Global Gate Marketplace
A full multi-vendor marketplace connecting B2B and B2C buyers and sellers on one platform, with payments, logistics and live inventory built in.
The brief
Vendors and buyers operated across fragmented supplier networks with no single, trusted storefront. Listing, selling and shipping required stitching together disconnected tools.
The client needed one platform where vendors could list, sell and ship, and buyers could discover and order, with payments, logistics and live inventory built in from the start rather than bolted on afterwards.
- Replace fragmented supplier networks with a single, trusted storefront.
- Support both B2B and B2C transactions on one platform.
- Let vendors list, sell and ship from one place.
- Build payments, logistics and live inventory into the core platform.
- Provide search across a growing, multi-vendor catalogue.
- Scale with a growing vendor base.
Our AI-native approach
MappOptimist built one platform where vendors list, sell and ship, and buyers discover and order, with payments, logistics and live inventory unified from the start rather than bolted on afterwards.
The platform flow is deliberately simple: vendors onboard and list products, the unified platform handles payments, logistics and inventory, and buyers discover and order across both B2B and B2C channels.
What we built
Multi-vendor storefront
A single storefront supporting both B2B and B2C transactions.
Vendor onboarding & listing
Vendors join the platform and list their products in one place.
Integrated payments
Payments are handled natively through Stripe.
Live inventory
Inventory visibility across vendors, kept current on the platform.
Logistics visibility
Logistics are tracked across vendors rather than in separate tools.
Catalogue search
Search built on Elasticsearch for a growing, multi-vendor catalogue.
How we built it
The guiding decision was to unify payments, logistics and inventory from day one, so vendors and buyers never had to fall back on the disconnected tools the platform was replacing.
The stack (React.js, Node.js, MongoDB and Elasticsearch on AWS, with Stripe for payments) was chosen to support a growing, multi-vendor catalogue.
How it works
- Step 01
Onboard
Vendors join the platform and list their products.
- Step 02
List
Products enter a shared, searchable multi-vendor catalogue.
- Step 03
Discover
B2B and B2C buyers search and browse the catalogue.
- Step 04
Order & pay
Buyers order and pay through integrated Stripe payments.
- Step 05
Fulfil
Live inventory and logistics visibility carry the order through.
Search is built on Elasticsearch so buyers can find products across a growing, multi-vendor catalogue.
Because payments, logistics and inventory live on one platform, vendors and buyers share a single, consistent view of what is available and where orders stand.
The impact
One platform unifying vendors, payments, logistics and inventory.
A fragmented, multi-tool supplier network replaced by a single, trusted storefront.
B2B and B2C transactions supported side by side.
A foundation built to scale with a growing vendor base.
Technology stack
Related services: Web & Mobile App Development, White-Label Development.
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