Skip to main content

Brugnolaro Calzature: more than 10 years of multichannel e-commerce and automation in fashion retail

In the footwear sector, characterized by seasonality, product variants and strong online competition, building a sustainable e-commerce strategy requires solid processes and reliable integrations.

The case Brugnolaro Calzature represents a concrete example of how gradual growth, accompanied by automation and multichannel vision, can transform online sales into a long-term strategic asset.

An e-commerce route started over ten years ago

The Brugnolaro Calzature e-commerce project takes shape in 2014, when the company decides to structure its online presence more organized.
The goal was not only “to sell on the web”, but create an integrated ecosystem able to grow over time.

Since then, the project has evolved constantly, adapting itself:

  • to increase the catalogue
  • to the growth of sales channels
  • at the entrance to the main European marketplaces

The e-commerce site as the first pillar

The first step was the development of the official e-commerce site @@PROT0@@, designed to enhance a typically complex catalogue such as footwear, characterized by:

  • strong seasonality
  • numerous variants (cuts, colours)
  • collections that change quickly

The site becomes the Direct reference channel, but not the only point of sale.

A structured multichannel sales strategy

Over time, Brugnolaro Calzature has extended its presence on the main fashion and generalist markets, including:

Manage these channels manually would be impractical.
For this reason, the entire ecosystem is coordinated through an integration platform that allows you to centralize data, rules and operating flows.

In depth:  omnichannel strategy: how to integrate online sales and marketplaces

Integration with management and physical store

Brugnolaro is not only e-commerce: the company also operates with a physical shop, equipped with warehouse and administrative management based on Danea Easyfatt.

The integrated system allows you to manage continuously:

  • price lists
  • stock availability
  • analyzing product

data such as:

  • normalized
  • enriched by online
  • automatically distributed on site and marketplaces

In this way, management remains the operational control point, while sales channels receive consistent and up-to-date information.

In depth:  ERP and e-commerce: why a management is fundamental in an omnichannel strategy  in an omnichannel strategy

Dropshipping in fashion: a complex model to automate

A significant part of the Brugnolaro catalogue is managed in dropshipping, a particularly delicate model in the footwear sector.

The automated flow covers the entire life cycle of the product and order:

Import and standardization of catalogues

  • daily acquisition by suppliers
  • normalization of sizes, colours and variants
  • enrichment of product information
  • optimized content and image generation

Automatic publishing on channels

Suitable products are published automatically on:

  • e-commerce
  • marketplace
  • Promotional channels

Order management and logistics coordination

Upon receipt of an order:

  • the system identifies the correct provider
  • automatically sends the order to dropshipping
  • coordinates shipping, including label generation via Logivery

Tracking and post-release updates

The tracking information is:

  • collected
  • normalized
  • reinviate website and marketplace

The result is a flow fully automated, also in the presence of several suppliers and warehouses.

Automation as growth lever

Over the years, automation has allowed Brugnolaro Calzature to:

  • manage a wide and variable catalogue
  • reduce operational errors
  • maintain consistency between channels
  • scale online sale without proportionally increasing complexity

An approach that demonstrates how, in fashion retail, technology is a strategic enabler, not just an operating tool.

Continuous evolution and future prospects

The e-commerce project of Brugnolaro Calzature is still evolving.
Among the development guidelines:

  • extension of the catalogue
  • growth in international marketplaces
  • further process automation
  • development of a new site based on Shopify

A path that reflects a long-term vision, based on integration, data and scalability.

Conclusion

The case Brugnolaro Calzature shows how a successful e-commerce project in fashion does not hide from a single platform, but from:

  • integration between systems
  • Automation of flows
  • Consistent multichannel strategy
  • ability to evolve over time

A concrete example of how e-commerce can become a structural pillar of business, also in complex and highly competitive sectors.

Amazon, eBay, Zalando, Decathlon, ERP, Danea Easyfatt, Dropshipping