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Breaking Into New Markets Without Breaking the Bank

Written by Bradley Stevenson | May 12, 2025 4:15:00 PM

How Brands Can Expand Globally with Retail Partners

Expanding eCommerce into new markets is a major milestone for ambitious brands—but it’s often expensive, complex, and slow. With tariffs shifting again in 2025 and global uncertainty growing, it’s harder than ever to plan your next move. But here’s the good news: you don’t have to go it alone.

By working with your existing retail partner network, you can move faster, spend less, and avoid many of the usual problems. Quivers helps brands do exactly that, making online expansion much simpler.

The Traditional Cost of Global eCommerce Expansion

Why Global Growth Is More Expensive Than You Think

Launching an eCommerce presence in new regions typically demands massive upfront investment. In reality, it usually means:

  • Building warehouses or securing third-party logistics providers
  • Hiring local staff for compliance, support, and operations
  • Navigating complex tax regulations and legal frameworks
  • Shouldering the risk of inventory placement in new markets
  • Managing cross-border shipping, with longer delivery times that can frustrate consumers

The Challenge of Today's Global Trade Landscape

Expanding globally has never been simple, and today’s trade environment makes it even tougher. With changing trade policies, tariffs and supply chain disruptions - brands are navigating more uncertainty than ever before. A flexible, low-risk expansion strategy is essential for staying competitive and minimizing financial exposure. Given these challenges, it’s time to consider a smarter, lower-risk way to expand.

A Smarter Strategy: Tap into Your Existing Retail Network

What It Means to "Expand Through Retail Partners"

Instead of setting up everything yourself, you can sell online in new markets and let your trusted retailers fulfill the orders. They have your products in stock, warehouses and local market knowledge - you just need a way to connect the dots. 

The Business Case: Why Retail-Driven Fulfillment Wins

  • Speed to Market: Get your new regions launched in weeks, not years.
  • Reduced Costs: No need for warehouses or big capital investments.
  • Simplified Compliance: Local retailers already understand local regulations, taxes and shipping logistics.
  • Better Consumer Experience: Fast, localized fulfillment allows you to build consumer trust and loyalty.

Shifting fulfillment to retail partners means that brands can scale quickly, test demand, and start generating revenue without the large upfront costs and risks. 

How Quivers Simplifies Global Expansion

Quivers connects brands with their retail partners for easy fulfillment. You can either plug Quivers into your existing eCommerce platform or use the HoverCart, a simple shopping cart that can be added to any website.

With Quivers, you can:

  • Sync Retail Inventory: Show consumers real-time product availability in any local market.
  • Use Retail Partners for Flexible Fulfillment: Consumers purchase products online via the brand’s website for that market. The order is fulfilled by a local retailer using the consumer’s selected method - whether that’s ship-from-store, in-store pickup, or white glove delivery.
  • Deliver a Local Experience: Give consumers fast, familiar service that builds trust and keeps them coming back.
  • Expand With No Additional Fulfillment Infrastructure: Besides a website that enables sales in the local market, no further investment is needed to start selling online globally. 

Real Brands, Real Results

We’ve worked with brands across a wide range of industries - from music and winter sports to footwear and automotive, enabling them to overcome logistical barriers and reduce infrastructure costs to seamlessly reach new international customers. 

"Together we’ve expanded to new territories, reinvigorated our Pro Programs, and launched a host of new fulfillment methods." Joe Cavallaro - Marketing Manager, Nordica

When to Expand with Retail Partners

You should think about working with your retail partners for international online sales if:

  • You want to test a market before investing heavily.
  • You’re worried about trade changes.
  • You want to keep your retail network happy.
  • You need a quicker way to reach new international consumers.

If any of these sound familiar, Quivers is the smart way to power this new revenue channel.

Break Into New Markets Without Breaking the Bank

International eCommerce expansion is no longer the domain of brands with deep pockets and expansive logistics teams. Today, agile brands are using smarter strategies to meet consumers where they are — quickly, cost-effectively, and with minimized risk.

Quivers helps you skip the slow, expensive parts and get straight to selling. By working with your retail partners, you can reach new markets faster, cheaper, and with a lot less risk.

⮆️ Want to grow globally without the growing pains? Let’s make it happen. Request a demo of Quivers!