E-Commerce Development for Women's Clothing Brand
- E-Commerce Development
- Less than $10,000
- May - July 2024
- Quality
- 5.0
- Schedule
- 5.0
- Cost
- 5.0
- Willing to Refer
- 5.0
"We appreciated their professionalism, expertise, and commitment to delivering quality work."
- Retail
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 51-200 Employees
- Online Review
- Verified
A women's clothing brand hired Brainvire Infotech Inc to rebrand their Shopify website. The team was responsible for changing the site's theme and optimizing the UX.
The client was highly satisfied with Brainvire Infotech Inc's work. The team delivered the project on time, understood the requirements from the beginning, and met the client's expectations. Overall, they consistently showed resilience and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges effectively. This review is an update by the client company. The original content is located below the new review.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the E-Commerce Manager of Kashkha
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
We are women's modest clothing brand based in Dubai: we have retail stores across 7 countries. We are mainly dealing in Women's dresses such as Jalabiyas, Kaftans, Ponchos, Kurtis, Nightwear dresses, maternity wear and Scarves/Hijab
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Brainvire Infotech Inc to accomplish?
- We wanted to rebrand our Shopify website.
SOLUTION
How did you find Brainvire Infotech Inc?
Other
Why did you select Brainvire Infotech Inc over others?
Other
How many teammates from Brainvire Infotech Inc were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
They changed the theme and optimized the user experience
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
How did your relationship with your partner evolve?
We engaged with Brainvire for our project, and their performance was commendable. They demonstrated a thorough understanding of our requirements from the outset and executed the project accordingly.
Throughout the implementation phase, they encountered various challenges but consistently showed resilience and problem-solving skills to overcome them effectively. As a result, they successfully delivered the project within the agreed timelines and to our satisfaction.
We appreciated their professionalism, expertise, and commitment to delivering quality work. We would not hesitate to recommend them for future projects
In what ways can they improve?
They should inform customers about the limitations of any theme. While implementing the theme, we encountered instances where theme support or functionality was either unavailable or restricted, resulting in additional project costs incurred for necessary enhancements.
What advice do you have for clients with similar needs to yours?
I would suggest the clients with similar needs below 5 things:
- Assess theme features thoroughly.
- Explore alternative themes and compare each segment of them giving scores. Whichever gets the higher score go with that.
- Clarify support and customization costs upfront, if in case you want to add on or develop anything.
- Prioritize project requirements clearly.
- Communicate expectations and project scope clearly in writing with the vendor.
UPDATED REVIEW
This review was published on July 1st, 2024.
Roshan Kushalvardhan
E-Commerce Manager, Kashkha
Retail
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
51-200 Employees
Apr 2024 - Ongoing
Less than $10,000
Project summary
A women’s fashion company has hired Brainvire Infotech Inc to revamp their website. The team is responsible for rebranding and changing the Shopify site’s theme.
Feedback summary
Since they’ve been let down by other vendors, the client has been satisfied with Brainvire Infotech Inc’s work and performance. The team has maintained the project running smoothly, and they’re passionate about their work. Overall, they’re responsive and available to help the client.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m an e-commerce manager for Kashkha, a renowned brand for women’s fashion. We have product lines like Jalabiya, nightwear, and ponchos. I manage the website.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Brainvire Infotech Inc?
We wanted to rebrand our Shopify website.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
Although they have many other services, our primary focus with Brainvire Infotech Inc is revamping the website. We want to go ahead and change the platform; this will be our third time.
The website was already there, but they’ve changed it to a new theme. However, some functionalities aren’t available within the theme, so they have to do some workarounds to make the functionality compatible.
Initially, we shared our comments and expectations with them and shared a document. We discussed the document, what was possible, and what would be included. We decided on the final project, and then we started.
In the future, we might go ahead and move the platform from Shopify to Magento. Brainvire Infotech Inc is good on both platforms, so we won’t have to explain from scratch if we choose to change. It’ll be easier to migrate from Shopify to any other platform.
What is the team composition?
We’ve mainly worked with three teammates. Initially, a representative helped us understand the requirements. Once that was done, we contacted two people: a project manager and a technical person. She’s the one working on the project and communicating with us.
How did you come to work with Brainvire Infotech Inc?
We discussed our requirements within the group. We then approached vendors and spoke to many of them. We similarly approached Brainvire Infotech Inc, which looked like a technically sound company. We were looking for someone who could understand the requirements, and they knew how to work to fulfill them.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent $7,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
We began working with them in mid-April 2024. The work is almost done; we will launch the new theme next week.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We work with a few other vendors. Every vendor starts by saying something is possible, but when you actually start working, they miss many things. For example, we selected another agency, and at the time of implementation, we learned that they didn’t support the language we were looking for. We had to change our approach for the theme developer. Many said we needed to spend some money on this kind of job. Other vendors also said we needed to spend $2,850 for this, which was an additional expenditure. It was very expensive, so we couldn’t be up for it.
How did Brainvire Infotech Inc perform from a project management standpoint?
The project has been running on time. Due to the holidays, we haven’t been able to dive in, so there’s been some delay from our end.
Are there any employees from the service provider's team that you would like to give a shout-out to in this review?
The developer is very valuable and passionate about working on the project. She doesn’t want to delay us and always wants to deliver within the timeframe. Whenever possible, she thinks outside the box and tries to fix things as soon as possible.
Similarly, the project manager always ensures that the project is going well.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They assist us whenever we require it.
Are there any areas they could improve?
They should suggest what’s going on with current technologies and how we can improve. Customers aren’t technically savvy about what’s going on in their own sites. Brainvire Infotech Inc could make suggestions and help us understand if there’s any other way.
If there are any specific customer requirements, many developers just follow them; they won’t go here and there. They will ask what they’ll do in second place, but those pieces are essential; we can’t discuss every small point.
Moreover, when you start implementation, there are many components where you need to have something to add a certain functionality. For example, the theme didn’t support Arabic. We didn’t know that until we implemented it, so we had to rely on a third-party app. From our perspective, every development theme should support all languages and currencies.
After the issue, they told us it wasn’t discussed. They needed to customize it and recharge us. This wasn’t predictable. However, if a developer already builds websites for others who face the same challenges, they should tell us this happens so we won’t have any problems. As customers, we should never encounter such issues.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I suggest doing your proper homework during the implementation phase. Don’t naively believe in any developer; you should have good knowledge about what you want. Also, you should have proper documentation about your requirements and what is possible. When you’re orally discussing the project, every developer says that everything is possible, but when they start doing it, they can’t deliver what they promised.
Communication is essential. The person who initially communicates with you will say anything is possible, but the person working on the project will not be involved in that discussion. They'll have no idea what was said in the meeting, so they will follow what is written.
Additionally, when you decide on a project for a particular amount, and something keeps on coming, the project value will be high.
RATINGS
Overall rating: 4
Quality: 4
Cost: 4
Schedule: 5
Willing to refer: 4
RATINGS
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Quality
5.0Service & Deliverables
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Schedule
5.0On time / deadlines
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Cost
5.0Value / within estimates
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Willing to Refer
5.0NPS