Cure Collective

Diabetes Australia — Servicing people living with diabetes to access products approved by health professionals.

The Diabetes Shop doubled prior-year revenue in the first twelve months and was able to significantly extend their reach to the community.

Diabetes Australia closed their retail store several years ago and switched to an online model selling credible products to the diabetes community. The shop was being managed by an external provider with the internal team responsible for products, inventory and customer care.

A decision was made that the shop proposition needed to be reviewed to support the growth objectives for the future and to continue to provide a valuable service to people living with diabetes.

The approach

Audience behaviour on the existing site was analysed to understand key segments, average spend and top grossing sales and product margins. An understanding of owned versus distributed products offered was identified, past promotional success reviewed, and a full commercial review of fixed and variable costs, cost of goods, shipping and product margins were quantified.

As a result of the analysis, it was agreed to re-platform the website and rebuild the marketing strategy in collaboration with the existing shop team and broader marketing team within Diabetes Australia.

Cure Collective designed the marketing strategy and was tasked with execution of the design and development of a new shopfront in just eight weeks, including a migration of product and integration with a new 3PL. To help the internal team through the transition, Cure Collective was retained to manage the ongoing promotions, promotional technology and advise on strategy.

Diabetes shop logo on blue background
Person browsing the Diabetes Shop website on a laptop featuring essentials and offers.
The results

To date, the Diabetes Shop has increased revenue by 400% and doubled prior-year revenue in the first twelve months. Cure Collective continues to support the shop today.

The Diabetes Shop has significantly extended their reach to the community and achieved both their social and commercial objectives.