Discover locally
Explore businesses from your chosen city. Our long-term ambition is a national network of local markets, with a broad variety of crafts in each area.
Coming soon
Forever SnS Virtual Market
Local discoveries. Independent businesses. A market worth exploring.
Discover sellers, browse their shop windows and visit their own websites to buy directly.
Register your interestOur current plans
A local market, wherever you are
We’re planning an advertising and discovery platform for independent businesses, combining the atmosphere of a market with the convenience of browsing online. Sellers keep their own checkout and customer relationships; we help people discover what they offer.
Help us spread the word
Know someone who would love to browse or run a virtual stall? Share our plans with a ready-written invitation to register interest. Sign in before sharing to include your personal referral link.
A look ahead, not a finished marketplace. These are our current proposals. Features, pricing, locations and launch dates are still being developed. The images show illustrative businesses, products and prices; the destination map is artistic rather than geographically exact. Registering interest does not reserve a stall or take a payment.
Choose your destination
Start at Forever SnS National Markets, then choose a new destination to explore a city market such as Manchester.
Buy directly
Each product links to the seller’s own website. They handle payment, delivery and returns. We take no commission on sales.
The market experience
From a destination to a discovery
01 · Choose your destination
Use the map to move between markets and discover businesses in the area you want to support. The National Market is the starting point, with local destinations offering their own mix of stalls.
02 · Explore the market square
We envisage a 2D market layout with raised stall previews. Hover on a computer, or tap on a phone, to reveal six products selected by the seller for their shop window. Open a stall to discover more.
03 · Step inside a stall
A full product stall will show its catalogue with images, descriptions and prices. Each buy button will take you to that exact product on the seller’s website to complete your purchase.
Seasonal shop windows
Sellers will be able to schedule themed items for specific dates. Halloween products, for example, could fill the shop window and appear first within the stall during their chosen Halloween period.
A clear handover
You’ll know when you’re leaving the market to visit a seller. Purchases, order queries, delivery and returns remain with that business on its own website.
Proposed monthly pricing
Clear pricing, with a clear purpose
An affordable way to help more people discover your business, without a commission on each sale. We want to be transparent about what the fees support.
Local product stall
£15 / month
Your local market spot, product catalogue, six shop-window items and planned seasonal display tools.
£10 from each subscription is allocated to shared marketplace advertising through social media and other marketing. The remaining £5 helps support hosting, maintenance and the tools behind your stall.
Add the National Market
+£5 / month
Add your product stall to the main National Market as well as your local market: £20 per month in total.
Ratings will help determine positioning. The detailed placement system is still being developed, and other stalls selling the same craft may also appear.
Advertising-only space
£10 / month
Promote your business and link to your website without a product catalogue or the management tools of a full stall. Ideal for businesses such as local coffee shops.
A simpler listing involves less upkeep than a full product storefront, reflected in its price.
Advertising contributions promote the shared marketplace; they do not promise individual advertising placements, equal traffic or guaranteed sales. Final pricing and any applicable taxes will be confirmed before subscribing.
Something to look forward to
Seasonal markets & special events
Choose the events that suit you
We plan to host events throughout the year. Stallholders can opt in by applying for a space; a regular stall does not automatically reserve an event place.
Extra costs, explained upfront
Some events may involve additional advertising or running costs. Any extra fee will be explained before you commit, with the aim of keeping it low and covering the extra costs we incur.
Our proposed Honest Market policy
Trust built on genuine experiences
We want clear marketplace rules, genuine feedback and fair decisions. One poor review should not automatically cost someone their stall, and a dispute alone does not prove a review is false.
Evidence behind reviews
Reviews will require a receipt and order number from the seller’s store, submitted privately for verification rather than displayed publicly. We plan to collect only the evidence needed to assess the purchase.
A fair dispute process
A disputed review will be temporarily hidden while we assess the evidence. We may ask the seller or reviewer for more information before deciding. Reviews found genuine will be restored; fabricated reviews will be removed.
Time to build a reputation
New stalls will have an introductory probation period while they build feedback. We’re considering a 3.8 out of 5 standard once a stall has more than 30 reviews. Falling below it would trigger a review and an opportunity to improve, rather than automatic removal.
Honesty on both sides
Proven fabricated reviews and deliberately dishonest seller reports can result in marketplace bans. Repeat abuse may lead to additional prevention measures. Serious breaches, including scams, will be handled separately from ordinary rating concerns.
Detailed listing rules, evidence handling, review procedures and membership terms will be published before the market opens.
Try a month
Monthly membership, without a long-term commitment
No minimum term
The plan is a monthly subscription. Cancel before your next renewal to stop future charges.
Keep your paid time
Your stall stays visible and your dashboard remains available until the end of your paid month, giving you time to save any available statistics.
A clear end date
When your paid term ends, your listing is removed from the market. Planned statistics cover visits and clicks through to your website, not sales made through your own checkout.
Future ideas we’re exploring
Bring your pet along for the adventure
A little companion for new discoveries
Further ahead, we’d love your Forever SnS profile pet to explore with you. Visiting different locations and spending time discovering their stalls could help your companion gain experience and level up.
We’re exploring market passports, destination stamps and pet accessories, with no purchase needed to take part. The aim is to encourage curiosity and introduce people to markets they might otherwise miss.
Ordinary browsing would remain available without the game. We would aim to reward meaningful exploration rather than idle tabs, and report pet-related exploration separately from seller click-throughs so businesses can understand their results.
A future ambition, not a feature promised for the initial launch.
Help shape the market
Be part of the plans
Shoppers, stallholders, or a little of both — we’d love to hear from you. Tell us where you’re based, what you’d like to see or sell, and which parts of the plans interest you most.
Looking for our in-person appearances? See Markets & Events