Shopify Web Design Agency

Both , and we’ll tell you honestly which one is right for your business. For brands that need speed to market or have a defined budget, Shopify theme development gives you a professionally built, fully customised store without the cost of a ground-up build. For merchants who need bespoke functionality, unique user journeys, or are operating at Shopify Plus level, we build entirely custom from scratch. Every project starts with a scoping call so we can recommend the right approach for your goals.

Yes , migrations are one of our specialisms. We’ve migrated stores from WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, BigCommerce and bespoke platforms onto Shopify and Shopify Plus. We handle the full process: data auditing, product and customer record migration, URL redirect mapping, and post-launch validation , so your SEO, order history and customer data arrive intact.

Shopify plans start from £19/month on the Basic plan, rising through Shopify, Advanced and Shopify Plus which starts from around £2,000/month for high-volume merchants. The right plan depends on your transaction volumes, the features you need, and whether you’re taking payments through Shopify Payments or a third-party gateway. We’ll help you choose the right plan as part of your project scoping , and if you’re approaching Plus territory, we can walk you through exactly what you get for the investment.

No , though it helps to have a clear direction for your brand before we get into visual design. If you don’t have a logo yet, our brand and identity team can take care of that as part of the project. We work with a lot of clients who come to us for both brand identity and Shopify web design together, which means your store and your brand are built to work as one from day one.

We can, yes. Our in-house content team writes product descriptions, category copy, homepage content and SEO-optimised page copy for Shopify stores. If you already have content, we’ll review and refine it as part of the build. Either way, we manage a structured content collection process to make sure everything the build needs is ready before development starts , no placeholder text, no delays.

We don’t shoot photography in-house, but we work with a trusted network of product and lifestyle photographers who understand eCommerce. We can brief, coordinate and art-direct shoots as part of your project if needed. Good product photography is one of the highest-impact investments you can make in your Shopify store’s conversion rate; we’ll always flag it if we think it’s holding a project back.

Shopify apps are third-party tools that extend what your store can do , from email marketing and loyalty programmes to subscriptions, reviews, upselling and advanced analytics. There are thousands available in the Shopify App Store, and the right stack can significantly improve your store’s conversion rate and customer retention. As a Shopify Partner agency, we recommend and integrate only proven apps suited to your specific business , and we build custom apps where off-the-shelf solutions don’t cut it.

Yes , Shopify Plus is an area of real expertise for us. We build bespoke Shopify Plus stores for DTC and B2B merchants, including custom checkout experiences using Checkout Extensibility, B2B wholesale portals, multi-store and internationalisation setups, and complex API integrations. If you’re already on Shopify and thinking about upgrading to Plus, we can advise on whether the move makes sense for your business right now.

Shopify is the platform most merchants start on , it covers everything you need to run a professional eCommerce store. Shopify Plus is the enterprise tier, designed for merchants doing significant volume who need more: unlimited staff accounts, customisable checkout, advanced automation through Shopify Flow, B2B and wholesale functionality, dedicated account management from Shopify, and higher API rate limits for complex integrations. Most merchants consider Plus when they’re turning over £1M+ and finding standard Shopify’s limitations starting to slow them down. We work with businesses at both levels and can help you make the right call.

Yes , we offer ongoing Shopify support and retainer packages for stores we’ve built and for merchants who come to us after working with another agency. This covers development updates, app management, performance monitoring, CRO improvements, and growth strategy. We don’t just build and walk away , the best results we get for clients come from an ongoing relationship where we’re continuously improving the store.

It depends on the scope. A theme-based Shopify build typically takes 6–10 weeks from scoping to launch. A fully custom Shopify or Shopify Plus build with migrations and integrations is usually 12–20 weeks. We’ll give you a realistic timeline in your proposal , and we stick to it.

Shopify web design costs vary depending on whether you need a theme build or a fully custom store. Theme-based projects typically start from £5,000, while bespoke custom Shopify builds and Shopify Plus projects range from £15,000 upwards depending on functionality, integrations and migration complexity. We provide a detailed fixed-price proposal for every project so there are no surprises.

Moving from WooCommerce to Shopify involves migrating your products, customer data, order history, and URLs , while making sure nothing breaks in the process. We handle the full migration: auditing your existing WooCommerce store, mapping your data structure to Shopify, setting up 301 redirects to protect your SEO rankings, and validating everything post-launch. It’s one of the most common migrations we do and we have a proven process for it.

Absolutely , a lot of our best work comes from merchants who are already on Shopify or Shopify Plus but want to improve performance, redesign their store, or bring in a more experienced development partner. You don’t need to be starting from scratch to work with us. If you’re on Plus and feel like you’re not getting enough from the platform, get in touch.

