VendorLink : Connecting Customers to Street vendors

VendorLink is an Android mobile applictaion which acts as an aggregator platform and facilitates the relationship of customer & street vendors by eliminating problems faced by both parties.

VendorLink mobile application is based on the concept of Hyperlocal-Ecommerce such that street vendors in close vicinity to customer are shown to the customer first.

Problem Definition✨

In the age of Internet & E-commerce, street vendors are struggling to attract customers and increase their business due to the lack of an online digital platform.
There is no specific platform on which street vendor could enlist themselves and their products & pricing.
The frequent movement of street vendors makes it difficult for customers to know when they will be in their area.
It is difficult for customers to ensure credibility of a street vendor due to lack of ratings & review of his/her products.

Scope & Features 💡

VendorLink application consists of a customer module and a Vendor Module.

Customer Module:

User first needs to Sign-Up and authenticate his/her Mobile no. via OTP.
User can select product category, so that only street vendors selling particular category of products near him would be show on a map🗺️.
User can search🔍 for specific vendor by his username. User can rate / review a vendor via the application.
From the available vendors, user can see product listings, gallery, contact details and go through ratings & reviews of a vendor.
User can even add a vendor to his/her favorite list❤️ so that applications sends a notification🔔 when vendor is in close proximity (200 meters) of user.

Vendor Module:

Vendor needs to Sign-Up and Authenticate his/her Mobile no. via OTP
Vendors can turn ON/OFF GPS📍 via application whenever required for privacy purposes.
Vendor can enlist/delist products along with the pricing. Vendors can even add/delete Gallery consisting of images of his products.
Vendors would be able to view the received ratings & Feedback.