Transparent
Marketplace
Track invoice data.
Share cost information anonymously.
Receive better offers.
What our customers have to say
DALLAS, TX
TOASTED COFFEE + KITCHEN
NickelCommerce has been an incredible resource for Toasted. Its platform clearly shows food-cost trends over a selected timeframe for every category - dairy, produce, protein. And it illustrates these trends on easy-to-read user-friendly graphs. It’s been a fantastic tool for negotiating with suppliers, comparing costs between competing suppliers, and ultimately getting the most cost-effective deal available. I can’t say enough about how pleased Toasted is with NickelCommerce.
- Bob Sinnott, Owner -
DALLAS, TX
ALOHA HAWAIIAN BBQ
I am a restaurant owner in the Dallas area. I’ve been using NickelCommerce for over a year now. NickelCommerce is great. It takes no time at all to set up or manage and fits right into our current purchasing process. Using their insights, we have been able to lower our costs by hundreds of dollars. We highly recommend their service to any small business that wants to lower their costs, keep track of purchasing data, and research what others pay for products. For an owner like me who does every little thing at the restaurant - from being the janitor to handy man to chef - it's especially useful. With their service, I can have peace in mind that I’m not overpaying for my products.
- Andy Cheng, Owner -
DALLAS, TX
THE LOCAL OAK
NickelCommerce provides new cost insights that I didn’t have the time or ability to find with my previous record keeping system. Now, I can drill down on the details of my pricing and product information, and their website allows me to easily see cost changes over various time periods. Each week I simply send invoice images from my phone, and NickelCommerce uploads that information to my profile. They keep me updated on food, drink, and other supplier price trends they are seeing across the market and proactively alert me of any changes that might impact the bottom line of my business. This service is a no brainer if you want to keep your costs down.
- Paul Delgado, Owner -
How NickelCommerce Works For Buyers
Share |
Compare |
Purchase |
Receive |
Share
Upload your invoices to NickelCommerce. We store your invoices virtually, track your product costs, and allow you to forward invoices on to your accountant.
We create an anonymous profile for you and share your product costs on the NickelCommerce marketplace. You can see what other buyers are paying for the same products and receive better offers from suppliers for items on your invoices.
All of your information remains anonymous until you choose to accept a supplier offer and share your contact information.
Compare
NickelCommerce is a transparent marketplace. We allow you to compare what you currently pay with what everyone else is paying. Additionally, we provide you with insights about your data, like how much your individual product costs are increasing over time. More information leads to smarter purchasing decisions.
We also search other small businesses for how much they pay for the same or similar products and will notify you if there's a better place to buy your products.
Purchase
If you choose to accept a supplier offer, NickelCommerce will simply share your contact information with the supplier, and they will reach out to you via phone or email.
Your business process stays the exact same, and you never make a payment or order through NickelCommerce. All we do is connect you to suppliers with better offers.
Receive
Products will always be delivered by the supplier that made you an offer. NickelCommerce does not handle shipping.
You can discuss delivery and payment terms with the supplier when they initially reach out to you, just as you do now.
Cost Tracking
Store and forward your invoices, track product costs over time, and receive weekly price increase alerts.
Market Transparency
See what other companies are paying for the same products, and discover which vendors are most competitive.
Better Offers
Solicit more competitive offers from suppliers. When suppliers know what you pay, they know the price to beat.
Small businesses save big with NickelCommerce
We can save buyers anywhere from 5% to 53% on items they use everyday.
Barbeque Restaurant - 75209
M-Fold Napkins - reduced yearly cost by 16%
Tall-Fold Napkins - reduced yearly cost by 9%
8 x 8 x 3'' Foam Container, 1 Compartment - reduced yearly cost by 6%
8 x 8 x 3'' Foam Container, 3 Compartment - reduced yearly cost by 6%
Retail Homegoods - 76182
Industrial Packing Tape, 2x110 yds - 53% cost reduction
Online Retail - 77418
6 x 6 x 2'' Corrugated Box - 17% cost reduction
15 x 20'' Kraft Paper - 9% cost reduction
Silver Kraft Bags, 16 x 6 x 12'' - 10% cost reduction
How NickelCommerce Works For Suppliers
Search |
Offer |
Connect |
Ship |
Search
NickelCommerce helps you find new customers by letting you search buyer invoices. Yes, you read that right.
Simply input a name or description of what you sell to see what buyers are currently paying for comparable products.
You can also search for businesses in specific industries - for example, Restaurants - or browse all of the costs that a particular buyer has shared.
Offer
The point of making buyer costs transparent is for suppliers to make buyers more competitive offers. We want to connect buyers with the best distributors and eliminate the "price guessing game" that so often hampers a salesforce when approaching new customers.
The NickelCommerce platform allows you to make an offer to a potential buyer if you can provide them a better deal.
Once you make an offer to a buyer, they receive a notification and can review your offer.
Connect
If your offer is accepted, NickelCommerce will share the buyer's contact information with you.
It is your responsibility to reach out to the buyer to negotiate payment terms and shipping. NickelCommerce is merely a conduit to connect buyers and suppliers, not a distibutor.
Ship
Once you have discussed pricing, quantity, payment, and delivery with the buyer, ship the products and invoice as usual.
Congratulations, you have a new customer!
By removing the guesswork from sales and providing real-time, transparent purchasing information, NickelCommerce allows suppliers to focus on what they do best. Finding new leads and increasing sales volume has never been so easy!
Find New Customers
Find buyers who are already buying what you sell, and connect with them. More customers = more sales.
Save Time Prospecting
NickelCommerce allows you to do more with less. Who needs a monster salesforce on the ground if you have unprecedented customer access?
Market Intelligence
Discover how competitive your pricing is without having to send a salesperson out or pay for out-of-date information.