Multivendor Marketplace PWA Studio Solution [M2]

What is the need for a PWA for Online Marketplace?

In a normal situation the front end and back end of an eCommerce marketplace work as an integrated unit thus there is very little room for customization and personalization in the UI/UX. Whereas in headless PWA eCommerce the front end is decoupled from the back end and there will be an unlimited possibility for personalization in the UI/UX to deliver the customers an amazing experience. An overwhelming customer experience is a must for the success of a multi vendor marketplace.

Moreover, with the traditional approach, after setting up the website, development of the native apps are needed to widen the reach of the multi vendor marketplace to get real customers on different platforms i.e Android and IOS which require extra cost as the source codes of traditional apps are separate in each platform. This problem can be overcome easily using a Magento 2 Multi Vendor Headless PWA Studio Solution because it has the same source code for the website and Apps. Customers can add the PWA Headless apps directly on their home screen after opening the website URL in any browser. PWA Apps can also be downloaded from the Android and IOS Stores. To know why PWA Apps has an upper hand over the native apps, please click here.

Vendor Listing Page and Shop Page Compatibility

• A marketplace link has been provided on the header of the PWA with eCommerce Marketplace homepage to list the vendor’s shop who are registered on your Multi Vendor Marketplace. Customers can even search for vendors based on the country, vendor name, and postcode.
• Customers would be able to see vendor product listing and check their products from the vendor shop page.
• From the vendor shop page, the customer could also find vendor information such as name, email, address, contact no., and other details.
• Admin has the authority to enable/disable marketplace link from the Headless PWA.

Unlimited Products and their attributes

• Vendors can create unlimited (if the admin has allowed) Simple, Configurable, Virtual, and Downloadable types of products with their images directly from their vendor dashboard.
• Each vendor can create unlimited attributes for their products to define their products in detail on Multi Vendor Marketplace PWA.
• Vendors can set the minimum and maximum quantities that can be added to the cart for each product. Vendors can also provide the SEO related details like Meta titles, Meta Keywords, and Meta Description for their products.
• Vendors can set the upsell and related products while creating a product on their vendor panel while customers can see on the product page of the Multi-vendor eCommerce Marketplace PWA.
• Vendors can upload/update/export their products with their images in bulk using a CSV file using Vendor mass import-export addon.

Create Static Blocks

• Admin can create new blocks, add images and link it with the PWA on the homepage.
• You need to select the already created blocks with the Categories Banner Block, Category Icon and Offer Banner Block in PWA Theme.
• Admin can enable/disable the static blocks from the PWA configuration setting.

Product Sliders

• Two product sliders are provided on the homepage of Magento 2 Multi Vendor Marketplace PWA Solution, such as Trending products and Latest products.
• Admin has the authority to enable/disable these sliders from the configuration setting.
• In the trending products slider, all the bestseller products will get listed and in the latest product slider, the newly created products will be listed on Multi Vendor Marketplace PWA.

Magento 2 PWA Footer Settings

• Sleek newsletter subscription form input is embedded in the footer.
• Magento 2 Multivendor Headless PWA Studio Solution's footer comes with expandable vertical menus and social media links.
• A mandatory page for About Us has been added with a direct link in the Magento headless footer.
• A new page with Contact Us form has been added to let your customers easily reach out to you when needed.

Order Management Capabilities

• Each vendor will get a separate responsive dashboard to manage all marketplace related activities. Vendors can also create sub-accounts for their profiles using the Vendor sub-account addon.
• Vendors can manage the orders, invoices & credit memo in case a refund request is generated on Multi-vendor eCommerce Marketplace PWA.
• If there are products of different vendors in order, then each vendor will be able to manage orders related to his/her product/s only.
• Once an order will be completed, a vendor can request for the release of his pending payment & after the request, Admin will get a notification on the Admin panel for the same.
• Vendors will also be able to check Order wise and Product wise reports for their accounts on the marketplace. Advance reporting is also possible with the help of the Vendor advance report addon.
• Vendors can fill in their Bank and Paypal details. Vendors can also request the payout from Admin once the order will be completed on the Multi Vendor Marketplace PWA.
• Admin can add different types of fees using Vendor Advance Transaction addon & can provide vendors the capabilities to accept/reject their orders using Vendor SLA Addon.

Flexible Commission Configurations

• Admin can set the different commission configurations from the backend vendor wise that is different commission prices for different vendors.
• Admin can set the commission product type-wise as well category wise.
• Or Admin can set the commission as fixed or percentage for orders.
• With the help of the Vendor group addon, Admin can set the commission percentage for different groups of the vendors.
• Admin can also set the commission for each product using Vendor product based commission addon.
• Apart from the Bank Transfer, Cash on delivery & Paypal available by default in our Magento 2 Multi Vendor Headless PWA Studio Solution, we are having Hyperpay, Amazon pay and Elavon payment extensions available.

Outstanding Customer-related features

• Make a strong impression of your headless Magento marketplace on customers using the Splash Screen feature of the PWA Apps.
• Customers can provide reviews and ratings to the vendors on Multi Vendor Marketplace PWA.
• Customers can easily add the PWA Apps on the home screen of any device like Smartphone or Tablet on Android, and IOS saving both their time and space of the device. PWA Apps can be added to desktops as well.
• Customers can also view the banner, profile image, and check the details of vendors on Vendor shop pages like Facebook or Twitter IDs to build their trust which ultimately increases the conversions on Magento 2 Multi vendor Marketplace PWA.
• Provide your customers with an easy checkout process using One-step checkout available in this Magento 2 Multi Vendor Headless PWA Studio Solution.
• Email notifications for the customers on different instances are available, Admin can also use Vendor Twilio SMS Addon or MSG91 Addon for SMS notifications.
• Customers and Vendors can log in using their social login IDs such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter IDs. Customers can also login using their mobile numbers using Customer Mobile Login Addon for headless magento.

Full Admin Control over headless PWA theme

• Admin can create new blocks, add images, and link it with the Headless PWA on the homepage.
• Admin can select the already created blocks with the Categories Banner Block, Category Icon and Offer Banner Block in PWA Theme.
• Admin can enable/disable the static blocks from the PWA configuration setting.
• A dropdown style navigation menu for category listing has been implemented.
• The product page has a snappy ‘add to cart’ option to boost conversion.
• Attractive My Account, Wishlist and My Orders section for enhanced customer experience.

APK and IPA files

• Multi-vendor eCommerce Marketplace PWA Apps can be converted into publishable Android and IOS apps as well.
• You can choose the service of the development of APK and IPA files (separately one charge of $ 150) for the headless multi vendor marketplace solution.
• After publishing the apps, Customers can download the Headless marketplace apps from Google Play Store and Apple Store for Android & IOS platforms respectively.
• You need to purchase the developer accounts of Android and IOS Store to publish your Apps on the Google play store and Apple IOS Store

Headless PWA Case Study - Cloth Face Masks

Great ideas are born in times of desperation. One such great idea of Minke Buikema was to make and sell designer face masks in times of pandemic. She had a plan and she found the ideal solution with our Cenia PWA theme based on Magento. Cloth Face masks wanted three elements as a must-have for their PWA Apps:

• User-Friendly experience for the customers.
• Allows adding an icon on the home screen..
• Lighting fast loading speed..

To know how the Cedcommerce headless PWA theme gave the desired solution to Cloth Face Masks, please click here.