Shopify, Johannesburg
Shopify developers in Johannesburg.
We design and build Shopify stores from Waterfall, Midrand: bespoke themes, clean code, local payments and delivery, and a price you can see before you book a call.
What we buildStores that sell, not templates.
Your store is your best salesperson. We build on the current Shopify standards (Online Store 2.0) with clean, fast Liquid code, so pages load quickly and your team can manage them without a developer.
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New flagship stores
Bespoke design and development, mobile first, built on what your Audit found.
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Redesigns and fixes
A fresh design or targeted conversion fixes on the store you already have.
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Migrations to Shopify
Products, customers and order history moved from WooCommerce, Magento or a custom store, with redirects that protect your search rankings.
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Integrations
Your ERP, CRM, accounting and fulfilment connected to the store, with error handling and monitoring.
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Marketplaces and social
Takealot, Amazon, Makro, TikTok Shop and WhatsApp set up from the same product data.
Built for South AfricaLocal shoppers, local realities.
A store that works in Johannesburg has to work on a mid-range phone, a patchy connection and during load-shedding. We build checkouts with fewer steps and the payment and delivery options your customers already trust, such as PayFast and Ozow, and local courier and pickup-point options.
We are a South African team, so VAT, rand pricing, local legal pages and POPIA-aware tracking are part of the build, not extras.
What it costsPrice it before you talk to anyone.
Cost depends on a handful of things: your catalogue size, how bespoke the design is, how many systems connect to the store, whether you sell in more than one market, and how soon you need it.
Our estimate tool turns those into a price, a team and a timeline, and gives you a PDF quote to take to your team. A short scoping call then turns the estimate into a fixed quote.
How we workAudit. Build. Grow.
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Audit
A diagnostic of your brand, customer experience and commerce, and a roadmap you keep whether or not we build it.
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Build
We design and build what the roadmap points to, in sprints you can see.
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Grow
An optional monthly partnership: testing, creative, media and retention, measured against revenue.
QuestionsQuick answers
Can you move my WooCommerce store to Shopify?
Yes. We migrate products, customers and order history, map every old URL to its new one so you keep your search rankings, and reconcile the data before launch.
Do you use a theme or build from scratch?
We build bespoke themes on Shopify Online Store 2.0, designed around your brand and your customers. That keeps the store fast and easy to manage.
Can you connect Shopify to my ERP or stock system?
Yes. We build integrations for stock, orders and customers, with error handling so a failed sync is caught rather than silently lost.
How long does a Shopify build take?
It depends on scope. The estimate tool shows a realistic timeline for the services you choose, including what a tighter deadline would do to the price.
Do you only work with Johannesburg businesses?
No. We are based in Midrand, Johannesburg and work with brands across South Africa and further afield.
Free toolsRun your own numbers
- Estimate & quotePick your services and dates. See the price, the team and the timeline, and download a PDF quote.Open
- Platform feesShopify, WooCommerce, Takealot, Amazon and Makro fees, side by side, for your sales.Open
- Growth ROI calculatorWhat a monthly retainer has to earn to pay for itself, in profit.Open
- Ad calculatorWhat paid ads managed by Artive cost: ad spend, our fees and your break-even.Open
Stop choosing between beautiful branding and profitable growth.
You can have a brand people feel and a bank account that proves it.
The first step is an ACR Diagnostic. We find the leak. You decide if you want us to fix the pipe.