Digital transformation of Megabay – implementation of the Product Loader and takeover of the maintenance and development of the Magento and Akeneo PIM platform

Introduction

Megabay, the owner of gres.pl, is a Polish distributor of ceramic tiles, decorative mouldings, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, and accessories. It offers various products in various styles, colours, and sizes. Thanks to its diverse offer, it reaches many customers, enabling them to adjust the products to their preferences and individual interior arrangements.

An additional advantage of the gres.pl service is the Advice point, which makes it easier for users to choose products during their first purchase.

Along with the business’s dynamic development and the product portfolio’s systematic expansion, technological modernisation was needed, both in terms of the presentation of the online offer and the integration of data from the growing number of suppliers.

Challenge

• Scalability of the integration system
  The growing number of partners has made the existing data integration system insufficient. The company needed a solution that would allow for quick and easy connection of new suppliers in terms of product data (names, descriptions, photos, parameters) and commercial conditions (prices, availability).
• Modernising the online store
  To meet customers’ growing expectations and the dynamic e-commerce market, the company had to modernise its website in terms of performance, functionality, and compliance with current UX/UI standards.
• Stability and communication of systems
  Diagnosing problems affecting the platform’s performance and stability, as well as improving communication between related IT systems, has become crucial.

Solution

To respond to the above challenges, Megabay decided to cooperate comprehensively with Exorigo-Upos, including taking over the maintenance and development of the Magento and Akeneo PIM platforms and implementing a proprietary integration tool, Product Loader.

Key activities within the framework of cooperation:

• Magento frontend optimisation
  Improved website speed and responsiveness. In addition, visual changes were implemented in line with current UX trends, increasing the store’s usability and convenience.
• The implementation of the Product Loader
  The platform was made available in the SaaS model, which allowed for a quick launch and eliminated the need to expand the infrastructure. The tool enables easy product and commercial data integration from many external suppliers.
• Product data optimisation
  The data structure was improved, which better represented Megabay’s business logic.
• Maintenance of the Akeneo PIM system
  Exorigo-Upos, the official technological partner of Akeneo PIM in Poland and a specialist in the implementation of this system, took over the maintenance of the customer’s PIM environment, which contained 58,128 products. As part of our ongoing cooperation, we analyse and implement improvements that positively impact communication between Magento and Akeneo PIM, ensuring greater stability and efficiency of data exchange.
• Redmine Communication and Reporting Platform
  Redmine implementation enabled efficient task allocation, transparency of activities, and effective communication between Megabay and Exorigo-Upos teams.
• Training the Megabay team
  Training employees to use the Product Loader allowed Megabay to be fully independent in future integrations without involving external development resources.

Results

With the implementation of the Product Loader platform, Megabay has significantly improved the process of integration with new suppliers – activities that previously required IT support can now be carried out directly by business users. The improved data structure translated into better quality of the information presented, which increased customer trust and made shopping easier. At the same time, the modernisation of the gres.pl store based on Magento provides a modern shopping environment in line with current standards.

Summary

Implementing the Product Loader, maintaining and developing Akeneo PIM, and optimising the gres.pl store enabled Megabay to effectively meet the challenges of e-commerce development. Streamlining integration processes, improving data quality, and modernising the sales platform allowed us to increase competitiveness and operational flexibility.

For Exorigo-Upos, this project was an opportunity to demonstrate the power of its solution in a real business environment. A successful implementation at a customer with a large volume of data and complex integration processes confirmed the effectiveness of Product Loader as a scalable and easily adaptable tool.