Online stores
eCommerce Development
Online stores that make browsing and buying straightforward, with the catalogue, checkout and integrations your business relies on.
Overview
Make buying the easy part.
A good online store gets out of the way. Customers should find products quickly, understand them clearly and check out without friction, on any device.
Behind the storefront, your shop also needs to suit how you manage products, orders and fulfilment, so selling online adds to the business rather than adding admin.
Challenges we help with
Problems worth solving.
If any of these sound familiar, this service is a good place to start the conversation.
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Abandoned baskets
A long or confusing checkout can lose customers at the final step.
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Products that are hard to find
Weak navigation and search make it difficult for customers to browse.
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Too much manual admin
Orders, stock and customer details handled by hand slow the business down.
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A store that does not reflect the brand
Generic templates can make a business look like everyone else.
Capabilities
What we can help with.
What this service can cover. Every project is scoped to what your business actually needs.
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Online store set-up
A storefront structured around your products, categories and customers.
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Product catalogues
Clear product pages with the information customers need to decide.
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Checkout and payments
A simple checkout flow connected to a suitable payment provider.
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Order management
Order handling set up to match the way you fulfil.
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Integrations
Connections to the other tools your business relies on, where they allow it.
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Mobile-friendly shopping
Browsing and buying designed with smaller screens in mind.
Use cases
Where it fits.
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Selling online for the first time
Taking an existing product range online with a store that fits the brand.
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Moving beyond marketplaces
Adding your own store alongside, or instead of, third-party marketplaces.
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Rebuilding an existing store
Improving a store that has become slow, dated or hard to manage.
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Trade ordering
Online ordering for trade customers and repeat orders.
Often a good fit for
- Retailers and independent brands
- Food and drink producers
- Wholesalers and trade suppliers
- Makers and creative businesses
- Businesses adding online sales
Our approach
How we approach eCommerce development.
The same clear three-stage process we use for every project, shaped around this service.
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Discover
We look at your products, your customers and how orders are fulfilled today.
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Design & build
We design the shopping journey, set up the catalogue and checkout, and test the full purchase flow.
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Deliver & improve
We launch carefully and can help refine the store as you learn what customers need.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Common questions about eCommerce development. If yours is not here, we are happy to talk it through.
What do we need to start selling online?
Typically a clear product range, product information and images, a way to take payments and a plan for fulfilment and delivery. We help you work through what is needed during discovery.
Can an online store connect to our other systems?
Often, yes, depending on what those systems support. We review your current tools and recommend sensible connections, for example for stock or orders.
Will the store work on phones?
Yes. We design the shopping and checkout journey to work well on phones, tablets and desktops.
Start your project
Ready to talk about eCommerce development?
Tell us what you are planning. We will listen first, then explore the right solution for your business together.
Or email us at hello@veltrixdigital.co.uk