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Custom themes, Hydrogen storefronts and app integrations that cut friction across the funnel and raise conversion and average order value.

ShopifyHydrogenLiquid

Overview

What you get.

  • Higher conversion
  • Custom themes
  • Fast checkout

A Shopify store wins on trust, speed and a frictionless path to checkout. We design the browsing, product-page and cart experience around how your customers actually shop — especially on mobile.

For brands that outgrow themes, we build headless storefronts on Hydrogen and the Storefront API, keeping Shopify's reliable checkout while giving you full control of the front-end.

Conversion on Shopify is rarely about a single big feature. It is the accumulation of small frictions removed: a faster product page, clearer shipping information, a smoother cart, a better mobile checkout path. We audit and improve each stage systematically.

Because Shopify handles hosting, security and PCI-compliant checkout, your budget goes into what differentiates the brand — design, merchandising, content and integrations — rather than infrastructure.

Why it matters

The problem we solve.

01

Mobile shoppers dominate

Most store traffic is on phones, where slow pages and clumsy navigation cost sales immediately.

02

Themes hit a ceiling

Stock themes limit merchandising, bundling and brand storytelling as you scale.

03

Checkout friction loses revenue

Every extra step, surprise cost or missing payment option increases abandonment.

04

Integrations create leverage

Syncing inventory, email and reviews saves hours of manual work every week.

Scope of work

What’s included.

01

Custom theme (Liquid / OS 2.0)

Sections-everywhere themes that merchants can customise without code.

02

Hydrogen / headless storefronts

React-based storefronts on the Storefront API and Oxygen hosting.

03

Conversion-led UX

Product pages, collection filtering, quick-add, sticky cart and cross-sells.

04

Checkout extensions

Shopify Functions and checkout UI extensions for discounts and upsells.

05

Apps & integrations

Custom and public apps, ERP/inventory sync, ESP and review integrations.

06

Migration

Products, customers and orders moved from WooCommerce, Magento and others.

Ideal clients

Who this is for.

01

Fashion and lifestyle brands

Visual-first stores needing rich collections, lookbooks and size guides.

02

DTC startups

New brands launching quickly with a store designed to scale.

03

Stores migrating platforms

Merchants moving from WooCommerce, Magento or BigCommerce.

04

High-traffic Plus merchants

Brands needing headless storefronts and checkout customisation.

How the project runs

Our process.

Transparent milestones, weekly demos and one point of contact from kickoff to launch.

  1. 01

    Store strategy

    Catalogue, audience, margins and funnel analytics reviewed to set conversion priorities.

  2. 02

    UX & design

    Mobile-first templates for home, collection, product, cart and account.

  3. 03

    Theme / storefront build

    Liquid or Hydrogen implementation with metafields and metaobjects for flexible content.

  4. 04

    Integrations

    Payments, shipping, tax, inventory, reviews, email and analytics connected and tested.

  5. 05

    QA

    Test orders, discount logic, device matrix, speed and accessibility checks.

  6. 06

    Launch & growth

    Redirects, tracking verification and post-launch CRO iterations.

Quality bar

Standards we hold.

01

Speed-first theming

Lean Liquid, deferred scripts and optimised media to keep pages fast.

02

Merchant-friendly

Sections and metafields so your team can change content without developers.

03

Tracked and measurable

GA4, pixels and server events set up so you know what's driving sales.

04

Fully tested orders

Discounts, taxes, shipping zones and payment flows verified before launch.

Tooling

Technology stack.

Platform

ShopifyShopify PlusHydrogen

Theming

LiquidOnline Store 2.0Metafields

Headless

Storefront APIOxygenReact

Growth

KlaviyoGA4Meta Pixel

Glossary

Terms we use.

AOV
Average order value — revenue divided by number of orders.
Liquid
Shopify's templating language for themes.
Hydrogen
Shopify's React framework for headless storefronts.
Metafields / metaobjects
Custom data fields and structured content types in Shopify.
Cart abandonment
Shoppers who add items but never complete checkout.
Shopify Functions
Server-side extensions that customise discounts, shipping and payments.
Conversion rate
The percentage of visitors who complete a purchase.
SKU / Variant
A unique product identifier and its options, such as size or colour.

FAQ

Common questions.

Theme or Hydrogen?

Themes are faster and cheaper to run for most stores. Hydrogen suits brands needing bespoke experiences at scale.

Can you migrate our current store?

Yes — products, collections, customers, orders and SEO redirects, with a parallel-run test before switching.

Will it work well on mobile?

Mobile is the design starting point; most store traffic comes from phones.

How do you handle product and customer migration?

We export, clean and import products, collections, customers and order history, keep URLs consistent and verify counts before cut-over.

Can you add subscriptions, bundles or wholesale?

Yes, via trusted apps or custom development depending on the complexity and your margins.

Do you support international selling?

Yes — multi-currency, localised domains, language switching and region-specific pricing and shipping.

Working together

How we engage.

01

Fixed-scope project

A defined scope, timeline and price agreed after discovery. Best for launches and rebuilds with clear requirements.

02

Monthly retainer

A dedicated block of senior time each month for continuous delivery, iteration and support.

03

Audit & advisory

A short, focused engagement that reviews what you have and hands you a prioritised plan to act on.

What to expect

01

Kickoff

A 45–60 minute call to understand goals, audience, constraints and timeline.

02

Written proposal

Scope, milestones, deliverables and pricing within a few working days of the call.

03

Weekly rhythm

A short demo and written update every week so there are never surprises.

04

Your input

One decision-maker, timely feedback and access to brand assets, content and accounts.

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