Multi-Vendor Marketplace Development using CS-Cart
Budget: €5,000 – €10,000 EUR
? 1. Core Features (CS-Cart Standard)
✅ Multi-vendor management with a separate dashboard for each seller.
✅ Product listing with images, descriptions, and variations (sizes, colors, etc.).
✅ Integrated payment methods (Stripe, PayPal).
✅ Order and shipping management with tracking functionality.
✅ Admin panel to monitor sales, orders, customers, and vendors.
✅ Automatic commission calculation for vendors.
✅ Return and refund policies with manual request submission by customers.
✅ Email notifications for orders, payments, and returns.
? 2. Essential Customizations for the MVP
? 2.1 Payment Management and Fund Hold
? Objective: Hold payments for 14 days after delivery confirmation to prevent fraud and disputes.
? Requirements:
✅ Integration with Stripe Connect or PayPal Adaptive Payments to manage split payments.
✅ Automatic fund hold for 14 days after delivery confirmation, with auto-release if no disputes arise.
✅ Automated fund release if no issues are reported within the specified period.
✅ Deduction of marketplace commission before releasing the payment to the vendor.
? 2.2 Carrier API Integration for Tracking and Automation
? Objective: Track shipments to automate the 14-day payment hold period calculation.
? Requirements:
✅ Integration with carrier APIs (DHL, UPS, FedEx, AfterShip, EasyPost) for real-time updates.
✅ Automatic delivery confirmation: Once a package is marked as "Delivered," the 14-day countdown begins.
✅ Vendor dashboard with order tracking.
? 2.3 Automated Email Notifications
? Objective: Keep users and vendors informed about order status, returns, and payments.
? Requirements:
✅ Custom transactional email templates (order confirmation, shipping update, refund, payment release).
✅ Personalized email templates for each event.
I will launch the marketplace in Italy so the final language must be Italian.
✅ Multi-vendor management with a separate dashboard for each seller.
✅ Product listing with images, descriptions, and variations (sizes, colors, etc.).
✅ Integrated payment methods (Stripe, PayPal).
✅ Order and shipping management with tracking functionality.
✅ Admin panel to monitor sales, orders, customers, and vendors.
✅ Automatic commission calculation for vendors.
✅ Return and refund policies with manual request submission by customers.
✅ Email notifications for orders, payments, and returns.
? 2. Essential Customizations for the MVP
? 2.1 Payment Management and Fund Hold
? Objective: Hold payments for 14 days after delivery confirmation to prevent fraud and disputes.
? Requirements:
✅ Integration with Stripe Connect or PayPal Adaptive Payments to manage split payments.
✅ Automatic fund hold for 14 days after delivery confirmation, with auto-release if no disputes arise.
✅ Automated fund release if no issues are reported within the specified period.
✅ Deduction of marketplace commission before releasing the payment to the vendor.
? 2.2 Carrier API Integration for Tracking and Automation
? Objective: Track shipments to automate the 14-day payment hold period calculation.
? Requirements:
✅ Integration with carrier APIs (DHL, UPS, FedEx, AfterShip, EasyPost) for real-time updates.
✅ Automatic delivery confirmation: Once a package is marked as "Delivered," the 14-day countdown begins.
✅ Vendor dashboard with order tracking.
? 2.3 Automated Email Notifications
? Objective: Keep users and vendors informed about order status, returns, and payments.
? Requirements:
✅ Custom transactional email templates (order confirmation, shipping update, refund, payment release).
✅ Personalized email templates for each event.
I will launch the marketplace in Italy so the final language must be Italian.