Ecommerce website design for stores that load fast and sell
Shopify, WooCommerce and headless stores built for speed, clean checkout and the integrations you already run.
How much does an ecommerce website cost in the UK?
A small theme-based online store in the UK usually costs a few thousand pounds; a custom-designed store with a large catalogue and integrations can run well into five figures. At Devute, ecommerce website design and build starts at £3,800 on Shopify or WooCommerce, with a fixed quote after a free audit.
We build new online stores on Shopify, WooCommerce or a headless stack — catalogue, checkout and integrations scoped and priced before work starts. You see progress in weekly demos, and hosting and care are included for the first three months after launch.
Brands launching a first store, and retailers whose current shop is slow, hard to manage or holding sales back.
What eCommerce Stores covers.
Platform choice, argued honestly
Shopify, WooCommerce or headless — we recommend the one that fits your catalogue, team and budget, not the one we prefer.
Catalogue & product pages
Product data, variants and collections structured so customers can find things and you can manage them.
Checkout & payments
A checkout with as few steps as possible, with payments, shipping and tax set up properly.
Integrations
Stock, fulfilment, accounting, email and CRM connected, so orders do not need re-keying by hand.
Speed & search foundations
Fast pages, clean structure and tracking in place from day one, ready for ads and SEO.
Shopify, WooCommerce or headless?
| Shopify | WooCommerce | Headless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Most product brands | Content-led shops on WordPress | Large catalogues, custom journeys |
| Running cost | Monthly plan + app fees | Hosting + some plugins | Hosting + platform fees |
| Speed | Good | Good if built well | Fastest |
| Flexibility | High within Shopify's rules | Very high | Total |
| Typical build | From £3,800 | From £3,800 | Quoted |
No quotes theatre. Four steps.
You get an indicative range before discovery and a fixed scope after it. Nothing about the price should be a surprise.
What you get that you didn’t last time.
UK-based senior team
You deal directly with the people building your product — same time zone, no quality lottery from anonymous offshore subcontractors.
Transparent pricing
Indicative ranges up front and a fixed-scope proposal after discovery. You always know what you are paying for.
One team, idea to scale
Strategy, design, build and infrastructure under one roof — one accountable team from first sketch to launch and beyond.
You own the code
All source, designs and IP transfer to you, in clean documented repositories. You are never locked in.
Things we shipped.
Every project below ran through the same four steps.
Guides that go deeper.
Where we do this most.
Often bought together.
Shopify, WooCommerce or headless: which should I choose?
For most product brands we recommend Shopify: it's reliable and easy to run. WooCommerce suits businesses already on WordPress or with content-heavy shops. Headless suits large catalogues or unusual journeys. We give a straight recommendation in the free audit, with reasons.
How much does a new online store cost?
Stores start from £3,800, and every build gets a fixed quote after a free audit. Projects start with a deposit of at least 50%, with the balance invoiced at the revision stage and paid before handover.
Are you Shopify experts?
Yes. We design and build Shopify stores and custom themes, set up apps, payments and shipping, and connect stock, fulfilment and accounting. We also fix slow or broken Shopify stores.
Can you move my store to a new platform without losing sales or rankings?
Yes. We migrate products, customers and orders, map every old URL with 301 redirects and launch outside your peak period. Our ecommerce replatform case study cut load time from about 4.2 seconds to under 1.5 seconds with no downtime.
How long does an ecommerce website take to build?
A theme-based store usually takes four to six weeks; a custom-designed store with integrations takes eight to twelve. Your product data is usually the biggest variable, so we help clean it up early.
Can you run the store for us after launch?
Yes. Hosting and care are included for the first three months, and eCommerce Management from £189 a month covers catalogue, orders and upkeep after that.
Will my store be ready for Google Shopping and ads?
Yes. We set up product feeds, structured data, analytics and conversion tracking at launch, so Google Shopping, Google Ads and Meta ads can start straight away.
Tell us what you need.
A senior person replies within one working day with a plan and a fixed price. No sales script, no obligation.
- Free audit of what you have now
- Fixed quote before any work starts
- You own the code, content and accounts
Tell us the goal. We’ll tell you the price.
A free audit, a fixed scope and a number — usually within two working days. No obligation, no sales theatre.