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E-commerce Website & Integrations for Van Schaik Bookstore

Services Covered:

E-commerce Development • Website Development • Product Design • System Integration
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Industry
Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration
Duration

36 months

Budget
Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date
Start Date

1 October 2012

Team Size
Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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74/100
Good

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Client

Van Schaik Bookstore

map South Africa

Project Summary

Realm Digital developed a bespoke e-commerce website and hosting for Van Schaik Bookstore, focusing on academic bookselling across diverse audiences. They provided customer analysis, wireframing and PHP-based design, implemented novel secure payment flows for students, created REST API feeds for publisher product data, integrated multiple third-party systems, and connected the site to the in-house C# POS and SQL stock databases. The site delivered strong UX, 14–18% annual sales growth, and high hosting uptime.

Key Challenges

  • Need for a scalable e-commerce site addressing diverse audiences
  • Requirement for novel secure payment methods for student bursary payments
  • Integration with publisher feeds, e-book vendors, couriers, rewards programs, CRM and legacy POS/SQL systems

Project Deliverables

  • Bespoke e-commerce website
  • Hosting support
  • Wireframes and design
  • Secure payment methods including bursary payment types
  • REST API publisher product feeds
  • Integrations with e-book vendors, rewards programs, couriers, CRM, and POS interfaces

Project Solution

Realm Digital built a bespoke e-commerce website and provided hosting support. They analyzed the expected customer base, produced wireframes and PHP-based design, implemented secure and novel payment methods for student bursary payments, created REST API feeds for publisher product data, established integrations with e-book vendors, rewards programs, courier companies and CRM, and created interfaces between the website and the in-house C# POS and SQL stock systems. They provided ongoing retainer support as needed.

Project Outcome

  • Sales growth of 14-18% per annum
  • No UX complaints across diverse audiences
  • Hosting uptime of 99% or better

Platforms

  • E-commerce PlatformE-commerce Platform
  • WebWeb
  • POSPOS

Tech Stack

  • PHPPHP
  • C#C#
  • SQLSQL
  • REST APIREST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63star

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The company was happy with the e-commerce website they received. Their diverse audience didn't have any complaints about the product's UX; their sales grew between 14%–18% per annum. Realm Digital managed the project using the agile methodology, communicating with the firm through Slack and Trello.”

Melvin Kaabwe

Group Digital Executive

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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