Weekly Update - June 2nd

Week ending on June 2nd, 2024.

Completed this week

  • Nearing the finish of the wholesale site. There was some back and forth on how best to accomplish this and we have settled on one that will work well for us.

    • We are shifting to a wholesale site with ThrillKicker branding.

      • Orders for all products would still be available for Apocalypitc Ape holders.

        • Hot Sauce

        • Doc's Apothecary

        • Bites & Cookies

    • Enabling access for retail outlets with separate pricing structures.

    • Allowing the same order fulfillment processes as the main apocalyptic.shop . This is a VERY complex web of shipping customizations since there are multiple fulfillment vendors.

  • Development of 2 other products is in the final stages. We are waiting for final approval before we enable them in the Shop. Reached out to United to get this back on track.

    • 2 variety packs of hot sauces. We are waiting for approval from United on labels.

      • 3 pack - 1 mild, 1 medium, and 1 hot flavor will be in the variety pack.

      • 10 pack - 1 of each of the flavors.

    • A secret product that will be the hot new item for the summer season.

  • We are setting up other e-commerce sales channels: Amazon, TikTok, and Facebook.

    • Walmart and TikTok shops are nearing completion. Still waiting on confirmation from the stores before we can sell on those platforms.

    • Amazon is giving us some problems with the setup. We are working with their support to set it up.

  • We found a bug in the automated process to fulfill beard products. This only affects edge cases, so we can still fulfill most orders.

    • We are working on a fix for this, but it seems to be a limitation in the automation.

  • There was also another bug that came up in the automation. This one is a problem that needs assistance from the application support team.

  • Discussions with a distributor have started. They are interested in both food and other consumer goods. We have had some very good conversations so far.

To do

  • Discuss with Fity how to handle the Hot Sauce NFTs.

Challenges

  • Wholesale store changeover is a massive undertaking. The store has been brought down while we work on getting everything changed over.

  • United is being very slow to respond to any inquiries about the new products. We continue to wait for them before launching anything.

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