Development of a Scalable Digital Wholesale Platform for Fashion Industry Enablement

The client operates a legacy system managing brand-retailer interactions, characterized by manual updates prone to errors, delays, inventory build-up, and cancellations. Limited support for third-party integrations hampers scalability and innovation, necessitating a bespoke digital solution with open architecture, secure APIs, and enhanced user experience to support rapid expansion and enterprise-wide integration.

A large, global fashion brand or marketplace platform seeking to digitize and automate its wholesale interactions and showcase collections to global retailers.

• Transform and modernize legacy systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and ease of use.
• Automate back-office activities to increase efficiency by 75%.
• Reduce onboarding time for new brands by 80% through enhanced backend integrations.
• Enable integration with diverse external IT systems via a flexible API framework.
• Support rapid onboarding of new brands and retailers, scaling operations to accommodate a 228% increase in new business within 12 months.
• Embed innovative features such as virtual showrooms and digital event platforms to enhance collection showcasing.

• A modern, reliable, and scalable web application built with a flexible architecture.
• Real-time data update and validation capabilities for orders and inventory management.
• Personalized user authentication with secure access controls (e.g., OAuth, secure HTTP).
• An integration layer supporting multiple data formats (XML, JSON, CSV, EDI formats) and API versions with backward compatibility.
• Responsive design enabling cross-device usability, including mobiles and tablets.
• An open API framework supporting third-party system integrations for faster onboarding.
• Automated processes to reduce manual efforts and errors, including inventory updates, order processing, and client onboarding.

• Third-party enterprise IT systems for seamless data flow
• Order and inventory management systems
• Virtual showrooms and digital event platforms
• Payment and fulfillment service providers

• System should support scalable operations to handle a 228% increase in business within one year.
• Real-time data processing with minimal latency.
• High availability and fault tolerance to ensure 99.9% uptime.
• Secure data exchanges with encryption, access controls, and authentication protocols.
• Open, flexible architecture supporting easy third-party integration and onboarding.

Successfully developing and deploying the platform is expected to automate 75% of back-office activities, reduce new brand onboarding time by 80%, support operational scaling to 228% growth within 12 months, and provide a robust foundation for real-time, secure, and seamless global wholesale interactions, leading to enhanced customer loyalty, increased revenue, and streamlined supply chain processes.