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Shopify Website Development

New builds and replatforms for stores that move real volume. We design, build, and ship Shopify themes that hold up under traffic, scale with your catalog, and stay easy for your team to run.

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What it is

We build custom Shopify and Shopify Plus storefronts from the ground up, or move you off a platform that is slowing you down. Most of our work is replatforming established brands onto Shopify, or rebuilding a theme that has been patched one app at a time until it broke.

Every build starts with how your store actually sells: the products, the merchandising, the checkout, the edge cases your current theme cannot handle. We write the theme code ourselves. We do not assemble a page builder and hand you the bill.

Who it is for

  • Brands doing 7 to 9 figures that have outgrown a templated theme
  • Teams replatforming from Magento, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce
  • Stores with large or complex catalogs and frequent merchandising changes
  • Merchants who want clean theme code their own developers can maintain

The engagement

  1. Scope and audit

    We review your current store, traffic, and roadmap, then write a plan with fixed milestones.

  2. Design and build

    We design the storefront, write the theme, and build against your real data, not placeholder text.

  3. Launch

    We migrate, QA across devices, and ship with a rollback plan. You sign off before anything goes live.

  4. Support

    We stay on after launch for fixes, iteration, and the next phase of work.

Results.

Nc'nean Distillery homepage
18%
LCP Reduction
Nc'nean Distillery

Migration from a 1.0 theme to Shopify Horizon.

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Slingshot product quiz
+23%
Attributed Revenue
Slingshot Sports

Custom product quiz with Klaviyo integration and a Looker Studio dashboard.

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Working with James and his team has been an absolute pleasure. His response time was instant, and his team is extremely knowledgeable. James completely rebuilt our Slingshot Sports Shopify site from the ground up, revamping the theme, improving site architecture, and delivering a faster, cleaner experience across the board.
AJ RehnAJ

Common questions.

How long does a build take?
Most builds run 8 to 16 weeks depending on catalog size and integrations. We give you a milestone schedule before we start.
Do you work on Shopify Plus?
Yes. Most of our clients are on Plus. We use Plus features like Functions, scripts, and B2B where they earn their place.
Will our team be able to edit the site?
Yes. We build with the theme editor and metafields so your merchandisers can run day-to-day changes without a developer.
How do you handle apps?
We keep the app count low. Every app is a dependency and a performance cost, so we build in-theme where it makes sense.
Can you migrate us from Magento, WooCommerce or BigCommerce?
Yes. Most of our build work is replatforming established brands onto Shopify. We migrate, QA across devices and ship with a rollback plan, and you sign off before anything goes live.
Which theme do you build on?
We recommend Shopify's free Horizon theme as the foundation and write the custom theme code ourselves. We do not assemble a page builder.
Do you support the store after launch?
Yes. We stay on after launch for fixes, iteration and the next phase of work.
What does it cost?
Every project is scoped individually. Book a 30-minute scoping call, we go through your requirements, and we follow up with a clear proposal and price. There is no commitment until you see the scope.

Let's talk about your project.

Book a 30-minute scoping call. We'll go through your requirements, answer your questions, and follow up with a clear proposal and price. No commitment until you see the scope.

Request a scoping call