Shopify Plus & Custom Storefront Engineering

Shopify Stores Built for High Conversion

Purpose-built Shopify storefronts crafted for high add-to-cart conversion, friction-free mobile checkouts, and scalable hosted infrastructure.

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Shopify Liquid CSS Shopify Plus

Why Shopify

Shopify Storefronts Built For Sales Growth & Scalability

Theme // Custom

Bespoke Liquid Storefronts

Tailored sections built for high add-to-cart conversion and brand credibility without template constraints.

Checkout // Mobile

Fast Mobile Checkout

Optimized AJAX cart drawers, dynamic filters, and smooth mobile buying flows that keep visitors buying.

Apps // Curation

App Stack Curation

Audited essential Shopify apps to prevent store slowdown, unnecessary app fees, and script clutter.

Global // Sales

Global Multi-Currency Sales

Shopify Markets and international gateway configuration for effortless worldwide brand expansion.

Our Work

Built for Real Outcomes,
Not Just Concepts

Case Study — Victoria's Lane

Handbag & Purse E-Commerce, Rebuilt on Shopify

Victoria's Lane came to us running on a generic, slow theme that wasn't built for how people actually shop for luxury handbags online. We rebuilt the entire storefront in Shopify, hand-coded in Liquid, with a checkout designed around impulse and gift-buying behavior.

1.4s Mobile Load Time

+38% Add-to-Cart Rate

Key Deliverables

Shopify Liquid Theme Custom JSON Templates Cart & Checkout Tuning Sub-Second Mobile Load

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What You Get

Every layer of your store, engineered by Cr8v Stacks.

From theme design to background sync — built custom, with zero shortcuts.

01 // Theme

Custom Theme Coding

A fully custom-designed Shopify theme built using Shopify CLI and native JSON templates. No pre-made templates, no heavy page builder plugins like PageFly, and 100% custom Liquid code.

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02 // AJAX Cart

App-Free Cart & Checkout

Custom slide-out AJAX cart drawers, native product bundles, and custom tier discounts coded directly to replace 10+ slow apps and eliminate recurring monthly app subscription fees.

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03 // Performance

Performance & SEO

Sub-1s page load speeds achieved natively. Structured product schema, optimized lazy-loading assets, and clean WebP asset pipelines configured directly for fast search indexing.

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04 // Scale

Plus & B2B Wholesale

Scaling enterprise brands with Shopify Plus customization, multi-region local currencies, wholesaling expansions, and native integrations for clean ERP/inventory syncing.

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05 // Launch

Store Launch QA & Training

Complete payment gateway testing, domain cutover, 301 redirect mapping, and staff training on the Shopify admin dashboard.

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How We Approach It

Four stages. No overlap, no shortcuts.

A battle-tested 4-stage Liquid storefront development process crafted for brand storytelling, app curation, and mobile sales velocity.

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Audit · Apps · Catalog

Catalog mapping, Shopify app audits, and performance baselines. We identify which slow apps can be hardcoded and what features need custom Liquid layout setup.

Design

UX · Layout · Branding

AJAX cart drawer flows, responsive product page UX, custom checkout branding, and navigation hierarchies. Every pixel is custom-designed before coding begins.

Build

Liquid · CLI · API

Custom theme development using Shopify CLI and native JSON templates. AJAX scripts for cart drawers and native Shopify API connections are coded without slow plug-and-play apps.

Launch

Speed · SEO · Handover

Speed optimization, 301 URL redirect maps, structured SEO metadata schema setup, and standard admin training. We launch your new custom Shopify store with zero downtime.

Shopify storefront speed and launch stage

Shopify Stack Options

Choosing The Right Shopify Architecture

Whether you need rapid theme setup, custom Liquid layouts, enterprise Plus features, or headless React — we engineer the right setup for your brand:

Liquid // Storefront

Liquid Storefront Architecture

Custom Liquid section coding on Dawn starter bases or aggressively customized premium Shopify themes — leveraging built-in features to reduce development costs while maintaining fast mobile speeds.

Apps // Optimization

Shopify App & Cart Optimization

Custom slide-out AJAX cart drawers and app curation to eliminate unnecessary monthly subscription costs.

Plus // B2B

Shopify Plus B2B Setup

Enterprise wholesale pricing, customized checkout extensions, and multi-region expansion.

API // Headless

Headless Hydrogen Storefront

Ultra-fast React frontend powered by Shopify's Storefront API for complex WebGL/custom UX.

Not sure which one? Tell us what you're selling and we'll recommend the right Shopify architecture as part of the initial scoping call.

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Project Catalog

Every Kind of Shopify Store We Engineer

From DTC beauty brands to omnichannel POS retail hubs — hover to inspect the project stack.

