Engagements

Written work tied to one category, one season, or one trading meeting.

System Craftbase takes on merchandising and conversion reporting as commissioned writing. Choose the engagement that matches the meeting you already have in the diary.

Stacked cartons in a warehouse aisle
Clothing on rails inside a well-lit retail floor

Four weeks from kickoff, plus a 90-minute readout

Category merchandising review

A four-week reading of one category: assortment, grid order, listing copy, and how those choices sit against actual conversion.

E-commerce merchandisers, buying leads, and trading managers in UK fashion, home, and general merchandise shops who already have an online catalogue and want a second pair of eyes on one category.

From £4,800 per category

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Shop counter with card machine and wrapped purchases

Minimum three months

Conversion reporting pack

A fortnightly written pack that traces listing visits through to order, with notes on drop-off that merchandisers can act on.

Teams that already meet weekly and need conversion notes prepared before the trading huddle.

From £1,650 per month

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Folded garments arranged in a colour sequence

Ten working days

Listing presentation audit

A walkthrough of product pages and category grids: photography order, size and colour presentation, and the claims that sit beside the add-to-basket control.

Brands refreshing photography or rewriting listing copy who want conversion notes tied to what shoppers actually see.

From £2,200

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Shopper browsing garments in a fashion store

Three weeks, timed to your range meeting

Seasonal assortment briefing

A written briefing before range freeze: colourways, size curves, and promotional windows against last season’s sell-through.

Buying teams locking a spring/summer or autumn/winter range who want last season’s conversion attached to the proposed buy.

From £3,100 per season

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Retail counter with receipts and packaged goods

Weekly, Tuesday delivery for Wednesday meetings available

Trading meeting pack

A one-page agenda plus charts for the Monday trading meeting: movers, markdowns, and listings that lost conversion last week.

Independent and mid-size shops that run a standing trading meeting and want the numbers prepared, not presented as a product screen.

From £980 per week

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