Big marketplaces bring traffic but take a cut of every order and own the customer. Here is how a local shop can run its own online store and also list on a multi-shop marketplace, from one stock list.
Most local shops want to sell online but worry about three things: uploading products twice, stock going out of sync, and handing a large share of every sale to a platform. A store connected to your POS and a marketplace that reads from it solves all three.
Step 1: your own online store
Start with an online store that uses the same items, prices and stock as your tills. In Hayat ERP your store runs at shop.hayaterp.com with ordering and tracking, and orders arrive in the same place as other sales.
Step 2: list on a marketplace from the same data
Hayat Bazaar is one marketplace for many shops, at bazaar.hayaterp.com and in the Hayat Bazaar Android app. Your Bazaar shop is your Hayat online store: map your store categories to the Bazaar tree once and your published products are listed. Price and stock changes sync within about 3 minutes, and checkout always uses live price and stock.
Keep the money and the customer relationship
On Hayat Bazaar, payments go to your own gateway, bank account or rider. Hayat takes no per-order commission and holds no funds; any Bazaar charge is part of your subscription. You set your own delivery fees and days per city, and choose which payment methods to offer.
Payments shoppers expect
Cash on delivery remains very popular for online orders in Pakistan, alongside JazzCash, Easypaisa, cards and bank transfer. Offer the ones your customers use and check your COD return rate regularly.
What shoppers see
- Category tiles, flash deals with a countdown, featured products and top shops.
- Filters by price, free delivery, cash on delivery, rating, brand, size or colour.
- A delivery check for their city with the fee and days.
- One cart with items grouped by shop, and progress towards free delivery.
- Guest checkout or sign-in with a mobile code, and verified-purchase reviews.
Fulfil orders in one place
Bazaar orders arrive as online-store orders: confirm, pack, ship or book a courier, and mark delivered. They post to your books like any store order, so there is no separate spreadsheet for online sales.
Getting started checklist
- Clean up item names, photos and categories.
- Publish your online store.
- Set delivery fees and payment methods.
- Join Bazaar from "My Bazaar shop" and map categories.
- Watch sales, ratings and orders to ship from your shop stats.
Read more about Hayat Bazaar in Hayat ERP, or book a demo.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to upload products again to sell on Hayat Bazaar?
No. Your Bazaar shop is your Hayat online store. Map your categories to the Bazaar tree once and published products are listed automatically, with price and stock synced.
Does Hayat Bazaar charge commission per order?
No. Payments go directly to each shop and Hayat takes no per-order commission. Any Bazaar charge is billed through the shop's subscription.