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QuickCart — Grocery Delivery Mobile App

A grocery delivery mobile app with real-time inventory sync from partner stores, smart substitution logic when items are out of stock, live delivery tracking, and a repeat-order engine that rebuilds a customer's usual basket in one tap.

E-Commerce & Retail
14 weeks
Client: QuickCart
QuickCart — Grocery Delivery Mobile App

The Challenge

QuickCart needed to solve the two biggest failure modes of grocery delivery apps: out-of-stock frustration (30% of orders had at least one unavailable item) and repeat-order friction (loyal customers were rebuilding their weekly basket from scratch every time).

Our Solution

We built real-time inventory sync from partner store POS systems (updated every 60 seconds), a smart substitution engine that suggests replacements based on brand, size, and price similarity, live GPS delivery tracking with driver photos, and a repeat-order engine that offers one-tap reorder of any past basket — with automatic adjustments if items are unavailable.

Results & Impact

Out-of-stock complaints reduced 71% via smart substitution
Repeat-order feature used in 58% of orders
Average delivery time reduced from 68 min to 42 min with route optimization
GMV grew 4.2x in first year post-launch

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does QuickCart handle out-of-stock items?

QuickCart's substitution engine matches unavailable items against alternatives ranked by brand affinity, size similarity, and price parity. Customers preview and approve substitutions before checkout, or opt into auto-substitute at order time. This reduced out-of-stock complaints by 71% compared to the previous 'refund only' flow.

Does QuickCart support real-time delivery tracking?

Yes. QuickCart shows live driver GPS position on a map from pickup through delivery, with photo verification on drop-off and a WebSocket-powered ETA that recalculates as traffic conditions change.

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