Case Study: HeliDirect achieves 514% sales surge with Shopgate Inc.

HeliDirect Launches Shopgate App, Sales Soar

HeliDirect, founded in 2005 in Walden, MA, is a leading maker and retailer of high-performance radio-controlled helicopter models, parts, and accessories. Facing rising mobile traffic and eager to capture m-commerce growth while attracting new customers and impressing loyal shoppers, HeliDirect chose to launch a dedicated Shopgate mobile app.

Using Shopgate’s app—featuring a product slider, scheduled push notifications, and built-in mobile SEO—HeliDirect rapidly promoted new arrivals and holiday offers to mobile shoppers. Within a month sales spiked (a 514% jump), and the app delivered a 50% higher conversion rate vs. mobile web, 24% higher GMV per user, and roughly $500K in additional revenue in the first six months.

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