Founded by entrepreneur Stéphane Grandjean and launched on July 21, 2020, Simple Maps is the first citizen experience application. It supports merchants and craftsmen in this famous digital transition that will allow them to survive during this more than special period.
SIMPLE MAPS: what is it?
In partnership with the BGE and the Confederation of France Merchants, Simple Maps is an interactive and dynamic map that allows consumers to find their local businesses hard hit by the lockdowns. A way to promote and especially support small traders by consuming locally and responsibly. This application brings together all local merchants so that they can have click and collect and e-commerce. It allows merchants who wish to do so to fill in information about themselves as well as to publish photos of their products. In addition, from December, the application will offer online payment. This will greatly facilitate Christmas shopping. Merchants will therefore be able to have click and collect or online sales with delivery throughout the year.
A solidarity initiative
Simple Maps users will be able to find associations, businesses, restaurants and more in one app. We live in the digital age, which has unfortunately created unfair competition between large infrastructures and small traders. Competition that has sharply increased during lockdowns. Simple Maps therefore offers its various actors the chance to also enjoy digital technology in order to be more visible and accessible to users, thus encouraging local economic development. Several operations and contests will be organized throughout 2021 to encourage the French to consume locally. Simple Maps and the Confederation of France Traders are launching a solidarity fund for traders. All this with the help of a Leetchi kitty "Make GAFA your trader! ». So you can rush there until December 31st! In order to contribute to the costs of digital training and the purchase of the share.
Ecology will not remain on the sidelines
Simple Maps is trying to meet an important challenge: to give meaning to sustainable and responsible consumption. But how? Each merchant has a score based on its criteria related to sustainable development. Displayed on their interactive map, this score evaluates the visibility of each merchant. The more a place respects the environment and encourages the ecological transition, the more visible its logo will be and the more likely it will be to attract potential consumers. Consuming local is important to you? Looking for new addresses? Do you want to be more responsible by turning to businesses that respect the environment? It's time to install Simple Maps, the first application for local merchants!
