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E-commerce Websites for Retailers

Stop paying platform fees on every sale. Build an online store you own — with product management, payment processing, and no monthly revenue cuts.

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Industry Needs

Product catalog management
Payment processing
Inventory management
Order fulfillment
Customer accounts

Choose Your Path

Path A

WordPress / WooCommerce

  • Best for solo or small teams
  • Fast launch
  • Plugin-based flexibility
Path B

React / Django Custom

  • Best for growing organizations
  • Phased rollout
  • Complete ownership

Growth Roadmap

Path A can be your starting point. Path B is where you evolve when operations demand more.

1

Professional Website

Establish credibility online

2

Structured Intake

Forms, booking, document collection

3

Client Area

Billing, retainers, basic portal

4

Custom Portal

Full system ownership

Path A — WordPress / WooCommerce

Small retailers with up to a few hundred products who want ownership without hosted platform fees.

Phases

  1. 1.WooCommerce store setup
  2. 2.Payment gateway integration
  3. 3.Basic inventory management

Core Pages

  • Home
  • Shop / Categories
  • Product Pages
  • Cart / Checkout
  • My Account
  • About / Contact

Core Features

  • Product catalog with variants
  • Multiple payment gateways
  • Shipping rate calculation
  • Basic inventory tracking

Limitations

  • •Performance with large catalogs
  • •Advanced inventory features
  • •Multi-warehouse support
  • •Complex promotions

Path B — React / Django Custom

Growing retailers who need custom checkout flows, advanced inventory, or unique business logic.

Phases

  1. 1.Custom e-commerce platform
  2. 2.Advanced inventory integration
  3. 3.Custom checkout and payment flows
  4. 4.Admin dashboard

Core Features

  • Custom product data models
  • Multi-warehouse inventory
  • Subscription and recurring orders
  • Advanced promotions engine
  • API for mobile apps
  • ERP/fulfillment integration

Our Recommendation

For most small retailers, we would start with Path A (WooCommerce) to minimize cost and get to market quickly. Path B becomes necessary when you outgrow WooCommerce's capabilities—usually due to catalog size, complex inventory, or unique business requirements that plugins can't solve.

Why This Matters

Own your website and data
Avoid unnecessary platform lock-in
Build around your workflow
Add private infrastructure when needed

Ready to explore this path?

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