace where customers can discover a whole host of subscription services that deliver across the UK. The majority of the flexible subscription services we have available are from or curate products from small businesses, and we have just about every type of subscription box you can imagine!

Subscription boxes can be big business for small companies, with the global market increased by over 100% each year for the past five years. From featuring their products in already established subscription boxes to creating their very own boxes, subscription services can provide a simple and effective way of widening the market and increasing visibility.

Especially when you think that as a nation, we are subscription box lovers, a report by the Royal Mail earlier this year found that one in four of us Brits are signed up to for all manner of regular treats delivered to our door.

uOpen offers the opportunity to discover and manage UK subscriptions boxes together in one place, allowing customers to support local businesses with the convenience of home delivery and hassle-free ordering.

If you are an independent business, interested in finding out about how subscription boxes can boost your sales, or an existing subscription box looking to widen your market, get in touch and see how we can help promote you!

Also, don't forget to find out more about the Just a Card campaign on their website or join the conversation over on social media with #justacard