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Shopify Agency

Shopify stores built around how you trade

We’re a Shopify and Shopify Plus agency, and a Shopify Select Partner, building and looking after stores for brands doing £2m or more online. Most of our clients are nowhere near us, but if you’d rather sit in a room than on a call, our Shopify agency in Manchester is right next to Piccadilly station.

Most of our Shopify work starts on another platform, or on a Shopify store that’s been patched by a few different agencies and has picked up a stack of apps nobody remembers installing. Either way, every change takes longer than it should, and the site gets a little slower each time.

So we build around how you actually sell, and keep the store lean.

Most projects start with an NNP Workshop. If you’d rather have a look on your own first, run the free review on your store.

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Replatforming to Shopify

Moving to Shopify from another platform? We bring your products, customers and order history across, redirect your old URLs so you keep your rankings, and reconnect the integrations you rely on.

We learn how you trade before we build anything around it, and we stay on afterwards for support and CRO.

Local to us? Meet our Shopify agency in Manchester.

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Shopify Plus

For brands that have hit a wall standard Shopify can’t get past.

Plus opens up the checkout and adds Shopify Functions for custom discount and shipping logic, higher API limits, B2B and expansion stores for other regions. It earns its cost when you’re hitting one of those limits. If you aren’t, we’ll tell you to stay on standard Shopify.

Do I need Shopify Plus?

Shopify Migration

Move to Shopify and keep your rankings.

We bring your products, customers and order history across, check the data against your old store, redirect every old URL and reconnect your integrations, so you’re trading properly from launch day.

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Shopify Development

Themes, apps and integrations built for how you sell.

From custom themes to app clean-ups and integrations with your ERP or warehouse system, we build it so the store stays quick as it grows.

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Robinsons of Bawtry

From Aero Commerce to more orders than they could handle

We moved Robinsons of Bawtry off Aero Commerce onto Shopify in three months, keeping their ePOS integration and every customer and product record. Three weeks after launch they had more orders than they could keep up with, and their revenue is now up 551%.

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Client Robinsons of Bawtry
Sector Luxury Fashion
Platform Shopify
Project Time 3 months, then retained

Increase in Conversion Rate

A Shopify store built on the basics done well replaced a platform that was stopping people buying.
109%

Increase in Revenue

A working store, better UX and ongoing CRO drove the rise in revenue.
551%

Increase in Visitors

A faster, properly structured site brought far more people through the door.
298%

What our clients say

"What impressed us most was how quickly Actuate identified the root cause. Within the first call they'd spotted the metadata issue that had been tanking our traffic. Everything that followed has been just as sharp."
Mitch Tamcken AutoID
I like working with Actuate because they care about what they do, they clarify the detail to get the job done right.  They have worked incredibly hard with our complex needs and have been on hand for help and advice every step along the way...
Catherine Lund-Barker Elcometer
Without Actuate's help and support, our original website wouldn’t have succeeded. Time was of the essence, and Actuate stepped in to deliver a swift turnaround. The new site has performed exceptionally well ever since. We continue to grow thanks to Actuate. ❤️ Thanks guys!”
Chantelle Telford Robinsons of Bawtry
Their team leverages their expertise to provide sound opinions and advice to guide the project in the right direction.
Daniel Wright Reliant
I worked with Actuate on the redevelopment of the Pickett London website. Their team is an excellent asset for any company or team, it was a pleasure to work with them - easy to communicate with, easy to reach and always willing to help.
Oliver Moser Pickett
Working with Actuate is a pleasure — they are really trying to help, they listen and offer solutions to solve the problems. Thanks for all your help so far.
Rafael Bielinski Buller Ltd
We've worked with Actuate for several years and the results have been consistent. Conversion rate up 113%, AOV up, bounce rate down. They know our business inside out, and it shows.
Rob Dyer Be My Bear

Frequently Asked Questions.

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Yes. After launch we run CRO and support on a retainer. For AutoID that meant recovering metadata that had been stripped out of the site, cutting the apps it didn’t need and rebuilding the navigation. Pages now load 38% faster, and conversion is up 9.92%.

Not at all. We work with brands across the UK over video, and if you’re ever near Piccadilly station, come in.

We follow a seven-stage design and build process, from strategy and wireframes through design, development and testing to launch, with your team signing off each stage. You’ll always know what’s needed from you and when, which helps if you’re reporting progress to a board or a wider team.

Most Shopify builds take 8 to 12 weeks from first conversation to launch. Revitalash’s Shopify Plus store went live in six. A big catalogue or heavy ERP integration takes longer, and we’ll tell you which one you’re looking at before you commit.

A brand-new Shopify store starts at £12,000 + VAT. We quote a fixed price once we’ve scoped it, with payment plans if they help.

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