Established in 2013, ManCave Workwear has been a trusted provider of premium workwear for tradies for over a decade. They offer a wide range of workwear apparel and accessories and are known for their evolving selction of brands, including CAT, Blundstone, New Balance and Steel Blue. With seven retail locations across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, ManCave has earned a reputation as a reliable workwear vendor. Much of their success is attributed to an operational transformation achieved with Odoo. Their commitment is to offer customers the finest brands in the industry, ensuring the highest quality premium workwear. 

When selecting integrated software, scalability was a primary focus for Man Cave. It was crucial to choose a system that could grow with the business, rather than having the business outgrow the software.

What we have tried to do is make Odoo a scalable system, to be as lean as possible in our management of the system and our business, without compromising anything.

Odoo has supported the Man Cave team over the past seven years. They have purchased multiple success packs to continuously innovate and adapt to their business needs. The opening of Odoo Oceania has been a significant advantage for Man Cave, providing on-the-ground support during their working hours and making the whole process much smoother.

Odoo’s open-source nature allows Man Cave to scale according to their business needs. The Australian team at Odoo constantly strives to improve localization for the demanding market. ManCave aims to stay ahead with software that can continually adapt to their evolving business needs.

After transitioning from multiple software systems to Odoo seven years ago, Man Cave found that Odoo's Inventory and PoS apps significantly accelerated its retail operations. In 2019, they implemented Odoo 12 with the Purchase, Inventory, Sales, PoS, eCommerce, Website, Projects, Helpdesk, and Planning apps. Odoo met their core business needs with a stable system, reliable support, highly flexible customisations, and scalable software.

Odoo's versatility and wide range of integrated apps have provided the framework for our business to grow and succeed. Odoo’s rapid development is pushing ahead of the competition, and we want to be a part of that.

With Odoo’s integration capabilities, Man Cave was instantly ahead of industry competitors and made significant strides in eCommerce. They now manage their eCommerce site and connect it with their seven retail stores across Australia, integrating sales, inventory management, and eCommerce to operate simultaneously.

In 2020, the pandemic posed new challenges to Man Cave’s business but also opened opportunities to boost online sales. After consulting with their Odoo functional consultant, Lionel Willems, IT & Systems Manager Jacob Grundy was ready to revamp the visual and technical features of Man Cave’s website to enhance the online shopping experience

The open-source nature of Odoo’s website development was a key advantage in redesigning Man Cave’s website. The integration with eCommerce, Sales, and Inventory apps prevents wasted time and money on manual processes. Dedicated customer portals keep data organised, allowing customers to download invoices and delivery orders and view their pending shipments from a single location.

Odoo debunks the myth that programming knowledge is required to build a website. Man Cave proves that anyone can create attractive, custom designs effortlessly using Odoo’s Website Builder, with its versatile themes, illustrations, and drag-and-drop features. Man Cave’s market is now optimised with cross-selling and upselling functions on product pages, in the cart, and at checkout, increasing average cart revenue by recommending complementary products or alternatives.