Apollo

A secure online store built for growth, with product management open to partners.

Apollo's online store had reached the point where developing the old platform any further was no longer sensible or secure. The goal was to move the store to a new platform that is reliable, handles heavier load and makes it possible to add new solutions.

Opus built the new store on the Magento 2 Open Source platform with a fast Next.js frontend. Separating the backend from the user interface gives customers a faster, smoother shopping experience, and gives Apollo the flexibility to develop each part independently. The new solution handles far more visitors and orders than before, which matters most during campaigns and seasonal peaks.

Alongside the platform, we built Apollo a product information management (PIM) interface with two roles. Apollo's staff use it to enrich products, adding descriptions, images and attributes. Suppliers and partners can add their own products to the store themselves, including in bulk through file uploads. This cuts manual work, gets new products on sale faster and keeps product information at a consistent quality.

The result is a sustainable, secure online store that new developments can be layered on top of. Apollo is ready to grow in its product range, its partners and its number of visitors.