Independent retail Shopify

Shopify ecommerce for independent retailers.

I build online shops that work as hard as your shop floor. Migration, performance, Click & Collect, and the operational details that actually matter.

Built for retailers, not generalists

The retailers I work with usually have one thing in common: they've been in business long enough to know what works on their shop floor, but their online presence is either holding them back or doesn't exist yet. They're independent, established, and they sell physical products to real customers.

  • You run an independent retail business: single shop, multi-store, or a department within a larger family operation.
  • You're stocking real products from real suppliers, not dropshipping or selling digital goods.
  • You want an online shop that supports your physical business, not one that competes with it.

What you get

Shopify builds, properly done

Themes built from scratch with performance as the first decision, not a plugin afterthought. Lean markup, fast loads, mobile-first, and a back-end you can actually run yourself.

Migration without losing what you've earned

Years of search equity, customer accounts, and product history don't have to disappear when you change platform. I map every URL and move every record so the cutover is invisible to your customers and to Google.

Click & Collect and local delivery

Online orders, picked in-store, collected by the customer or delivered locally. The operational logic that connects your stock room to your storefront, built properly, not bolted on.

POS integration and stock sync

Sell a pair in-store, see the website update in seconds. Your till and your online shop running off the same inventory, so you never oversell and never disappoint.

Google Shopping and search visibility

Most independent retailers under-invest in their Google Shopping feed. I set yours up properly, hit the quality thresholds Google rewards, and make sure your products show up where customers actually search.

Performance that earns its keep

A slow shop is a leaking shop. I tune image handling, script loading, and theme architecture together so your site stays fast under real load, including the peaks that matter most.

How a project runs

Every retail ecommerce project I take on follows the same rhythm. No surprises, no hidden phases, no sudden scope changes.

01

Discovery

A proper conversation about your business, your stock, your customers, and what an online shop needs to do to be worth the investment.

02

Scope and quote

A clear written scope and fixed price. No hourly billing, no open-ended invoices.

03

Build and review

I build in stages and share progress as I go. You see the site take shape, not just at the end.

04

Launch and aftercare

Cutover, monitoring, and a managed service that keeps your shop running long after launch.

Typical project timeline is eight to fourteen weeks depending on scope. Migrations take longer than fresh builds. Multi-store operations take longer than single-store. I'll tell you the honest timeline when we scope.

Why work with me

Independent retail is the work, not a sideline

I'm not a generalist who occasionally takes ecommerce projects. Independent retail is what I focus on, and the experience compounds. Every retailer I work with makes me better at serving the next one.

You own everything, end to end

Your Shopify account, your domain, your content, your data. Nothing locked behind my access. If you ever decide to leave, you take everything with you.

No agencies, no account managers, no handoffs

You'll work directly with me from the first conversation to the launch and beyond. The person scoping your project is the person building it.

Ready to talk?

Three quick questions and I'll come back to you within 48 hours. No obligation, no sales pitch, just a useful conversation about whether your business and my approach are a fit.

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