Monthly Archives: June 2017

FastShop

Опубликовано: June 22, 2017 в 15:01

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Категории: Our Work

The Ask

Fast Store is set to change the way people shop by bringing in a new level of convenience to end users. Fast Store has partnered with Eroe Consulting to conduct the feasibility study for this endeavor and to create and build the platform.

Fast Store is a mobile application that caters to end users, drivers, store owners, and administrators in all fields of related to commerce. It empowers stores to be part of the supply chain despite their actual footfall. With this app and today’s connectivity, stores with low numbers of customers can compete on equal ground with their high footfall competitors.

Fast Store also offers the unique opportunity to anyone with a valid driving license and a proven record of good driving conduct to register as Fast Store drivers. These drivers can maintain a stable income by connecting consumers with stores through a delivery service.

The order process

Just imagine, as you sit at home and watch your favorite TV show, groceries, home supplies, and anything else that your family may need gets delivered directly to your doorstep. Repeat customers, can re-order their favorite items with just a click of a button. If your order is for something that you would need in the future, no issues – simply choose the date and the time of delivery and your items will arrive as stipulated.

The Approach

Prior to securing investors, Fast Shop wanted to make sure that the project would be successful. Eroe Consulting has been tasked with developing this project from start to finish. As per our normal company practice, we have applied our standard approach methodologies.

Business strategy

Conduct market research and create the feasibility study as a stepping stone to define the strategy, the business, and operational models

Research

Define all touch and pain points to guide the conceptualization phase

Envisioning

Conceptualize the solution and create a requirement catalogue

Experience

Define the user experience

Identity

Define the tone, look, and feel of the platform

Implementation

Connect all touch points, integrate, optimize and deploy

Testing

Tests & apply fixes, user acceptance testing, and fine-tuning

Release to market

Beta release, enhancements based on feedback, grand release

The work

In this application, we use technology to enhance the long-established tradition of shopping. We provide an easier, faster and more reliable way for consumers to complete their shopping. Through this application, products will be delivered in under an hour, without customers having to leave the comfort of their own homes.

The color pallet and visual identity

The aesthetic identity was developed based on three elements: simplicity, logic, and feedback

  • #ff0566
  • #fd9438
  • #8cbb3b
  • #3b3c4d
Museo Sans
Avenir Next
The technology

We have created a highly organized and efficient eco-system that connects customers and store owners together with drivers and Fast Shop’s administrative staff.

The Results

The platform has proven to be a technological breakthrough and a huge success. The results show that end-users can save 60 minutes of their time per week by using this platform to purchase groceries and other household products. Each household’s overall carbon footprint will also be decreased as the use of the application will also decrease the number of cars on the roads. To top it all off, this app will bring a new level of comfort and ease to everyone’s life.

User Side App

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Catalog & Order
Product Items & Subcategories Tabs

Cart Indicator

Order List

Unique Icons
Driver Side App

02

Jumiame

Опубликовано: June 22, 2017 в 15:01

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Категории: Our Work

The Ask

Eroe Consulting was approached by an e-commerce company named Jumiame to improve their e-commerce platform. They were facing numerous challenges with:

  • Usability & Design
  • Compatibility
  • Performance
  • Ability to Scale

Upon conducting a thorough analysis of their platform, we ascertained that the system was created and built upon without an overarching strategy. As the years passed and the business expanded into different areas, the platform ceased to efficiently support the company’s growth and development and it had also become expensive to maintain.

Eroe agreed to re-build the entire system to ensure the following: end user satisfaction, platform scalability, the leverage of latest technologies, and platform optimization and accessibility.

Platform outreach

Jumiame’s platform is accessed by thousands of individuals every minute; most of these end-users are millennials, store owners, and administrators. They access the platform from different geographies across the globe, some of which are in rural areas with limited bandwidth. Keeping this in mind, we concluded that the revamped system needed to be optimized to perform with minimal resources.

Be mindful of initial investment and operating expense

It was important for Eroe to consider the client’s initial investment and ongoing operating expenses as we made decisions regarding appropriate technological solutions. In regard to this, it was concluded that, instead of using proprietary software, our team would use open-source technologies and our own proven expertise to develop this platform to minimize current and future expenses.

The Approach

After several meetings, we clarified the project brief and client expectations. However, to ensure that our future solution catered to all of Jumiame’s needs, we tailored an approach for this engagement through which we could guarantee the end results.

Discovery

Determine all the project requirements

Research

Analyze the market and identify a potential solution

Envisioning

Conceptualize the solution and create a requirement catalogue

Experience

Define the user experience

Identity

Define the tone, look and feel of the platform

Implementation

Connect all touch points, integrate, optimize and deploy

Testing

Test & apply remedies, user acceptance testing, and fine-tuning

Release to market

to open the platform to a closed group of users at
Beta release, feedback, enhancements, and grand release

The work

Considering the large magnitude of the engagement and the ongoing cost to maintain the current platform, we had to execute this project in the fastest and most efficient manner. We engaged a two-pronged approach – part of our team was tasked with unearthing project requirements and planning the future state of the platform. At the same time, our project managers were busy planning the program execution so we could release the beta platform in a matter of months. This phase of the project was successfully achieved within the stated timelines through rapid sprints of design and development and a high commitment from all stakeholders.

Visual identity

With a thorough understanding of Jumiame’s company values and the nature of the platform’s end-users, we embarked on a journey to create a fresh, modern, and light identity that reflected the appropriate values and was relatable to customers.

Colors
  • #f15b50
  • #825ca6
  • #60bfea
  • #fcdd4f
Fonts

Complementary fonts were selected from an assortment provided through an open license agreement and then optimized for the web.

Proxima Nova
127

Hours of work

67

Sketch layouts

Logo Creating

The logo was created with basic and indicative elements to communicate the purpose of the platform affectively and quickly.

The Results

So many companies claim to be pioneers in the e-commerce sphere with proven track records… but at what cost?

Proudly, Eroe Consulting delivered a tailor-made solution with future-proof architecture that supports Jumiame’s business growth and caters for evolving day-to-day operation needs. Our platform solution leverages open-source software and frameworks in addition to Amazon WS, which eliminates the need for investing in services such as storage, security, and computing. We streamlined development efforts and once the project is deployed our innovative solution will reduce Jumiame’s operation costs, increase their business competiveness, and enhance their ability to scale.



Adaptive design

NewsTest1

Опубликовано: June 21, 2017 в 10:55

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Категории: News

Why do we use it?

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Where does it come from?

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Where can I get some?

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