Your ecommerce development partner, from build to checkout
A good ecommerce build is judged less on how it looks on day one and more on how easy it is to run on day two hundred: stock, promotions, new product lines, whoever's managing the catalogue day to day. We build with that in mind from the start.
Pictured: the in-app store inside KickTown, our companion app for The O2's football arena, handling real transactions alongside its leaderboards and social feed.
Selling something customers want to customise before they buy? Have a look at our 3D product configurator work.
What's included
Whether it's a Shopify build, a custom checkout, or a Stripe integration into an existing site, we scope around what you'll actually need to manage once it's live. For subscription-based stores, we build billing on Laravel using Laravel Cashier rather than stitching subscription logic together by hand.
- Shopify development & customisation
- Stripe payment integration
- Subscription billing with Laravel Cashier
- Custom ecommerce builds
- Product catalogue & checkout design
- Ongoing support & maintenance
Common questions
Shopify or a custom build: which do we need?
Shopify covers most standard ecommerce needs well and gets you live faster; a custom build makes sense when your product, pricing or checkout logic doesn't fit a standard platform. We'll give you an honest read on which fits before you commit either way.
Can you add Stripe to a site we already have?
Yes, integrating payments into an existing site or application is common work for us, and doesn't usually require rebuilding what's already there.
How long does an ecommerce build take?
A Shopify build can launch in a matter of weeks; a fully custom build takes longer. We'll scope a realistic timeline once we understand your catalogue and checkout requirements.
Who manages the site once it's live?
You do, day to day, and we build with a content/product management workflow your team can actually use, staying on hand for anything beyond that.
What happens after launch?
We're on hand well past go-live: platform updates, new features and support as your catalogue and traffic grow.
Websites
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Meet Storm
A tight-knit, Surrey-based team with 25+ years combined experience turning ideas into finished builds.
We're hands-on at every stage, from first conversation to last line of code, on web, mobile, AR/VR and everything in between.
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