Retail & E-Commerce transformation environment

32 projects, 2B+ transactions processed

Retail & E-Commerce

Retailers compete on speed, personalization, and omnichannel experience. We have architected 32+ D2C, B2B2C, and marketplace platforms processing $2B+ in annual transactions.

Timeline
10-16 months
Budget
$500K-$1.2M
Team
6-10 engineers + 1 product consultant

The Challenge

Why this industry matters now.

Omnichannel Complexity

Problem: Store, warehouse, and e-commerce inventory often disagree, yet customers expect buy-online ship-from-store.

Why it matters: Stock-outs lose sales, and overselling damages trust.

Conversion Rate Optimization

Problem: Checkout abandonment averages around 70%, and many teams lack A/B testing and analytics infrastructure.

Why it matters: Every 1% conversion improvement creates direct revenue leverage.

Personalization & Recommendation

Problem: Most retailers show the same products to everyone while leading platforms personalize discovery.

Why it matters: Personalization can lift AOV by 15-25% and conversion by 5-10%.

Supply Chain & Fulfillment

Problem: 2-day delivery requires forecasting, inventory optimization, and smart order routing.

Why it matters: Shipping is a major cost center, and routing optimization saves 10-15%.

Fraud & Payments

Problem: E-commerce fraud losses can run 0.5-1.5% of revenue, and aggressive controls hurt legitimate conversions.

Why it matters: Fraud detection must be accurate and nearly invisible to buyers.

How We Solve It

Methodology that turns sector knowledge into execution.

01

Unified Commerce Platform

One source of truth for inventory, pricing, orders, and customer data across web, mobile, stores, and marketplaces.

02

Headless Commerce & API-First

Catalog, checkout, order, and inventory APIs allow faster web, mobile, kiosk, and partner-channel launches.

03

Personalization & ML Recommendations

Recommendations, triggered email, semantic search, and personalized discovery improve AOV and repeat buying.

04

Demand Forecasting & Fraud Controls

Forecasts optimize inventory and fulfillment while ML fraud scoring protects revenue without slowing checkout.

Compliance

Regulatory Framework

NexaCore keeps payment data tokenized through Stripe or Adyen, implements GDPR consent, CCPA opt-out flows, accessible interfaces, and encrypted customer data.

Retail & E-Commerce regulatory framework
RegulationScopeImpact
PCI-DSSPayment card dataEncryption, tokenization, secure transmission, audit logs
GDPREU customer dataConsent, minimization, DPA, access and deletion rights
CCPACalifornia resident dataOpt-out, disclosure, sale limitation
COPPAUnder-13 dataParental consent and limited tracking
ADAWeb accessibilityWCAG 2.1 AA interactions and content

Technology Recommendations

Platforms we recommend because they survive the run state.

Commerce

Shopify for SMB, custom headless React + Node + Postgres, Spryker, or SAP Commerce

Order Management

SAP Order Management Cloud, custom OMS, ShipBob, Flexport integrations

Personalization

TensorFlow, Databricks, Dynamic Yield, Segment

Payments

Stripe, Adyen, PayU, Apple Pay, Google Pay

Search

Elasticsearch, Algolia, or embedding-based semantic search

Retail & E-Commerce case study with measurable business outcomes

Detailed Case Study

D2C Fashion Brand (Anonymized)

"The conversion lift alone is $1.2M annual incremental revenue, and our launch speed became a competitive advantage."
Founder & CEO

Situation

  • $12M revenue fashion brand growing 40% YoY but constrained by Magento complexity.
  • Checkout conversion was 1.8%, inventory was spreadsheet-driven, and mobile underperformed desktop.
  • Chargebacks ran at 0.9%, costing roughly $100K annually.

Challenge

Rebuild on headless architecture, unify inventory, add personalization and fraud controls, and reach 3.5% checkout conversion in 10 months.

Our Solution

  1. Months 1-3: headless platform design, API architecture, and migration planning.
  2. Months 4-7: Next.js frontend, Node.js APIs, PostgreSQL commerce core, and Stripe payments.
  3. Months 8-10: personalization, fraud detection, inventory sync, beta launch, and public cutover.

Results

  • Checkout conversion improved from 1.8% to 3.7%, adding $1.2M annual revenue.
  • Chargeback rate dropped from 0.9% to 0.15%.
  • Cart abandonment fell from 72% to 58%.
  • New collection launch time moved from 2 weeks to 3 days.

Technology Stack

Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLGraphQLStripeTensorFlowKlaviyoSegment

ROI Framework

Typical Engagement

Timeline
10-16 months
Budget
$500K-$1.2M
Team
6-10 engineers + 1 product consultant
  • Checkout conversion improvement of 50-100%
  • AOV lift of 15-25%
  • Cart abandonment down 10-20%
  • Fraud loss reduction of 60-75%

Discuss Your Retail Roadmap

We'll map the first 90 days, identify the riskiest integration points, and give you a realistic budget and timeline.

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