Shopify Design
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Storefronts that load fast, convert well, and scale with your brand.

557% Faster on mobile, Cocokind

+18% AI referral traffic, Cocokind

+23% Revenue growth, Outerknown

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Shopify Builds That Convert and Scale

Shopify design and development is the work of designing, building, and improving the store your customers buy from. We build Shopify and Shopify Plus stores that load fast, guide shoppers to checkout, and keep pace as your catalog grows.

Design That Guides Shoppers

Clear navigation and product pages that lead buyers to checkout.

Builds That Stay Fast

Clean code and speed work that hold up when traffic spikes.

Support That Grows With You

Post-launch fixes and new features as your brand and catalog grow.

What Goes Into a Shopify Build

Four capabilities behind stores that look polished, load fast, and grow with you.

UX & eCommerce Design

Design systems grounded in eCommerce best practices, with clear navigation and intentional product pages.

Shopify & Shopify Plus Builds

Custom themes and flexible templates built for speed, scalability, and easy content management.

Replatforming & Migrations

Smooth moves to Shopify or Shopify Plus, with careful handling of data, SEO, and existing customer journeys.

Custom Features & Integrations

Subscriptions, loyalty, reviews, analytics, and fulfillment integrations built to work together.

Our Services

Technical Discovery

We scope your catalog, data, and third-party platforms up front, so the build starts from a clear plan.

User Journey Mapping

We map how shoppers move from first visit to checkout, then design pages around the way they actually buy.

Landing Page Design

Campaign and product landing pages designed and built to turn traffic from ads, email, and social into orders.

Speed Optimization

Faster load times and clean architecture, so pages stay quick on mobile and hold up during traffic spikes.

Data & SEO Migration

Products, blog content, and customer data move over with SEO redirects, so past search work is protected.

ADA Compliance

Accessibility built into the theme from the start, so more shoppers can browse, compare, and check out.

B2B & Wholesale Portals

Wholesale experiences and B2B portals built on Shopify Plus, running alongside your consumer storefront.

A/B Testing & CRO

Ongoing tests on layouts, offers, and flows, so every site change is backed by real conversion data.

Ongoing Support

Post-launch fixes, feature updates, and new product-line launches, so the store keeps improving as your brand grows.

Our Process: From Plan to Growth

The stages take a store from scoped plan to steady growth.

Discover

We scope your catalog, data, and tools, then set goals for the build.

  • Technical discovery
  • Third-party platform scoping
  • eCommerce strategy alignment

Design

We map the shopper’s path and design pages that guide it to checkout.

  • User journey mapping
  • UI and landing page design
  • Conversion-focused layouts

Build

We build on Shopify or Plus, migrate data, and test before launch.

  • Custom theme development
  • Data, content, and SEO migration
  • Integrations and speed tuning

Grow

After launch, we keep testing and improving so the store keeps earning.

  • A/B testing and CRO
  • New feature and product launches
  • Ongoing maintenance and support
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A Shopify store should make buying feel easy. We build for speed and clear paths to checkout, then keep testing so the store earns more over time.

David Conforti, Chief Growth Officer, Avenue Z

Shopify Build Results

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need Shopify Plus, or is Shopify enough?

We build on both. Plus fits stores with B2B or wholesale portals or a large integration stack, as in our Outerknown and Cos Bar builds. We settle the right fit during technical discovery.

Can you migrate us from Magento or another platform?

Yes. We migrate stores from Magento and other platforms to Shopify or Shopify Plus, including large catalogs, replicating the frontend, moving content, integrating third-party tools, and setting SEO redirects.

How do you protect SEO during a migration?

SEO redirects, content and blog migration, and data handling are built into our migration scope, so the search work you have already done is protected through the move.

How do you make a Shopify store convert better?

We map the shopper’s path, design around it, and tune speed. For one client, that meant a custom theme, pages 557% faster on mobile, and an 18% higher conversion rate at relaunch.

Do you support the store after launch?

Yes. Post-launch work covers fixes, feature updates, A/B testing, and new product-line launches.

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