Headless E-Commerce Platform Development for a Lighting Supplier
DIMCO sells lighting through physical stores and an online shop, and its storefront struggled with a large catalog, inventory mismatches, and campaigns that needed developers to launch. Acquaint Softtech rebuilt its e-commerce platform as a headless, mobile-first Progressive Web App with a centralized inventory API and a self-serve campaign system. Product pages became noticeably faster on mobile, and stock stayed consistent even through a seasonal promotion.
1966
YEAR DIMCO WAS FOUNDED IN CYPRUS4
PRODUCT DIVISIONS IN THE STORE5
CORE PLATFORM DELIVERABLES
CLIENT STORY
DIMCO is a Cyprus-based lighting supplier founded in 1966, headquartered in Nicosia. It sells through physical stores and an online store, importing from dozens of suppliers and carrying brands such as Artemide, Flos, Vibia, Philips and Osram. Its range spans four divisions: DIMCO Lighting, Wire | Smart Electrical, LEVEL | Architectural Lighting, and Amazing Prices.
A catalog that size puts real pressure on an online store. DIMCO needed a faster, mobile-first storefront, a way for marketing to launch campaigns on its own, and inventory that matched across the website, physical stores, and external systems. It partnered with Acquaint Softtech to rebuild its e-commerce platform.
Country
Cyprus
Industry
Lighting & Electrical Retail
Team Size
6-10 Professionals
Hours Invested
864 Hours
Technology
React, Node.js
Project Background
DIMCO’s online store had to keep pace with a large, multi-brand catalog and regular marketing campaigns. Acquaint Softtech stepped in to rebuild the platform around speed, stock accuracy, and marketing independence.
Fast, Mobile-First Storefront: A rebuilt storefront that stays quick on mobile and handles a large catalog.
Marketing Without Developers: A backend that lets the marketing team launch campaigns without developer involvement.
Inventory That Matches Everywhere: Stock that stays consistent across the website, physical stores, and external systems.
“They stayed involved to ensure stability when it mattered most."
Research & Ideation
Acquaint Softtech treated DIMCO’s e-commerce platform as an operational system, not only a technical build. The team chose a headless architecture, separating a React Progressive Web App storefront from a Node-based API backend, so speed, inventory, and campaigns could each improve without holding the others back.
Headless by Design
Decoupling the storefront from the backend so the customer experience can stay fast as the catalog grows.
One Source of Stock Truth
Planning a centralized product and inventory API to keep every sales channel working from the same data.
Protecting Search Visibility
Preparing a migration plan that preserved existing URLs and SEO before the new platform went live.
Creative Design
Design here meant making a large lighting catalog easy to browse on any screen. The new Progressive Web App storefront was built mobile-first, so shoppers can move quickly between categories and product pages. Behind the scenes, the campaign management system gives DIMCO’s marketing team a straightforward way to set up promotions and bundles themselves.
Project Challenges
A Large Catalog on a Slow Storefront
The existing store needed to be faster, especially on mobile, while handling DIMCO’s extensive multi-brand catalog.
Campaigns Dependent on Developers
Marketing could not launch campaigns on its own, which slowed promotions and added developer workload.
Inventory Mismatches Across Channels
Stock levels did not always match between the website, physical stores, and external systems.
Migration Without Losing Search Rankings
Moving to a new platform risked breaking existing URLs and the search visibility built on them.
Our Solutions
Acquaint Softtech rebuilt DIMCO’s online store on a headless architecture, with each piece aimed at a specific operational problem.
PWA Storefront
A fully functional Progressive Web App storefront built in React for fast, mobile-first shopping.
Centralized Product and Inventory API
A Node-based API that keeps product and stock data consistent across the website and physical stores.
Campaign Management System
Tools that let marketing create promotions and bundles without developer involvement.
ERP, Shipping and Marketplace Integrations
An integration layer connecting the platform to DIMCO’s ERP, shipping providers, and marketplaces.
SEO-Safe Migration Plan
A migration plan that preserved existing URLs and SEO during the move to the new platform.
Custom Functionalities
Beyond the core rebuild, the team shaped features around how a lighting retailer sells across stores and online.
Self-Serve Bundles and Promotions
Marketing can build bundles and launch promotions on its own schedule, without waiting on development.
Cross-Channel Stock Sync
Online and in-store inventory stays aligned, avoiding manual order corrections during busy periods.
Marketplace Connectivity
Product and order data flow to external marketplaces through the integration layer.
URL and SEO Preservation
Existing URLs carried over to the new platform, protecting search visibility built over time.
On Going Support
Acquaint Softtech stayed close to DIMCO throughout the engagement, especially when sales activity peaked.
Monitoring During Peak Sales
The team stayed involved to monitor platform stability during active sales periods.
Weekly Check-Ins
Regular weekly meetings kept progress visible, with responsiveness between sessions too.
Quick Turnaround on Marketing Changes
Last-minute marketing changes were handled quickly, without disrupting delivery.
Project Outcome
The rebuilt e-commerce platform made a clear difference for DIMCO’s shoppers. Product pages became noticeably faster, especially on mobile, and customers began browsing more categories per session.
Operationally, the platform proved itself under pressure. During a seasonal promotion, stock levels held up across online and in-store inventory without manual order corrections, and DIMCO’s marketing team can now launch campaigns without developer involvement.
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