Parle & Hickey

A B2B ordering platform for an Irish-owned wholesaler that has supplied pharmacies since 1954. More than 2,000 pharmacies across Ireland can now browse the catalogue, reorder and restock online.

Services delivered

  • UX/UI
  • B2B E-commerce
  • Wholesale Ordering
  • Integrations
  • Support
Parle & Hickey homepage

The Challenge

Parle & Hickey supplies more than 2,000 Irish pharmacies from its distribution hub in Bray, across ten departments from skincare and dental to medical and baby care. For decades, much of that ordering ran through phone, email and manual entry. The business needed a platform that let pharmacies order themselves, with accounts, customer pricing and their order history, that connected to the systems already running the warehouse, and that made restocking quick enough to fit into a busy pharmacy day.

The Solution

Wholesale ordering online, connected to the business behind it.

  • B2B ordering platform

    A Magento platform with business accounts, a full product catalogue and order history for every pharmacy customer.

  • Quick Order

    A fast-entry ordering screen for pharmacies that know what they need, plus easy repeat ordering from previous orders.

  • Catalogue & navigation

    Ten departments, each with its own categories and top products in the menu, plus search and a brands index.

  • Integrations

    Accounts, catalogue and orders are connected to Parle & Hickey’s business systems, so every order is ready to process.

The Results

What changed for pharmacies and for the wholesale team.

  1. 01

    Self-service ordering

    Pharmacies place and repeat orders whenever they want, with no phone call needed.

  2. 02

    Restocking made quick

    Quick Order and repeat ordering cut a routine restock to a few minutes.

  3. 03

    Less manual admin

    Orders arrive structured and ready to process, not retyped from email.

  4. 04

    Easier to find products

    Ten departments and a brands index make it easy to find products.

Project Showcase

  • Catalogue: skincare and haircare, with filters, pack sizes and wholesale prices.
    Catalogue: skincare and haircare, with filters, pack sizes and wholesale prices.
  • Departments: skincare, grooming, medical, dental, baby and cosmetics, each on a phone.
    Departments: skincare, grooming, medical, dental, baby and cosmetics, each on a phone.
  • Scan and go: the ordering app beside the catalogue, with baby and dental on mobile.
    Scan and go: the ordering app beside the catalogue, with baby and dental on mobile.

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