Retail & eCommerce Software Development

We provide commerce engineering for teams building digital commerce platforms, customer-facing products, and internal retail systems that need more than generic delivery — built around real catalog logic, real order flows, and real operational rhythm.

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What’s Included in our ecommerce software development services

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Commerce Discovery & Product Scoping

We start by understanding the sales model, customer journeys, omnichannel workflows, and business priorities behind the product, so commerce delivery supports real commercial execution instead of adding unnecessary complexity to your roadmap.

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Customer-Facing Commerce Products

We build storefronts, account areas, customer portals, and customer-facing product flows that improve checkout flows, navigation, and conversion — while keeping order management logic reliable behind the scenes.

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Internal Retail Systems & Admin Tools

Our delivery includes admin dashboards, internal tools, operational systems, reporting tools, and workflow automation that help retail teams manage execution more efficiently across stores, channels, and cohorts of users.

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QA, Validation & Release Readiness

We validate critical flows, test role-based scenarios, review edge cases, and prepare custom retail software development for release with practical QA, accessibility checks, and production-readiness criteria your team can hand straight to delivery.

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Launch Support & Product Growth

We help teams launch confidently, improve product performance after release, and evolve commerce software over time through iteration, structured delivery support, and clearly business-driven priorities rather than reactive feature pushes.

How We Deliver Commerce Software for Real Retail Workflows

At Empat, commerce delivery is not about shipping features faster — it is about shipping the right ones. We combine product thinking, senior engineering, and human-reviewed delivery to create software that supports real commerce workflows, multiple user roles, and the practical day-to-day execution your team will live with.

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Send us a proposal request

We start with the business and commerce context. Before building anything, we study the product model, customer journeys, operational logic, and real delivery goals behind the retail or ecommerce platform.

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Bring us in on your project

We map workflows and user roles. We define how customers, managers, support teams, operations teams, merchandisers, or internal users interact with the system in real scenarios.

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We perform an initial evaluation and review

We design the architecture for long-term use. We plan backend structure, catalog logic, permissions, reporting, integrations, and maintainability from day one, not as an afterthought.

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You get a preliminary proposal

We build the core product system. Our team develops the backend, interfaces, integrations, role-based flows, and product-facing functionality needed for reliable commerce delivery.

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We present, you negotiate

Senior engineers stay in control. Architecture, business logic, QA, and release-critical decisions remain under experienced human oversight throughout the project.

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Conduct a technical interview

We prepare the product for real-world usage. We validate flows, test scenarios, review edge cases, and run release checks before launch.

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Launch

After launch, we help teams improve and scale. We iterate based on real usage, commercial feedback, product priorities, and long-term growth needs.

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our expertise amplifies them

Digital Commerce Platforms

We build digital commerce platforms, customer account experiences, product catalogs, and commercial logic designed for real usage, omnichannel realities, and long-term growth across regions and channels.

Retail Operations & Admin Systems

We create internal retail systems, dashboards, and admin environments that improve inventory visibility, streamline order management, and help teams run commerce operations with better control and clearer reporting.

Order, Catalog & Customer Workflows

We develop products that support customer journeys, order-related logic, catalog management, checkout flows, account areas, and the daily mechanics that shape commerce execution end-to-end.

Retail & eCommerce MVPs

We support startups and product teams launching new retail and ecommerce products, helping them define the MVP, shape priorities, and build a version that is realistic to launch, test, and improve.

We cover every detail of your entire project for success

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We're all set to bring your project to life, no matter the scale! Just share your idea, and we'll take care of the rest with the best possible implementation.

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Hire Shopify developers who understand business goals, performance, and growth. Our experts build high-converting Shopify stores, powerful Shopify apps, and custom eCommerce solutions for businesses that want measurable results.

case studies

See how Empat delivers commerce platforms and customer-facing products through complex workflows, strong product logic, scalable architecture, and production-ready execution.

Aurora — web platform interface

Aurora

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Aurora is a jewelry store we helped grow beyond its physical boutiques by using AR jewelery technology. It let customers try on pieces virtually and led to a 3.9x increase in online conversions.

Pack&Stack — fintech platform interface

Pack&Stack

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Pack&Stack is a marketplace where you can find anything for your packing business! We developed Pack&Stack as a one-stop-shop solution for companies that require packing materials for their shipping needs and are tired of working with intermediaries and brokers that endlessly drive the prices up.

Trigga — web platform interface

Trigga

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Trigga - the innovative entertainment application that combines the excitement of eSports with the thrill of the stock market.

Ready to Build Retail & eCommerce Software That Supports Real Commerce Workflows?

Work with Empat to design, build, and launch retail and ecommerce software that is practical, scalable, and ready for customers, internal teams, and the long-term product growth your roadmap depends on.

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Empat team is trustworthy, brilliant, honest, attentive, and highly professional. They communicate via virtual meetings, emails, and messages.

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Empat team is trustworthy, brilliant, honest, attentive, and highly professional. They communicate via virtual meetings, emails, and messages.

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The team provides timely updates and is constantly available to help or resolve any concerns. Although the app is in development, the client is impressed with Empat's professionalism and the personality they inject into their work.

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The team provides timely updates and is constantly available to help or resolve any concerns. Although the app is in development, the client is impressed with Empat's professionalism and the personality they inject into their work.

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Empat provided frequent updates and held collaborative conversations. The team was extremely communicative, responsive, and professional.

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Empat provided frequent updates and held collaborative conversations. The team was extremely communicative, responsive, and professional.

