Meet the online sales platform Altea Market

What is the purpose of Altea Market?

For residents and tourists in Altea, Altea Market aims to introduce (new) local entrepreneurs/shops and highlight and sell local products and services.

How many stores are affiliated with Altea Market?

Currently there are about 80 businesses in Altea affiliated with Altea Market. Most of the growth occurred during the corona pandemic.

To this day, we continue to receive requests for new memberships, especially from small businesses that want to use the platform as a showcase for their products. Some companies therefore use the Altea Market platform as their website because it is the most economical and simple option.

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What products are offered through Altea Market?

Stores in all kinds of categories are affiliated with Altea Market. Therefore, the range of products and services on Altea Market is very diverse and extensive.

It includes everything, think craft products unique to Altea, such as flowers, clothing and ceramics. There is a unique value in handmade products from Altea, characteristic of the Costa Blanca and the Mediterranean.

As well as food products such as fish, nuts, kefir and beer. In addition to these products, services such as English classes and airport transfers are also offered.

The offerings are divided into 3 topics: fashion & accessories, home & decor and food & drink.

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Altea Market on Social Media:

Follow Altea Market on social media to stay up to date on (new) offerings:

• Altea Market Facebook
• Altea Market Instagram

What is the social purpose of Altea Market?

We believe that Altea Market is an online sales platform where the sense of community is getting stronger. This makes small business owners less likely to quit and also gives them the opportunity to grow further. This, in turn, also contributes to tourism and therefore the economy of Altea.

What does Altea Market do besides the website/webshop?

The Ministry of Commerce is constantly looking for ways to keep entrepreneurs involved and active by organizing virtual meetings, contests, surveys and other activities. The latest project we are working on is called “La Ruta de Altea Market.” We will announce more about that soon.

What is the goal for entrepreneurs?

1. To provide a virtual environment where all businesses in Altea, both small and large, have an opportunity to sell products and services online;
2. Making any part in Spain accessible to local entrepreneurs in Altea;
3. Digitizing local commerce in Altea.

Where other (competing) large platforms and virtual shopping centers have the latest technologies, this is a lot less true for businesses in Altea. Therefore, the main objective remains to actively support these entrepreneurs in  digitizing their entrepreneurship.

What are the benefits for business owners to join Altea Market?

• The free opportunity to offer products or services online;

• customers can easily find products through filters in the webshop;

• entrepreneurs are technically supported;

• entrepreneurs automatically participate in other projects from Altea Market.

How does selling through Altea Market work for businesses?

Companies can upload their products very easily. They use a template/sheet that allows them to easily bulk products add. There are no specific requirements for uploading products, giving businesses considerable flexibility to showcase products and services.

Initially, a small commission was charged for each sale, but this is no longer the case.

What do business owners need to do to join Altea Market?

Becoming a member of Altea Market is free and very easy to arrange. Businesses can register online(alteamarket.com/alta-tienda).A telephone helpline is available for questions about membership. We also have specialists ready to help companies with the registration process.

This article was last updated on Sept. 7, 2024.