ZNova Studio

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chairman of AHAD BROTHERS

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ahad Brothers is a leading manufacturer of school uniforms and a retailer of educational essentials based in Lahore, Pakistan. Since 1998, we have been a trusted provider of high-quality, school-approved uniforms that perfectly match the exact color schemes and requirements of top local educational systems. 
Beyond our in-house manufactured clothing, we offer a complete one-stop shopping experience for parents, featuring a wide selection of student necessities including durable school bags, scuff-resistant shoes, leak-proof lunch boxes, stationery packs, and school event costumes.
We launched our e-commerce platform to bring our physical retail stores into the digital space, making back-to-school shopping completely stress-free for busy families by providing easy size guides and home delivery nationwide.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire ZNova Studio to accomplish?

• Build a user-friendly e-commerce store with custom school uniform selection filters.
• Scale our seasonal sales and reach local parents through digital channels.
• Ensure secure data management and streamlined system ownership.

SOLUTION

How did you find ZNova Studio?

ZNova Studio asked to give the review and found them on google

Why did you select ZNova Studio over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ZNova Studio were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We wanted to turn our physical uniform shop into an online store so parents could order from home. ZNova Studio handled the whole setup for us from start to finish.
They built a great online store on WordPress that is super easy for parents to use. The best part is a feature where people can just select their child's specific school from a list of over 16 schools to see the exact uniforms and sizes needed. They also uploaded all our other store products, including school bags, shoes, water bottles, and stationery items like pencil cases.
They added a standard shopping cart but also put in a WhatsApp button since a lot of our customers prefer chatting to order. On the technical side, they used something called Azure pipelines to make sure the website uploads safely without crashing, and once it was done, they handed all the passwords and code access over to us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Since launching the website, we have seen a noticeable increase in our online sales and inquiries, especially from parents who couldn't easily visit our physical shops in Lahore. The website handles the traffic smoothly without any slow-downs, and parents are finding the school-specific filtering system very easy to use. All project milestones were met, and we got full ownership of a secure, working website.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was really good. Since we are both in Lahore, we mostly met in person to look at the progress together. They were very responsive and listened carefully to whatever changes we asked for. Whenever we found a small bug or wanted to update a page, they sat down with us and fixed it on the spot. Everything was delivered on time within the month, and they kept us updated the whole way through.

What was your primary form of communication with ZNova Studio?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What impressed me the most was how open and collaborative they were. Instead of just sending emails or talking online, we could easily meet up in person since we are both in Lahore. They sat down with us and went through every single page one by one to fix bugs and improve things on the spot. Also, they were highly professional about security. They signed an NDA right at the start and handed over full ownership and code access to us as soon as the project was finished.

Are there any areas for improvement or something ZNova Studio could have done differently?

There isn't much to complain about since they delivered exactly what we needed. However, because we spent so much time going through the website page by page to review everything together, the project took just a little longer than we initially expected. It wasn't a major issue for us because the final quality was great, but a faster initial testing phase on their side could have saved us some time.