We’re based in Stockport, Manchester, but we work with DTC brands, B2B merchants, and eCommerce businesses across the UK and internationally. Our clients range from ambitious independent brands scaling toward Shopify Plus to established businesses doing multi-market revenue. If you’re serious about eCommerce growth, we’d love to hear about your project.

Shopify store speed directly affects your conversion rate , even a one-second delay can reduce conversions by up to 7%. Key areas to address include: compressing and lazy-loading images, removing unused apps, minimising third-party scripts, using a lightweight theme, and enabling Shopify’s built-in CDN. For Shopify Plus merchants, custom theme development gives you full control over what loads and when. If your store feels slow, a performance audit is often the best starting point.

The most common mistakes we see are: choosing a theme without considering long-term scalability, launching without a proper mobile UX review, ignoring page speed from the start, adding too many apps without considering their impact on load time, not setting up 301 redirects when migrating from another platform, and skipping a structured content collection process which leads to delays and placeholder text going live. A good agency will flag these before they become problems.

Shopify Sidekick is Shopify’s AI-powered assistant, built directly into the platform. It helps merchants manage their store through natural language commands , from setting up discounts and editing product pages to pulling reports and troubleshooting issues. It’s designed to reduce the time merchants spend on day-to-day admin tasks. We’ve written a full review of Shopify Sidekick on our blog if you want to understand what it can and can’t do in practice.

Yes, you can sell certain regulated products on Shopify, but this is on a case by case basis, the sale of regulated products including alcohol, health supplements, and CBD, subject to legal compliance in your market. You’ll need age verification apps, appropriate terms and disclaimers, and in some cases specific payment gateway approval. We’ve built Shopify stores for brands in both categories and can advise on the compliance requirements as part of your project scoping.

Shopify has native B2B functionality built into Shopify Plus, including customer-specific pricing, net payment terms, company accounts, and a separate B2B storefront. On standard Shopify plans, wholesale can be achieved through third-party apps or a separate password-protected storefront. If B2B is core to your business model, Shopify Plus is almost always the right choice , the native tools are significantly more powerful than app-based workarounds, and we’ve built B2B and wholesale setups on both.

Yes , Shopify supports subscription products either natively through Shopify’s own subscriptions feature or via third-party apps like ReCharge, Skio, or Bold Subscriptions. Subscriptions are one of the highest-impact models for DTC eCommerce businesses , they improve retention, predictable revenue, and customer lifetime value. We integrate and configure subscription functionality as part of Shopify builds and can advise on which solution suits your product and volume.

Checkout Extensibility is Shopify’s framework for customising the checkout experience on Shopify Plus , replacing the old checkout.liquid file which Shopify is retiring. It allows Plus merchants to add custom UI components, upsells, loyalty integrations, and branded elements to the checkout without compromising Shopify’s security or upgrade compatibility. If you’re on Plus and your checkout still uses checkout.liquid, migrating to Checkout Extensibility is now a priority.

Yes, SEO is built into every Shopify store we build, covering site structure, URL architecture, meta titles, meta descriptions, schema markup, page speed, and internal linking. For merchants who want to go further, we offer ongoing Shopify SEO services including content strategy, technical audits, and keyword targeting. A well-built Shopify store should be ranking and generating organic traffic from day one, not something you bolt on afterwards.

Shopify is a fully hosted platform , Shopify manages the servers, security, and platform updates, so you focus on running your business. WooCommerce is a plugin for WordPress, meaning you’re responsible for hosting, security, updates, and performance. Shopify is generally faster to set up, more reliable at scale, and better suited to eCommerce-first businesses. WooCommerce gives more flexibility if you need deep WordPress integration. We’ve migrated dozens of stores from WooCommerce to Shopify and the merchants rarely look back.

Not from a single standard account, each Shopify store requires its own subscription. However, Shopify Plus includes the ability to run multiple stores under one Plus contract, with centralised management through the Shopify Organisation Admin. This is particularly useful for brands selling in multiple markets with different currencies, languages, or product catalogues. If you’re running two or more stores and managing them separately, it might be a sign you’re ready for Plus.

SEO is the biggest concern for most merchants migrating to Shopify , and rightly so. The risks are: losing rankings due to URL structure changes, losing domain authority if redirects aren’t set up correctly, and Google re-crawling a site with missing or duplicate meta data. Done properly, a migration to Shopify should maintain or improve your SEO. We handle full redirect mapping, meta data transfer, canonical setup, and post-launch crawl validation on every migration we do.