E-commerce development

Online stores built
to turn visits into sales.

We design and develop ecommerce experiences around how people discover, compare and buy — combining strategy, UX, technology and conversion thinking to create stores that are easier to use and easier to grow.

Conversion-focused approach

Design and development in one team

Built for growth and scalability

Skincare store on a laptop
More than putting products online.

A successful store does
more than display products.

A successful ecommerce website needs to do more than display a catalogue. It needs to help customers:

  • Find the right product
  • Understand the value
  • Trust the business
  • Buy without friction
  • Return again later

We build ecommerce experiences around that journey, while giving your team the tools needed to manage products, content, promotions and growth.

Our e-commerce development services

Everything needed to build a better buying experience.

E-commerce Strategy

Define how the store should support the business and customer journey.

Objectives
Audience
Product structure
Competitor review
Conversion planning

UX & Customer Journey

Make products easier to discover, compare and buy.

Navigation
Collections
Filtering
Search
Product journeys
Checkout flow

Store Design

Create a distinctive ecommerce experience around your brand.

Homepage
Product pages
Category pages
Promotional areas
Responsive design

E-commerce Development

Build a scalable and manageable online store.

Shopify
WooCommerce
Custom functionality
Responsive build
Testing

Integrations

Connect the store with the systems behind the business.

Payments
CRM
ERP
Inventory
Shipping
Email
Third-party APIs

Conversion Optimisation

Reduce unnecessary friction across the customer journey.

Product-page UX
Basket
Checkout
Trust
Analytics
Testing foundations

Our thinking

Built around how
people actually shop.

A strong ecommerce experience should make the buying journey feel simple.

That means thinking beyond visual design. We consider:

  • Product discovery
  • Search and filtering
  • Mobile behaviour
  • Product information
  • Photography and video
  • Reviews and trust
  • Delivery
  • Basket experience
  • Checkout
  • Repeat purchase

Every decision should help customers move forward with more confidence.

Selected e-commerce work

Stores designed around growth.

Pure skincare products

Pure. Skincare

Beauty / DTC

Turning a new brand into a complete shopping experience.

Challenge

Pure. needed an ecommerce store that could introduce the brand, explain product benefits and support direct-to-consumer growth.

What we did

E-commerce strategy / UX / Shopify development / Product-page design / Conversion setup

Outcome

A clean, mobile-first shopping experience designed to make product discovery and purchase straightforward.

Field & Found homeware store

Field & Found

Lifestyle / Home

Making a growing catalogue easier to shop.

Challenge

Field & Found had expanded its product range, but the existing store made navigation and discovery increasingly difficult.

What we did

Information architecture / Collection structure / Filtering / WooCommerce development / Analytics

Outcome

A clearer catalogue structure and more intuitive browsing experience across desktop and mobile.

Atelier Supply fashion store

Atelier Supply

Fashion / Retail

Creating a premium digital storefront.

Challenge

Atelier Supply needed an online store that matched its premium retail positioning without compromising usability or performance.

What we did

Creative direction / Ecommerce UX / Product storytelling / Mobile optimisation / Checkout refinement

Outcome

A stronger brand experience designed to support both discovery and conversion.

Product experience

Help customers
decide with confidence.

Strong imagery

Show products clearly and in context.

Clear product information

Make benefits, specifications and options easy to understand.

Social proof

Use reviews and reassurance where customers need them.

Delivery clarity

Make fulfilment expectations visible before checkout.

Related products

Help customers discover complementary items without distracting from the purchase.

Strong CTA hierarchy

Make the next action obvious.

Product page with gallery, reviews, size options and Add to Basket
Store on two phones
Mobile commerce

Designed for the screen
customers actually use.

Ecommerce journeys often happen on mobile.

The goal is not a smaller version of desktop. It is a better mobile shopping experience.

We design around
Thumb-friendly navigation
Fast product browsing
Clear filters
Sticky purchase actions
Simple forms
Mobile payment methods
Streamlined checkout
Technology

The right platform for the way you sell.

Shopify

Best suited to many growing ecommerce businesses that need a reliable, scalable managed platform.

WooCommerce

A flexible option for businesses already working within WordPress or needing deeper content integration.

Custom Development

For stores requiring functionality or workflows beyond standard platform capabilities.

Payment Integrations

Connect trusted payment providers appropriate to your market.

Shipping & Fulfilment

Integrate shipping logic, delivery providers and operational systems.

CRM & Marketing

Connect ecommerce data with email, CRM and customer-retention tools.

Our approach

From product
catalogue to
finished store.

01

Understand

We learn about the business, products, customers, operations and growth objectives.

02

Structure

We define product architecture, navigation, filtering and core customer journeys.

03

Design

We create the visual experience across key ecommerce pages and devices.

04

Build

We develop the store, integrations and content-management experience.

05

Test & Launch

We test products, devices, checkout, payments, tracking and operational flows before release.

Conversion focused

More traffic is not always the first answer.

If people are already visiting your store but not buying, the opportunity may be in the experience itself. We look at areas such as:

  • Product-page clarity
  • Navigation
  • Search
  • Mobile UX
  • Trust
  • Delivery information
  • Basket friction
  • Checkout
  • Calls to action

The objective is to make buying easier, not simply push harder.

Ecommerce + marketing

Build the store. Then build demand around it.

A strong ecommerce platform can connect naturally with:

  • SEO — Improve organic visibility around categories, products and informational content.
  • Google Ads — Capture high-intent product demand.
  • Meta Ads — Create product discovery and retarget interested customers.
  • Social Media — Support launches, product storytelling and ongoing content.
  • Video Production — Show products in use and create stronger campaign assets.
Why AQF Digital

Ecommerce connected
to the bigger growth picture.

Commercially focused

We design around sales, customer behaviour and business objectives.

User-led

The customer journey shapes the structure and experience.

Technically practical

We choose platforms and functionality based on what the business actually needs.

Marketing-aware

SEO, paid media, content and tracking are considered from the beginning.

Connected services

Your ecommerce store rarely works alone.

Branding

Create the identity behind the store.

Creative Design

Build campaign and product-launch assets.

SEO

Grow organic visibility.

Google Ads

Capture high-intent demand.

Meta Ads

Drive discovery, retargeting and paid social activity.

Laptop showing an online store
Insights

Want to improve ecommerce performance?

Our practical guide looks at product pages, mobile UX, trust, checkout friction and the other factors that influence whether visitors become customers.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions, answered.

We can work with platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce, as well as more customised solutions where the project requires deeper functionality.

Yes. We can improve an existing store’s structure, UX, visual design, functionality or conversion journey without necessarily rebuilding everything from scratch.

Yes. Product and content migration can be included where required, subject to the structure and quality of the existing data.

Yes. Integrations can form part of the project where the required systems provide suitable integration options.

Yes. We can support improvements after launch, including UX refinements, landing pages, analytics and conversion-focused changes.

Yes. The store can connect directly with SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, social media and content activity.

Ready to build an online store
that works harder?

Whether you’re launching a new ecommerce business, replacing an outdated store or improving an existing customer journey, we’ll help you create a platform built around easier buying and sustainable growth.