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E-Commerce Development

Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and headless commerce builds optimised for conversion, not just checkout functionality.

90+
Target PageSpeed score
Multi
Payment methods per market
6-16 wk
Typical build
Overview

About e-commerce development

A store that takes payments is not the same as a store that sells. The functional build is the straightforward part; the difference between a mediocre and a strong store is almost always in product discovery, page speed, and checkout friction.

Platform chosen on catalogue and team

Shopify suits most merchants: hosted, secure, excellent checkout, and a large app ecosystem. WooCommerce suits content-led businesses already on WordPress that need flexibility. Magento suits large catalogues with complex B2B pricing and a team to operate it. The wrong platform choice is expensive to reverse, so we make it on your catalogue size, team capability, and margin structure.

Speed is revenue on commerce sites

Conversion is measurably sensitive to load time, and commerce sites accumulate weight quickly through apps, tracking scripts, and unoptimised imagery. We budget page weight, audit app impact, and treat performance as a commercial metric rather than a technical one.

Checkout friction is where revenue leaks

Forced account creation, surprise shipping costs, limited payment options, and long forms all cost completed orders. We reduce steps, show costs early, and support the payment methods your market actually uses.

Operations matter as much as the storefront

Inventory sync, order routing, returns, and accounting integration determine whether growth is manageable. A store that sells well but cannot fulfil cleanly creates a worse problem than slow sales.

Capabilities

What the engagement includes

Store design & build

Storefronts designed around product discovery and conversion.

Product & catalogue structure

Categories, variants, and filtering modelled for findability.

Payment gateway integration

Local and international methods with fraud controls.

Performance optimisation

Weight budgeting and app impact auditing.

Operations integration

Inventory, fulfilment, returns, and accounting connected.

Outcomes

What you get

The measurable results this service is accountable for.

  • Platform matched to catalogue size, team, and margins
  • Page speed treated as a commercial metric
  • Checkout friction reduced with costs shown early
  • Local payment methods supported per market
  • Inventory, orders, and accounting integrated for scale
How we work

A process without surprises

Clear checkpoints at every stage, so you always know what is shipping and when.

1Discovery & scoping2Architecture & design3Build & review4Launch & support
  1. 1

    Discovery & scoping

    We map requirements, users, integrations, and constraints, then agree scope and a fixed quote before work starts.

  2. 2

    Architecture & design

    Technical architecture and user flows are agreed and prototyped before implementation begins.

  3. 3

    Build & review

    Development in reviewable increments, with a staging environment you can see and comment on throughout.

  4. 4

    Launch & support

    Performance and security checks, documented handover, deployment, and an agreed support window after go-live.

Scope

What is included at each tier

Engagements scale with your stage. Every tier includes everything below it.

What is included at each engagement tier
What's includedStarterGrowthEnterprise
Platform recommendation & scopeIncludedIncludedIncluded
Store design & buildIncludedIncludedIncluded
Payment gateway integrationIncludedIncludedIncluded
Performance optimisationNot includedIncludedIncluded
Inventory & fulfilment integrationNot includedIncludedIncluded
Headless commerce architectureNot includedNot includedIncluded
Ongoing CRO programmeNot includedNot includedIncluded
Industries

Sectors we work in

E-Commerce & Retail
SaaS & Technology
Healthcare
Real Estate
Finance & FinTech
Education
Travel & Hospitality
Professional Services
Why iDream

We choose platform on your catalogue and team, and treat speed and checkout friction as revenue levers rather than technical details.

FAQ

Common questions

Which platform should we choose?
Shopify for most merchants — hosted, secure, and excellent at checkout. WooCommerce if you are content-led on WordPress and need flexibility. Magento for large catalogues with complex B2B pricing and a team to run it. We decide on catalogue, team, and margins rather than preference.
How do we improve conversion rate?
Usually through speed and checkout friction before anything else. Faster pages, fewer steps, shipping costs shown early, and the payment methods your market expects typically outperform redesigns.
Can you migrate our existing store?
Yes. Products, customers, orders, and URLs are migrated with redirect mapping so search rankings survive. Migration is scripted and validated rather than re-keyed.
Do apps slow the store down?
Frequently, yes. Each app typically adds scripts to every page. We audit app impact on load time and often find measurable gains from removing ones that duplicate functionality or are no longer used.

Ready to talk about e-commerce development?

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