Services Provided
Shop Local Delmarva is a community-centered digital platform built to connect 10,000+ local businesses, delivering instant discovery, smooth onboarding, and reliable performance across iOS, Android, and the web.
Mobile App
Development
UI/UX Design
& Development
Web Portal
Development
Integration
& Admin Tools
About Shop local
Shop Local Delmarva is passionate about supporting small, family-owned businesses. They recognized the struggle these businesses faced in gaining visibility despite offering remarkable products and services. Today, it supports hundreds of local businesses, helping them manage listings, and grow their visibility online.
The Mission & the Make
AppVerticals built a digital home for local businesses, developing a platform tested across 75+ prototypes and 1,500+ business listings, capable of handling 50,000+ monthly users, delivering sub-second search results, and enabling business owners to update listings instantly without friction.
Country
Delmarva Peninsula (USA)
Industry
Local Business Directory/ Community Commerce
Work Duration
6 months
Team Composition
7-Member Design, Engineering & QA Team
From Queues to Quick Wins
Notify users of new business enrollments and alert owners about payments.
Ensure smooth syncing between mobile, web, and backend services.
Provide an admin panel with full visibility and control for the client.
Build an onboarding flow that enables businesses to create listings in minutes.
Real Queue Challenges
Invisible Local Businesses
Many shops lacked a digital presence, making discovery difficult.
Complex Management for Owners
Updating details required technical knowledge, which discouraged participation.
Fragmented Discovery for Users
People relied on word-of-mouth, outdated lists, or scattered social posts.
No Admin Oversight
The client needed a secure, centralized admin panel to maintain quality.
Unique Solutions We Delivered
We built My Cheval as an integrated solution to consolidate horse management in one user-friendly app, designed to provide easy access to critical data and automate essential tasks.
15,000+ users accessing listings
Avg. search results delivered in <1 sec
1,500+ listings managed without support
100% of updates monitored and approved
Breaking Down the Process
Research
Design
Development
AI Integration
Deployment
Stats That Tell the Story
Businesses Registered
300+
Faster Discovery Time
45%
Crash-Free Sessions
97%
Business Self-Onboarding
80%
The Tech Stack Powering Shop Local
Frontend
Backend & APIs
Cloud & Infrastructure
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React Native
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.NET Core
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Azure
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Google Cloud
The Word On Us
AppVerticals not only designed a fast, intuitive app and web portal but also built a strong dashboard that allows us to manage hundreds of listings independently. The search and filtering are lightning-fast, and the entire system has been rock-solid since launch. Their team tackled every technical and usability challenge with professionalism. We couldn’t have asked for a better partner.
Founder
Shop Local
Bring your neighborhood to everyone’s fingertips
Empower local businesses with a platform they’ll love with AppVerticals
