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and blankets for indoor and outdoor use combine stylish design and English-speaking team members, which is, of course, very
with sustainability. Direct contact with the heat source of the important to keep our service levels high.”
cushion or blanket ensures no energy is wasted, providing hours of
warmth. Not only the product’s purpose but also its materials are Personal Fulfilment
sustainable: as much as possible, recycled and recyclable materials Monta also assists Ukje with its fulfilment. Monta does not only
are used. process orders for Ukje’s own webshop but also processes orders
for the different marketplaces that Ukje uses, such as Amazon.
The product ended up filling a niche in the market. Stoov® is Monta takes care that all different sales platforms are connected
growing extremely fast, necessitating optimal logistical processing. to Monta’s systems to ensure that everything runs smoothly and
Teun says, “Stoov® has been a customer of Monta for more than that only one inventory is needed per product. Sifra explains, “For
three years. It’s great to see how hard they work to send all our Amazon, shipments must be sent to Germany, and Amazon has
packages. We have high ambitions, and Monta helps us achieve strict guidelines. Luckily, Monta provides us with great support in
them. The logistical collaboration runs very smoothly.” Stoov® this.”
mainly sells its products online, with Germany being the largest
market. “We make use of Monta’s warehouse in Germany because In addition to the aforementioned services and timely shipping
local inventory shortens our delivery time to German customers of orders, Sifra mentions personal contact as a major advantage of
and builds more capacity for our busiest months,” says Teun. collaborating with Monta. “We have our own account manager
at Monta. We can easily contact them with any questions about
Entrepreneurship Without Borders shipments and deliveries. Sometimes, it feels like a hotel to me. I
Continued growth as a webshop often means expanding find Monta very service-oriented. If something goes wrong, they
internationally. This requires effort, but it can offer tremendous never blame us. They are really there for us and want to help us
additional opportunities. Sifra, the owner of Ukje, says, “With solve problems together. Without Monta, we couldn’t grow as
special covers for children’s furniture, Ukje aims to make family quickly as we do now. I enjoy their ‘hands-on’ mentality every day.”
life easier and more beautiful. Ukje has been selling throughout
Europe since 2012 and in the USA since 2021. Generally, I’ve Sustainability? Yes, also Ukje is committed to a better world. Sifra
noticed that cross-border e-commerce has skyrocketed. However, says, “With 1% of our revenue, we support international families
I think there’s still not enough focus on it. In the USA, we are who are less fortunate. I think that’s the beauty of e-commerce
growing rapidly; the market there has proven to be enormously and internationalisation. You can do business without borders and
successful for us. International sales also spread the risks more continue your company’s mission across countries.” ••
widely. As we offer a niche product, we can relatively easily tap
into new sales channels. Ukje has native German, French, Italian,

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