Building Jumbo's E-Commerce Engine: Unifying Logistics, Payments, and Speed

Delivering the high-performance optimization engine and payment API to enable on-demand e-commerce for Switzerland's #1 DIY retailer across 125 locations

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In collaboration with Annanow, Codetribe engineered the core technology to power a true on-demand e-commerce experience for the top DIY retailer in Switzerland. By building a sophisticated logistics optimization engine for complex and bulky goods and a robust API layer for payment and inventory integration, our solution transformed Jumbo's 125 physical stores from disconnected locations into a unified, high-speed delivery network.

Client

Jumbo

Country

Switzerland

Market

DACH

Type

Enterprise

Story

As Switzerland's leading DIY retailer, Jumbo faced a critical strategic challenge: defending its market dominance against agile, online-first competitors. To compete, they needed to transform their 125-store physical footprint into a seamless e-commerce operation. This required a powerful technology partner to solve the immense, dual challenge of complex DIY logistics and fragmented payment and inventory systems.

Business Impact

Enabled Fast, On-Demand Delivery for Complex Goods

The intelligent logistics engine was the breakthrough. It solved the "impossible" problem of bulky goods delivery, allowing Jumbo to offer a fast, reliable, and on-demand service that competitors could not match. By fully automating complex dispatch, it made delivery of heavy items a scalable reality, allowing Jumbo to defend its #1 market status.

Built a Scalable, Unified E-Commerce & Payment Foundation

The central API layer immediately connected all 125 stores, unifying inventory and streamlining payment processing. This automation eliminated manual errors, reduced operational overhead, and provided Jumbo with a robust, efficient, and scalable foundation to grow its digital revenue for years to come.

125

Store Locations Enabled for On-Demand Delivery

100%

Automated Dispatch Optimization

Focus Area

Domains

SaaS

Enterprise Software

E-Commerce

Mobile Apps

API

Architecture

Data Analytics & Visualization

Databases

Integrations

Services

Database Design & Modeling

API Design & Specification

Back-End Development

Authentication & Authorization

Monitoring & Logging Setup

Payment Gateway Integration

Third-Party Integrations

Industries

Supply Chain & Logistics

E-Commerce & Retail

Tech Stack

Java

JavaScript

Kotlin

Swift

Vue.js

Spring Boot

MySQL

Hibernate

AWS

Firebase

Challenges

Jumbo's primary barrier was a disconnected infrastructure. Their 125 stores operated in silos, lacking the central API needed to unify disparate POS systems, manage real-time inventory, or process online payments seamlessly. Compounding this, the unique nature of DIY logistics – involving bulky, high-weight items like lumber or concrete – made fast delivery an operational impossibility. They had no intelligent optimization engine to manage and optimize complex dispatches based on vehicle capacity, order weight, and real-time courier availability.

Solutions

Codetribe engineered a comprehensive two-part backend platform to solve both challenges simultaneously. We first architected a robust, API-first layer to act as the "central nervous system," integrating all 125 retail locations, their inventory systems, and new payment gateways into a single source of truth. Concurrently, we built the "brains" of the operation: a sophisticated logistics optimization engine. This intelligent system processes real-time data – including courier status, vehicle capacity, and order size – to fully automate and optimize the complex dispatch of bulky DIY goods, enabling a true fast delivery service from any store.