Eplaza - An Online Shopping Assistant

Abstract

As the world is moving towards digitalization and each business is taking the aid of technology to make their businesses flourish, we’ve developed a system that connects not only the local sellers to their potential customers but also can be used to market their products. This project is a web-based shopping system for local sellers as well as entrepreneurs who need a platform to sell their articles. The goal of the project is to create an online shopping platform that is easy to use from both perspectives, the buyer, and the seller. It allows the customers to buy their favourite items from an already existing credible shop without any fear of getting a wrong or faulty product through our website. It also facilitates the local vendors to create their shops and reach many potential customers. This will assist them to sell more and reach a larger customer base. The shop owners will be running their physical store as well as the website’s orders, so they will not be lagging in terms of the use of the technology. The trend of buying from home is increasing rapidly after the pandemic, the customers are already waiting for credible sources to buy from. Our sellers also have a physical shops and they are using our services for web presence, which adds to their integrity. We have our application running at http://www.eplazapk.com/ and we have M&P courier as the delivery service provider to deliver the purchased products on behalf of online shops and businesses. Customers can track orders, discounts and coupon features, customer level system and social media integration. Our system is an effort to take businesses of our country to the information age ready for internationalization with businesses able to go worldwide.