Design and Implementation of Online Grocery Store: Zikra Ansari, Shital Mane, Navindasghadge, Nidhi Sharma

International Journal of Technical Research and Applications e-ISSN: 2320-8163,
www.ijtra.com Volume 4, Issue 2 (March-April, 2016), PP. 328-330
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE

GROCERY STORE
Zikra Ansari1, Shital Mane2, NavindasGhadge3, Nidhi Sharma4
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
Navi Mumbai, India
1
ramzaa.zikra@gmail.com
2
maneShital9561@gmail.com
3
navindas.ghadge@gmail.com
4
nidhipranjan@gmail.com
Abstract— Internet has converted a world into a global of the same. Thus, it is very important to focus on design and
village. With the popularization of internet, online implementation of the said Online Store.
shopping has become a new and unique trend. From
clothing to electronics, all the things are available on This web store can be implemented using various technologies
internet. Keeping up this trend, a need for online grocery such as PHP, Javascript , JSP and so on. The PHP is a
store is felt because it can enhance the existing system even scripting language and most preferred in most of the cases.
more. Consumers do not even need to go to a local grocery This is because 1) PHP is an open source 2) it can be used to
store anymore; they can buy each and everything by just develop interactive web pages. 3) PHP can be written in
sitting in a home at anytime. It is fast, simple, and flexible. HTML 4) It adds responsiveness in the web site. MySQL is
The Online Grocery Store is based on B2C business model. used for creating database in the back-end. All necessary and
The consumer is provided with the facility of registering, relevant information of both consumers and vendors are stored
signing in, viewing and ordering the grocery items and in the database in the ordered manner. This data can be used
secured online transaction. The consumers may give to predict various behavior patterns.
feedbacks and comments regarding each and every
product as well. HTML/CSS & PHP are used to build the Therefore PHP as developing tool alongwith MySQL as
basic framework of web pages. MySQL is used for storing database server is applied for implementing the said store.
information about the consumer and vendors (sellers).
II. REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS
Keywords: online grocery store, e-commerce, shopping
cart, web store. The local grocery stores have taken many shapes in early 20s.
In earlier days, the grocery items like pulses, rice, flour etc
I.INTRODUCTION
were not abundance in nature. Hence people had to wait in a
Internet has widely grown in the recent century and become queue for a long time and that too without any assurance that
the necessity. The popularization of internet has encouraged they would get the needed items. It was a tiring and tedious
E-commerce as well.E-commerce (Electronic Commerce) is task. The situation has got much better as of now. People
nothing but the selling or buying of the goods and services don’t have to wait in a long queue, they get the required items
online. The main objective of e-commerce is to provide a quickly.
hassle-free and enhanced shopping experience. It has not only
Internet has converted a world into a global village. With the
replaced the traditional way of shopping but also provided the
popularization of internet, online shopping has become a new
comfort and ease to shop from your desk. Consumers don’t
and unique trend. From clothing to electronics, all the things
have to go to stores during restricted timings; they can buy
are available on internet. Keeping up this trend, a need for
almost everything at anytime from anywhere. It provides one
online grocery store is felt because it can enhance the existing
window-multi vendor retailing.
system even more. Consumers do not even need to go to a
The Online Grocery Store is the practical implementation of local grocery store anymore; they can buy each and
E-commerce for grocery goods. The vendors of different everything by just sitting in a home at anytime. It is fast,
items of different brands can sell their product under one simple, and flexible.
window. The selling process is made easier for vendors. The
After going through e-commerce processes and real market
flexibility and enhanced shopping environment is provided to
trends, we aim at developing an online grocery store having
customers. The marketing industry is also getting the benefits
simple and easy to use interface and secured transaction. It
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will provide convenience to consumer. The major goals of this

system are:
 It is user- friendly and easy to use for both consumers

and vendors.
 The consumers are allowed to give feedbacks about
any item.
Fig. 4.1 System Architecture
 The consumers are also allowed to modify their carts
individually. They can add/remove grocery item. The system architecture consists of three major parts namely
 The vendors are allowed to add new items in Graphical User Interface (GUI),front end and back end. The
respective categories. architecture displays the basic process flow.
 The vendors are allowed to promote new arrivals.
 The consumers can view their order history and GUI is the interface visible to the user/customer. A GUI
details. allows the use of icons or other visual indicators to interact
with electronic devices; rather than using only text via the
III. SYSTEM ANALYSIS command line. It will display the different categories of
grocery items, sign in, register etc.
The main components of this system are registration, login,
browsing of items, ordering and view history and order PHP &Wamp server are used as front-end technologies. When
details. user clicks on the particular product, the query goes to the
front end part. After that front end fetches the required data
The users have to register themselves then only they will be from the database i.e. Back end. The results are returned to
able to buy goods. The registered members have to login first front end and from there, to GUI for displaying as shown in
in order to purchase the goods. After that, the users fig.4.1.
(consumers) need to select the required goods and add it to
the cart. At checkout, they have to pay the amount. The order There is a database in the back end. It contains all the
details and history of ordered items can be viewed as well by information regarding customers, products and vendors. Here,
the consumers. MySQL is used for this purpose. When user fires a particular
query, the query is given to database and the corresponding
result is segregated from large volume of information.
Database is also used for retrieving the history of past orders.
V. ADVANTAGES
 Much of the time can be saved while shopping for

groceries over the internet. Customers don’t have to
wait in a long queue. They don’t have to carry the
load of groceries as they are delivered online.
 It is a good option for people who are old and
physically weak.
 The overspending can be prevented.
 Online store is suitable for busy people who don’t
have time to visit the local store.
 Online grocery shopping is available 24 hours a day
and 7 days a week and 365 days in a year.
 Customers can keep track of the number of grocery
items purchased by looking at the shopping cart
which helps in purchasing grocery within the budget.
Fig. 3.1 System Flow Chart  Customers are able to compare the price of grocery
items of different brands with ease.
IV. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
 Fuel costs can be reduced.
The developed online store will enable user to shop

grocery goods among wide varieties through secured
payment option. It will enhance the user experience &
promote hassle-free shopping environment.
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International Journal of Technical Research and Applications e-ISSN: 2320-8163,

www.ijtra.com Volume 4, Issue 2 (March-April, 2016), PP. 328-330

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ONLINE

will provide convenience to consumer. The major goals of this

 It is user- friendly and easy to use for both consumers

 Much of the time can be saved while shopping for

The developed online store will enable user to shop

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