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Shopify

Typical timeline

3–6 weeks

Engagement

Fixed scope

Team

3 senior specialists

Best for

New storesTheme rebuildsMigrations

Shopify

+ Proof 01 · Shopify in production

01 / The point of view

The theme store is where brands go to look like each other. We build custom Shopify storefronts that carry your identity front to back, with Shopify’s checkout doing what it does best underneath.

02 / What’s included

01Custom storefront
02Theme architecture
03App integrations
04Migration & SEO mapping
05Team training
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+ Fig. 01 · Where the work happens

03 / The numbers we defend on calls

 

median mobile load time across recent launches

 

median Lighthouse performance score at handover

 

average organic traffic, six months post-launch

+ Selected frames

Shopify — Selected frames 1
Shopify — Selected frames 2
Shopify — Selected frames 3
01

Setup

Week 1

Store, payments, delivery partners, and the product data model.

+ Configured store + scope

02

Theme

Weeks 2–3

Sections built to your brand, not a template with your logo on it.

+ Custom theme on staging

03

Catalogue

Weeks 4–5

Products, variants, and the cash-on-delivery flow, tested end to end.

+ Loaded catalogue + tested checkout

04

Launch

Week 6

Go live, plus training so your team runs it alone.

+ Live store + 2h training

Shopify — The work in progress

+ Fig. 02 · The work in progress

04 / How we run it

Performance budgets set before a line of code. Design and engineering in the same room from day one. You own the code, the CMS, and the pipeline outright. No lock-in.

05 / The engagement shape

A marketing site runs 4–8 weeks, a Shopify store 3–6, a full commerce build 6–10, an SEO audit 1–2. Every one opens with a paid discovery week that fixes scope and budget before a line of code.

06 / Applied in the work

MedinaView Project
Medina · Website · Design3.2s→0.8s mobile load time
AssemblyView Project
Assembly · Campaign · Food & Beverage+38% retail sell-through during campaign
“ Clients bring the site up on the first call now. A year ago we were the ones apologizing for it. It carries the studio’s standard before we say a word, and briefs arrive better formed because of it. ”

Salma Idrissi · Co-founder, Medina Studio

07 / Straight answers

The questions that stall sign-off, answered before the first call.

Integrations and content volume move the number, not page count — we fix both up front, so the estimate you sign is the invoice you get.

08 / Also in Develop

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