Retail and eCommerce Case study
myLoqta: local buy and sell marketplace app
A buy-and-sell marketplace app for Kuwait with separate customer, vendor and driver interfaces, a Magento and Node back end, wallets, order tracking and Hesabe payments.
Overview
myLoqta lets people in Kuwait buy and sell items locally: entrepreneurs, home-based artists and local businesses can sell, and customers can buy. Customers, vendors and delivery drivers each have their own interface, with a Magento and Node back end and payments through the Hesabe gateway.
What we built
- Separate app interfaces for customers, vendors and drivers
- Vendors can create their own store and accept or decline orders
- Hesabe payment gateway integration
- Sync between the Magento and Node back ends
- Email and push notifications
- Follow, share and wishlist features
- Order tracking and history, with real-time delivery tracking
- Wallets for customers and vendors
- An admin panel for products, orders, customers and sellers
Technology used
| Layer | Choice | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | iOS and Android | Customer, vendor and driver apps |
| Back end | Magento and Node.js | Store data, orders and the sync between them |
| Payments | Hesabe | Payment gateway |
What happened next
- Delivered
The work described above was delivered to the client.
- Operational facts
- Our work on this project spanned 2020–2025.
- It was maintained and extended over 5 years.
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Could this be your project?
- You are planning an iOS or Android app, or have one that needs a stronger back end behind it. Mobile app development
- Your product has to connect to payment, accounting, messaging or other third-party systems.
- You work in retail and ecommerce and want a team that has built for it before. Retail and eCommerce work
Questions about this project
How long did this project take?
Our work on it ran from 2020 to 2025, with 1,000+ engineering hours logged in total.
What technology was used?
iOS, Android, Node.js, Magento, Hesabe.
Was it maintained and extended over time?
Yes. Our work on this project was maintained and extended over 5 years, from 2020 to 2025.
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