Pointy founders Mark Cummins and Charles Bibbly were amazed that it can take less than a minute to find and buy a product online but finding a store where that product can be bought locally can be a real struggle – even if a store that stocks it is 100m down the road. Pointy resolves this buy sourcing the the nearest local shop that stocks the item you are looking for even if they don’t have any online presence. By simply installing a small bit tech a’pointy box’ that plugs directly into your POS, it not only make these products accessible online, but also builds a webpage for the local shops It then provides them with sales and stock data.
Google has recently partnered with Pointy to provide “See What’s In Store” service for local shops and retailers. As featured in Forbes 2018
