Composable eCommerce Platform with Elastic Path
Astrak Group
Engagement Overview
McKenna Consultants partnered with Astrak to deliver a high-performance eCommerce reseller website aimed at enhancing digital sales capabilities and customer experience. The engagement focused on building a fast, secure, and stable platform tailored to customer needs, with close collaboration between Astrak and their customers throughout the development process.
Technical Approach
The solution was built using a composable architecture, leveraging modern technologies including:
- Elastic Path for flexible eCommerce backend services
- Algolia for lightning-fast product search
- Next.js for high-performance front-end delivery
- Microsoft Azure for scalable, secure cloud infrastructure
Business Objectives
- Increase online sales and improve order efficiency
- Enhance user experience and reduce friction during product search and checkout
- Deliver a robust and secure system capable of handling growth
Key Achievements
- Delivered a composable eCommerce platform that is fast, secure, and scalable
- Achieved unusually high levels of customer involvement in the development process
- Created a simplified, intuitive user journey based on direct user feedback
- Enabled Astrak to add approximately £300,000 in new monthly revenue
- Built a foundation for future expansion as the customer base increases
Why Composable Architecture?
Composable architecture allowed the team to select best-of-breed components for each part of the system, dramatically improving site speed, uptime, and security. The modular nature of the architecture also means future updates and feature enhancements can be rolled out with minimal disruption.
Conclusion
Through a close partnership with Astrak and its customers, McKenna Consultants delivered a transformative eCommerce solution that drives revenue and improves user satisfaction. This project showcases McKenna Consultants' expertise in composable architectures and high-performance enterprise eCommerce systems.
If you would like to discuss large-scale composable eCommerce solutions for your business or project, please get in touch with McKenna Consultants today.
Services Delivered
"Working with McKenna Consultants has been a game-changer for Astrak. From day one, their team understood our vision for a high-performance eCommerce platform and delivered beyond our expectations. Their deep technical expertise and flexible composable architecture approach allowed us to build a site that is fast, stable, and secure—exactly what our customers need."
"What really set McKenna apart was how closely they worked with our customers during the build. The result is a user experience that genuinely reflects how our clients want to search and order. Since going live, the platform has already added over £300,000 in new monthly revenue, and we see even more potential as we scale. We’re excited to continue working with McKenna as our digital journey evolves." Stephen Cope, CIO