Software development for grocery stores and supermarkets

Loose items are listed with an approximate weight or pack size, and the customer is charged an estimate at checkout. At picking, the scale prints a variable-weight barcode or the picker enters the actual weight, and the final bill adjusts. For prepaid orders the difference is refunded or collected, and we design the flow so customers see the change clearly before delivery.

Yes, and many grocers start that way. Online stock is drawn from the store's POS inventory with a safety buffer, pickers use an app to collect items during quieter hours or across the day, and orders are staged for dispatch. As volumes grow, some businesses move fast-selling items to a dedicated picking area or a dark store, and the software can support both setups.

It depends on your stock depth, delivery radius and order density. Quick delivery needs a compact catalogue, dense demand and dedicated pickers and riders, which raises operating cost. Scheduled slots let you batch orders by area and pick from a full supermarket range. Many grocers offer both: express delivery for a limited range nearby, and slots for larger weekly baskets.

We treat that as a requirement. We keep the app small, compress product images, cache the catalogue for repeat visits and design checkout to recover from dropped connections. Search tolerates spelling variations and local names, so dhaniya finds coriander. Before release we test on older, budget Android devices on slow networks, because that's what many of your customers will use.

ONDC lets your store be discovered through buyer apps on the network while you keep your own operations. To join, you work through a seller network participant or become one, and your catalogue, stock and order status must flow to and from the network. We can build that connection into your grocery backend so ONDC orders are picked and delivered alongside orders from your own app.