DTC Beauty, Cosmetics & Skincare Stores

Shade finder quizzes, bundle builders, high-converting product detail pages, and subscription replenishment.

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High-Volume Consumer Electronics & Gadgets

3D product rotators, tech spec comparison grids, warranty add-ons, and multi-warehouse stock sync.

Electronics →

Health, Wellness & Supplement Brands

Nutritional ingredient breakdown popups, recurring subscription delivery, and bulk buy discount tiers.

Supplements →

Food, Beverage & Gourmet Subscription Stores

Perishable shipping date selectors, recurring box builders, and localized zip-code delivery routing.

Food & Beverage →

WooCommerce to Shopify Store Migrations

Full store migrations transferring products, order histories, customer accounts, and 301 SEO redirects seamlessly.

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Client Feedback

What clients say after launch

Our old Shopify theme took nearly 20 seconds to load on mobile phones due to unoptimized app scripts. Rebuilding in custom Liquid dropped mobile load times to 1.4s and boosted our add-to-cart rate by 38%.

Claire Dupont — E-Commerce Brand Director

The custom slide-out AJAX cart drawer and bundle builder replaced 8 monthly subscription apps. The site feels instantaneous to shop on.

Tunde Harrison — Growth & CRO Lead

Expanding into wholesale B2B with Shopify Plus custom scripts allowed us to manage bulk tiered pricing effortlessly alongside our DTC store.

Elena Rostova — Head of Global Retail Operations

PRICING MODELS

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

Whether you need a dedicated extension of your team or a custom design & code project with guaranteed delivery, we have a model to fit.

Ongoing Support

Growth Retainer

$950 /mo

A monthly block of dedicated design and development hours to keep your website fast, updated, and growing. Perfect for active search marketing, technical SEO, speed tuning, and site edits.

Dedicated monthly support hours block

Monthly speed audits & code optimizations

Design tweaks, copy updates & SEO execution

Secure Retainer Slot

Fixed Scope

Fixed Projects

From $1,800 entry

Custom Liquid Shopify storefront engineering focused on conversion UX, instant cart drawers, and zero app bloat.

Custom Liquid 2.0 storefront & OS 2.0 section architecture

Slide-out cart drawer, dynamic upsells & checkout UX

App-free speed performance tuning & Liquid optimization

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Project Scope Estimator

Build Your Stack Estimate

Select your desired setup below to calculate an immediate starting price range estimate for your project.

1. Core Shopify Package

2. Product Catalog Scale

3. Conversion Add-Ons

Estimated Starting Investment

$1,800 - $2,200

Included Deliverables:

• Custom theme build & setup

• Zero-bloat optimized speed architecture

• Up to 5 editable layout pages

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// COMMON QUESTIONS

Shopify Questions, Answered Honestly

Clear answers to common questions about our custom Liquid theme development, Shopify app auditing, and checkout optimization.

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Shopify provides fully hosted server infrastructure, zero server maintenance overhead, built-in global PCI security compliance, and an effortless app ecosystem for rapid scaling without managing databases or hosting servers.
Our fixed-scope custom Shopify builds start from $1,800 for a custom Liquid theme setup, custom AJAX cart drawers, and connecting payment gateways. The price scales with catalog complexity, B2B wholesale needs, or custom app integrations. We scope every project individually and give you a firm number within 24 hours.
Solo freelancers often handle design, Liquid code, and app setups alone, leading to single-point delays. Cr8v Stacks provides a dedicated team — combining e-commerce UI/UX designers, senior Liquid developers, conversion specialists, and SEO leads — backed by milestone SLAs.
Yes. We configure Shopify Markets for multi-currency pricing, automatic IP geolocation redirects, and execute full data migrations from WooCommerce, Magento, or WordPress — transferring products, orders, customers, and 301 SEO redirects seamlessly.
A standard custom Liquid storefront build takes 3 to 5 weeks from initial design wireframes to live store launch. Complex Shopify Plus B2B implementations or custom app integrations take 5 to 8 weeks.
Yes. We build native Shopify OS 2.0 JSON templates and customizable sections so your team can easily drag, drop, and edit page content directly within the native Shopify Theme Editor without needing heavy third-party page builder plugins like PageFly or Shogun.
Every app you add to Shopify injects external scripts that can slow down your site. Our approach is to hardcode features (like cart drawers, sticky bars, and bundle offers) directly in Liquid. This keeps your theme lean and guarantees fast mobile load times.
We include 30 days of post-launch development support to cover any adjustments or layout tweaks. We also run a full handover training session with your team. For ongoing help, our Growth Retainer at $950/month provides dedicated hours for custom Liquid edits, app integrations, and regular audits.