Custom software for the gaps your off-the-shelf stack leaves behind.

Custom software development is what fills the gap between the SaaS tools you already own and the actual workflow your operations team runs. Most US retailers we work with do not need a new ERP — they need a custom dashboard on top of Infios, a multi-vendor PO comparison tool, an internal task system, or a floor-stock PWA. That is the work this service is built for: production-grade Node.js, React, Next.js, MySQL, and Python builds, documented, milestone-billed, and handed over with full IP transfer.

What we build, day-to-day

A typical engagement is a 6–14 week milestone-billed build for one of the following:

• Custom retail dashboards — multi-store sales analytics, year-over-year comparisons, stock-on-hand visualisations, aged-inventory and sell-through reports built on top of Infios, Shopify, or your existing ERP data layer.
• PO tracking and multi-vendor comparison tools — engines that reconcile PO, vendor ACK, and SCRUB documents line-by-line, flag discrepancies, and surface them to your buyers in a single view.
• Custom ERPs — tailored chart-of-accounts, multi-org schemas, multi-currency payroll variants. Typically a 12–20 week build for retailers who have outgrown QuickBooks but do not want NetSuite licence cost or complexity.
• Internal task and workflow systems — multi-role task management, activity tracking, timesheets, approval flows. We replace the spreadsheet-plus-Trello stack most growing retailers run on.
• Queue and floor-management systems — round-robin SP rotation, customer visit tracking, post-sale follow-up. Useful for furniture showrooms and high-touch retail floors.
• Floor-stock PWAs — offline-capable inventory tools for showroom and warehouse teams. Installs to phone home-screens, works without Wi-Fi, syncs when reconnected.

Our default stack and why it is the default

We default to widely-known stacks so any future engineer — yours or another vendor — can pick the project up without specialist training. The standard build looks like this:

• Frontend — React with Next.js 14+, TypeScript, Tailwind. Server-rendered for fast first paint, statically exported where it makes sense.
• Backend — Node.js (Express or Fastify), TypeScript end-to-end so your data shapes are checked at compile time.
• Database — MySQL or PostgreSQL with documented schema, migrations checked into git.
• Data and integration jobs — Python for ETL, scheduled jobs, and one-off data work where the language fits better than Node.
• Hosting — Vercel, AWS, DigitalOcean, or a managed Kubernetes cluster, whichever you already use. We do not lock builds into a proprietary host.

How we run a build

Every engagement starts with a scoping workshop — usually 2 to 5 days — where we map the workflow, sketch the schema, and produce a written scope before any code is written. From there:

1. Milestone-based delivery — clear deliverables every 1–2 weeks with working software at every milestone. No three-month silent build phases.
2. Documentation and handover — every project ships with a README, schema docs, deployment guide, and an architecture diagram. We assume you may switch vendors and write docs accordingly.
3. Optional retainer — most retainer clients book us for ongoing fixes, feature additions, and operational support. Source code, scripts, and IP transfer at handover regardless.

Who this is for

US retailers and operators whose business has outgrown spreadsheets, Trello, and off-the-shelf SaaS — but who do not want to be locked into a new platform vendor. Particularly Infios users wanting custom dashboards, Shopify merchants needing back-office automation, B2B distributors who need PO comparison engines, and multi-location operators whose floor teams need a real internal tool instead of a shared Google Sheet.