W2A · Commerce & Van Sales

Orders, stock and payments — run your shop floor from a chat.

Let customers browse, order and pay, and let field or van sales teams capture orders, manage stock and issue receipts — all through WhatsApp, connected to your existing POS or ERP.

Customer ordersVan/field salesStock visibilityPayments & receiptsCustomer records
24/7Order-taking availability
Fewer errors*Illustrative structured-order benefit
1 channelFor orders, payment & receipts
THE PROBLEM TODAY

Where retail & commerce lose people.

The process usually works — but the friction around it costs time, money and trust.

✕ FRICTION

Order-taking bottlenecks

Phone and walk-in orders are slow to capture and easy to get wrong.

✕ FRICTION

No real-time stock visibility

Sales staff promise items that are already out of stock.

✕ FRICTION

Manual reconciliation

Cash and mobile-money sales are reconciled by hand at day's end, prone to error.

✕ FRICTION

Disconnected field sales

Van or door-to-door sales teams operate on paper, disconnected from head office.

THE JOURNEY

What it looks like in WhatsApp.

A structured conversation replaces the queue, the counter or the phone call — while your systems of record stay exactly where they are.

Retail & Commerce journeyLIVE
Customer
Hi, do you have 2 crates of soft drinks and 5kg sugar?
w2a
Yes, both in stock. That's $34 total — would you like delivery or collection?
Customer
Delivery please.
w2a
Order OD-1187 confirmed. Pay now to lock in delivery today by 5pm.
Workflow: COMPLETEDAudit ✓
WHAT YOU CAN BUILD

Ready-made building blocks for retail & commerce.

Each block is reusable across branches, locations or departments — configure once, replicate everywhere.

01

Customer ordering

Customers browse a catalogue, place an order and get a confirmation instantly.

02

Van & field sales capture

Field reps log orders and stock movement directly from the road.

03

Stock visibility

Keep customer-facing availability in sync with your actual stock levels.

04

Payments & receipts

Accept payment and issue a digital receipt in the same conversation.

05

Customer records

Build a structured customer and order history without extra data entry.

06

Delivery & collection updates

Keep customers informed from order to delivery or collection.

Note: Example figures on this page are illustrative targets used to size a pilot, not verified customer results. Your Opportunity Assessment will set real, measurable KPIs for your organisation.
WATCH

See a retail & commerce journey end to end.

A short walkthrough plus the live interactive demo on the homepage.

EXPLAINER

Retail & Commerce on w2a

From order to delivery — how a retail or van-sales operation runs through WhatsApp.

PLATFORM

How the w2a runtime works

Identity, forms, payments, documents and integrations — the six engines behind every journey.

FAQ

Common questions about retail & commerce.

Does this replace our POS or ERP?

No. w2a connects to your existing POS, inventory or ERP system, adding a customer- and field-facing ordering layer.

Can field sales teams use this without smartphones with heavy apps?

Yes — since it runs in WhatsApp, field reps only need the app they likely already use daily.

Can we track which rep captured which order?

Yes — identity and role-based access let you attribute orders and payments to the right team member.

Can we pilot with one product line or one route?

Yes — most commerce pilots start with a single product line, branch or sales route.

READY TO TEST THE IDEA?

Bring one retail & commerce process. We'll show you the opportunity.

Start with a single workflow, prove the outcome, then scale to every branch, ward, station or campus.

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