Case Study: Appalachian Organics achieves 3.5X inventory growth and doubles sales with ShippingEasy

Appalachian Organic's Path to Inventory Success

Appalachian Organics, founded by Shaun Donovan in 2005 as a candle maker that expanded into soaps, lotions, pet supplies and foods, grew into a trusted niche organic retailer but struggled to manage the larger, multi-channel inventory. The team relied on labor-intensive spreadsheets with no PO tracking, which created duplicate work, errors and a significant time drain.

After using ShippingEasy for shipping, Appalachian Organics adopted ShippingEasy’s Inventory Management in February 2017 to centralize inventory, import SKUs, connect storefronts, track incoming POs and set low-stock alerts. The solution eliminated duplicate ordering, saved about 10 hours per week, supported a 3.5× increase in SKUs and helped the company double year-over-year sales while improving inventory accuracy and scalability.

Appalachian Organics

Shaun Donovan

Founder