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Empat's design expertise ensures my personal brand is presented effectively, attracting a wider audience.

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Empat's design expertise ensures my personal brand is presented effectively, attracting a wider audience.

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Empat designed and developed my Shopify store that is visually appealing and user-friendly. This resulted in increased customer engagement, reduced bounce rates, and higher conversions.

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Empat designed and developed my Shopify store that is visually appealing and user-friendly. This resulted in increased customer engagement, reduced bounce rates, and higher conversions.

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Empat provided fast solutions and delivered all tasks on time. They also ensured excellent project management and professional communication were commendable.

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Community Manager
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Empat provided fast solutions and delivered all tasks on time. They also ensured excellent project management and professional communication were commendable.

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Thanks to Empat, the client witnessed a considerable increase in website traffic, search engine rankings, and user engagement. They also boosted dwell time and CTR and reduced bounce rates.

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Thanks to Empat, the client witnessed a considerable increase in website traffic, search engine rankings, and user engagement. They also boosted dwell time and CTR and reduced bounce rates.

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Empat’s work meets all expectations. The team is efficient, communicative, and serves as a great sounding board for new ideas.

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Founder & CEO, Obimy
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Empat’s work meets all expectations. The team is efficient, communicative, and serves as a great sounding board for new ideas.

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The Empat team completed the project on time and with utmost quality. They worked thoroughly, going through each aspect of the project in detail to avoid any mistakes.

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Personal Assistant, AirDoc
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The Empat team completed the project on time and with utmost quality. They worked thoroughly, going through each aspect of the project in detail to avoid any mistakes.

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Thanks to Empat, the client has increased their app users by 80% and sales by 50% and tripled their revisits rate.

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Yaroslav
CEO & Founder, Dental Care
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Thanks to Empat, the client has increased their app users by 80% and sales by 50% and tripled their revisits rate.

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The team instilled reliability and willingness to perform their task in the best possible way.

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CEO & Co-Founder, Caries Monster Fighters
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The team instilled reliability and willingness to perform their task in the best possible way.

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Since launching the product several months ago, the app has gained over 1,200 users who've consistently praised the app's efficiency and user-friendliness.

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Founder & CEO, Powerfull
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Since launching the product several months ago, the app has gained over 1,200 users who've consistently praised the app's efficiency and user-friendliness.

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Empat together with the international organization Global Medical Knowledge Alliance launched the HealUA. Ukrainian doctors can receive professional advice from their colleagues from all over the world.

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Empat together with the international organization Global Medical Knowledge Alliance launched the HealUA. Ukrainian doctors can receive professional advice from their colleagues from all over the world.

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Ukrainians have created a dental care app. How did the idea come up, and what can it do?

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Ukrainians have created a dental care app. How did the idea come up, and what can it do?

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The team leads excellent project management, meets the timeline, and communicates well through a weekly call. Their integration with the client's team stands out.

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Co-Founder & CEO, POSY
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The team leads excellent project management, meets the timeline, and communicates well through a weekly call. Their integration with the client's team stands out.

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Charity groups and even the military have seized on the desire of Ukrainians to voice their anger as a mechanism to raise funds.

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Charity groups and even the military have seized on the desire of Ukrainians to voice their anger as a mechanism to raise funds.

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The MVP developed by Empat was well-received by the client's users, who found it engaging and user-friendly.

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Executive, Monitree App
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The MVP developed by Empat was well-received by the client's users, who found it engaging and user-friendly.

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The website RevengeFor, launched three weeks ago by a Kyiv native and IT worker, Nazar Gulyk, appeals to foreigners with historical grievances against Moscow who would like to support Ukrainians as their proxy.

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The website RevengeFor, launched three weeks ago by a Kyiv native and IT worker, Nazar Gulyk, appeals to foreigners with historical grievances against Moscow who would like to support Ukrainians as their proxy.

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Empat delivered a high-quality app, as 92% of the total bugs were found before deployment. The team was great at problem-solving, so they addressed all the client’s concerns efficiently.

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Product Manager, Marine Computing Company
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Empat delivered a high-quality app, as 92% of the total bugs were found before deployment. The team was great at problem-solving, so they addressed all the client’s concerns efficiently.

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The Ukrainian mobile application Obimy became the leader in the US App Store, ahead of Tinder, Pinterest and Netflix.

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The Ukrainian mobile application Obimy became the leader in the US App Store, ahead of Tinder, Pinterest and Netflix.

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Thanks to Empat, the client successfully created new software from scratch. The team was highly reliable throughout the process, showing that they were ready for everything.

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CEO & Co-Founder, Big Sister AI
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Thanks to Empat, the client successfully created new software from scratch. The team was highly reliable throughout the process, showing that they were ready for everything.

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March 21, 2023
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In mid-February Nazar Gulyk, CEO of Empat launched the Deruny recruiting platform together with the Winterthur IT start-up Circleup. The goal: is to bring Ukrainian developers together with Swiss companies.

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In mid-February Nazar Gulyk, CEO of Empat launched the Deruny recruiting platform together with the Winterthur IT start-up Circleup. The goal: is to bring Ukrainian developers together with Swiss companies.

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Empat successfully delivered the client's application, and the customers that used their new software attracted 20% more employees. The digitization of the client's product helped them understand the needs of their customers.

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CEO, Kuka
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Empat successfully delivered the client's application, and the customers that used their new software attracted 20% more employees. The digitization of the client's product helped them understand the needs of their customers.

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