Hello,
I have recently delivered an E commerce mango selling website which executes similar functionality.
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Admin panel helps manage order status and upon updating of order status , an email to registered email id is sent immediately with order status update like processing, dispatched, delivered.
At the same time, order status is updated under user profile so when user views my orders under their profile, the latest order status is visible for respective orders.
I will definitely deliver required functionality in your website.
Regards,
Smit