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II.6

Premium retail Shopify consumer app

The business already had a Shopify website, but wanted a dedicated iOS and Android app for a more direct premium retail experience. The app needed to connect to Shopify without rebuilding commerce primitives from scratch.

Context

The business already had a Shopify website, but wanted a dedicated iOS and Android app for a more direct premium retail experience. The app needed to connect to Shopify without rebuilding commerce primitives from scratch.

Build

Built a React Native / Expo app connected to the Shopify backend. The app owns the mobile browsing and cart experience while Shopify remains the source of truth for products, checkout, payments, orders, and customer account data.

Outcome

The app is built and functional — browsing, cart, checkout handoff, and account flows run against the brand's Shopify backend. Public launch is pending on the business side.

Key capabilities

Product browsing, collections, product details, cart flows, and checkout handoff.

Shopify Storefront API integration.

Customer account flows where appropriate.

Region-aware configuration for multi-market commerce.

English and Arabic UX with RTL handling.

Account deletion workflow through a privileged backend boundary instead of shipping admin credentials in the app.