Catalog Control / Case study
Custom software for the work behind the storefront.
A supplier and Shopify control center for Young Farts RV Parts, connecting catalogue management, pricing and operational oversight in one purpose-built web application.
The brief in context
Built around the way people actually use it.
The online store is only the visible part of a retail business. Behind it are supplier feeds, changing stock, pricing decisions and orders that need a clear path through the operation.
Catalog Control brings those responsibilities into a shared staff workspace. The project combines a branded interface with supplier integrations and business-specific workflows, giving the team a practical way to review the information behind its storefronts.
Retail staff managing supplier data and ecommerce operations across multiple Shopify stores.
01 / Context
The challenge
Supplier catalogues, store records and shipping costs do not arrive in one consistent format. A useful operations tool needs to connect those inputs while keeping exceptions and decisions visible to the team.
02 / Decisions
The approach
Build around connected workflows: bring supplier data into a common catalogue, make pricing inputs easier to compare, and surface the feed health and review queues that need attention.
- 01
An operational overview
A dashboard brings feed health, synchronization status, approval queues and catalogue alerts into one place.
- 02
Connected catalogue workflows
Supplier imports, product matching and review processes turn incoming data into a structured staff workflow.
- 03
Shipping-aware pricing
The pricing workspace puts supplier costs, shipping and landed-cost comparisons alongside product search and rule controls.
- 04
More than a storefront
The wider project covers multi-store coordination, supplier ordering, shipment visibility and reporting workflows.
A closer look
Inside the experience
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03 / Outcome
What the build makes possible
A substantial custom business application spanning catalogue data, supplier coordination and store operations, with a shared interface for reviewing activity and making informed decisions.
In the build
Project deliverables
- Custom staff dashboard and navigation
- Supplier-feed and catalogue workflows
- Product matching and review tools
- Shipping-aware pricing interface
- Multi-store Shopify coordination
- Order and reporting workspaces
Technology & platform
- Shopify
- Custom Web App
- Supplier Integrations
- Data Workflows
Why it matters
What this means for the business.
01
See what needs attention
Feed status and review queues make exceptions visible instead of leaving them buried across separate tools.
02
Put costs in context
Comparing supplier and shipping inputs gives the team a fuller basis for pricing and purchasing decisions.
03
Connect the work behind the sale
Catalogue, store and order workflows share a purpose-built application designed around the retailer’s operations.
The transferable idea
What another business can take from this
Custom ecommerce development can go well beyond a theme. A business-specific application can connect the systems behind the store and give the people running it a clearer way to work.
About these screens
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