Walmart is a most popular retail business which is now serving its services in all over the world. Nowadays every field uses technology for the quick development of their business because today’s generation is more comfortable in using the online services. According to the survey, 57% of shoppers use the retail shop app for shopping. Each Week around 265 million customers are using the Walmart app for fulfilling their shopping needs.

What is Walmart and How it is Started?

Walmart is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, grocery stores, and discount department stores. The headquarters of Walmart is situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart is founded in 1962 by Sam Walton.

Currently, Walmart is operating more than 11,438 stores and has a club in more than 27 countries and operating under 55 different names. Walmart rank as the Second largest retail online store as the first position is owned by Amazon.

In this present time, Walmart or Walmart like apps are in high demand because mostly customer is using the mobile app for shopping as they find it easier to shop things using a retail mobile app rather visit the store for shopping or using the website for shopping. Customer finds it difficult to daily visit the store for shopping as it is time-wasting, people have to face the traffic problem and the most time-wasting part is to stand in Queue for bill payment.

As a solution, in today’s market various retail mobile apps like Walmart are launched which provide online shopping support to the customer and also offer delivery services, Customer only have to install the app on their smartphones, browse the different items from various store options and after purchase make the payment by using various payment methods.

Launching a retail mobile app like Walmart is also helps  Retails store in maximizing their profit as a presently high number of people are using a retail mobile app for buying products. Small scale retail business owners, as well as large scale retailers, are now launching their retail mobile app for engaging their customers as well as for attracting new customers which helps in generating sales.

There are two types of order services is provided by the retail mobile apps like Walmart:-

 

 

1. Online Order:- In this type, customers can easily do online shopping through the online store and their purchased item is delivered to their location.

2. Retail Order:- In this type, customers can buy the products by visiting the store but if required then the shopper can easily choose the online payment option as if they choose the online payment option then there is no need to stand in the queue for making payment.

Is it beneficial to launch a Walmart like app in the market?

Yes, of course launching an app like Walmart or introducing a Retail mobile app is beneficial for the retailer. As we have also discussed earlier customer finds it easy to use the retail mobile app, so if you are running any retail store then you can introduce your own store retail app in the market which helps you in generating more sales.

If you are thinking of starting a new business then you can launch an online retail store app like Walmart because the retail mobile app is in high demand in today’s market. You can also earn money from this kind of online platform. How?

Let me list down some of the points of earning money by launching an online platform:-

  • By taking some amount of commission on per purchased item.
  • By offering various services that attract a number of customers to your retail mobile app.
  • If you want, you can also offer the premium services in which customer has to purchase the premium app for accessing the advanced features.

The feature list of a Walmart like app:

Walmart is a huge marketplace app as it is the second-largest retail business in all over the world. Walmart like app are generally consist of four different modules.

 

1. Customer Panel

2. Store Owner Panel

3. Driver panel

4. Admin panel

Let’s discuss every module feature list in more detail.

1. Customer Panel:

  • Can easily set up and maintain his/her profile
  • Can able to see the most popular products on the dashboard
  • Easily search for different-different products by applying various filters.
  • Can check the details of the product.
  • Can also check whether the product is available at the store or not
  • Selected products can be added to the cart.
  • Customers can easily purchase the product and pay for it by using various payment methods.
  • The customer has to set their geo-location for accessing the delivery services.
  • Get notified whenever any new product is launched or a special offer is started.
  • Able to access the online payment method in-store for avoiding to stand in the queue.
  • Can easily check the history and re-buy the products
  • Customer can easily track their products.
  • It can also give feedback and reviews.
  • They can able to socially share their experience.

2. Store owner Panel:

  • Store owner can easily register themselves at the platform
  • It can easily upload a product, its details, and price.
  • Get notified whenever anyone has purchased items from their nearby location.
  • In-app payment management

3. Driver Panel:

For delivery services, a driver panel is must be needed as this helps in easy management.

  • Can easily Create or register an account.
  • Get notified whenever any nearby delivery service is needed.
  • They can easily accept or reject delivery services.
  • If the driver has accepted the register then Driver gets all the details about the product, the location of the store from where he/she has to pick the parcel and the location of the customer.
  • Geo-map integration.
  • Can easily chat with Admin if a driver faces any problem in delivering the parcel.

4. Admin Panel:

  • Customer profile management
  • Store owner profile management
  • Driver profile management
  • Dashboard management
  • Product and product details management
  • Product categories management
  • Sub-categories of product management.
  • Order management
  • Payment management
  • Track various drivers
  • Manage the Special offers and coupon code
  • Manage the feedback or reviews
  • Integration of social media
  • Easily generate reports and analytics.

How we can help you in developing a Walmart like the app?

The App Ideas is the leading mobile and web app development company that can help your business grow with innovative and engaging solutions. We build cutting edge digital solutions with quick-engaging user interface and user experience.

We provide you with the best solution of Walmart like app and provide you unique UI/UX design. We have a team of experienced people who are expertise in Android app development as well as IOS app development.

How much Does it cost to develop an app like Walmart?

The cost of Walmart like the app depends on some of the elements like:

  • Designing of app
  • Features or the functionality
  • Coding structure
  • Developer experience
  • Technology (Android or IOS or both)

Here I am listing the approximate timeline and cost of developing an app like Walmart:

Timeline:

  • App Design:- 9 Working Days
  • Android App Development:- 35 Working Days
  • iOS App Development:- 35 Working Days
  • Web Backend & Apis:- 60 Working Days
  • Testing, Bug fixing, and Deployment:- 10 Working Days

Costing:

  • The approximate cost of developing an app like Walmart is 8000-12000 USD.

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Chirag Panchal

Written by Chirag Panchal

Chirag Panchal is a Founder of The App Ideas, a leading web and mobile app development company specialized in android and iOS app development. He has expertise in various aspects of business like project planning, sales, marketing and has successfully defined flawless business models for the clients Delivering best solutions to its local and global clients leads to better business all around.

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