Shopify Store Setup Services

Paying for Shopify store setup should get you a store that is ready to take orders, with payments, shipping, taxes, domain, theme, products and collections set up and tested. Shero sets up Shopify and Plus stores with catalog import, app and integration setup, checkout testing and training for your team at handover.

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16+

Years in business

500+

Projects Delivered

65+

Team Members

98%

Client Retention

4 plans

Shopify plans we set stores up on

Shopify sells four main plans: Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus. We match the plan to your order volume and staff needs during setup, and move you to Shopify Plus only when the store needs it.

1 week

Pet Planet live on Shopify Plus

Pet Planet went live on Shopify Plus in 1 week, with its old URLs redirected and its old collections rebuilt as smart collections.

Shop Pay

Set up and tested before launch

We turn on Shopify Payments and Shop Pay during setup and place test orders before launch. Returning Shop Pay buyers can then check out with their saved details.

301

Redirects set before the store goes live

If you are moving an existing domain to Shopify, we map every old URL to its new address with a 301 redirect before launch. That keeps the Google rankings and links the old site earned, and our SEO migration service covers the full process.

"This has been the most impressive vendor partnership I have experienced. Every meeting felt purposeful, every milestone was clear, and the process was incredibly well-supported from start to finish."

Kendra Borkholder, Operations Support, GEN-Y Hitch

Shopify store setup designed around how you sell

Setting up a Shopify store is a business task as much as a technical one. The decisions made in the first two weeks, catalog structure, checkout configuration, integration design, and theme architecture, determine how much rework you will need in year two. Many agencies skip this planning and charge you to fix it later.

Shopify
Shopify Plus
Liquid / Theme Dev
Checkout Extensibility
Shopify Flow
Klaviyo + ERP Integrations

Compared on	Shopify store setup agency	Setting it up yourself	A freelancer	An in-house hire
Payments, taxes and shipping rules	Set up and tested with real test orders before launch	Shopify's guides walk you through each setting	Covered if it is in the brief	Learned on the job
Your product data on day one	Pet Planet: 117 old collections rebuilt as smart collections before launch	CSV import, fixed row by row	Imported, with cleanup billed by the hour	Whoever has time does the import
Picking apps	Dillanos: moved from a plugin-heavy WooCommerce site to Shopify Plus	Easy to install too many and slow the store	Picks the apps they already know	Adds apps as requests come in
Speed from launch day	Regal Cinemas: Shopify stores load 40% faster than its old Magento site	Theme speed, minus every app you add	Tested if you ask for it	Checked when someone notices a slow page
How you pay	Paid discovery, then an accurate estimate.	Your Shopify plan and your own time	Hourly or a flat setup fee	A full salary for a one-time job

Shopify store setup agency

Payments, taxes and shipping rules Set up and tested with real test orders before launch

Your product data on day one Pet Planet: 117 old collections rebuilt as smart collections before launch

Picking apps Dillanos: moved from a plugin-heavy WooCommerce site to Shopify Plus

Speed from launch day Regal Cinemas: Shopify stores load 40% faster than its old Magento site

How you pay Paid discovery, then an accurate estimate.

Compared with

Setting it up yourself

Payments, taxes and shipping rules Shopify's guides walk you through each setting

Your product data on day one CSV import, fixed row by row

Picking apps Easy to install too many and slow the store

Speed from launch day Theme speed, minus every app you add

How you pay Your Shopify plan and your own time

A freelancer

Payments, taxes and shipping rules Covered if it is in the brief

Your product data on day one Imported, with cleanup billed by the hour

Picking apps Picks the apps they already know

Speed from launch day Tested if you ask for it

How you pay Hourly or a flat setup fee

An in-house hire

Payments, taxes and shipping rules Learned on the job

Your product data on day one Whoever has time does the import

Picking apps Adds apps as requests come in

Speed from launch day Checked when someone notices a slow page

How you pay A full salary for a one-time job

01

Fixed timelines, no moving targets

We give you a fixed launch date in the discovery phase. Our project management process tracks every milestone and flags risks early. Gardien Products and Clore Beauty both launched on time with Shero managing the full build.

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Support right after launch

Every store setup includes 2 to 4 weeks of support right after launch, depending on project size. We fix bugs, monitor performance, and handle the edge cases that only appear once real customers start using the store.

03

SEO is configured from day one

Every Shero store setup includes URL structure planning, metadata configuration, and structured data implementation before the store goes live. SEO is part of the store architecture from the first page template.

04

You talk directly to the people setting up your store

You talk directly to the developers, designers and strategists on your project, on calls and in a shared Slack channel, with no account layers in between. Your account manager is not billed to you. The same team handles Checkout Extensibility, Shopify Flow and native B2B tools.

05

Integrations are set up in the store from the start

ERP, inventory, and marketing integrations are scoped during setup, before launch. ERP integration requirements are documented in week one so the store architecture supports them from day one.

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We scope the architecture before touching the theme

Store setup projects often fail because agencies start designing before understanding the catalog structure, integrations, and checkout requirements. We map those first. It prevents expensive rework mid-project.

Digital products

Ordergroovedigital memberships with free trials and plan changes, connected through custom middleware

Stripesubscriptions and saved cards moved off Stripe at go-live

Shift WorshipShopify

Entertainment

Custom appcredit based checkout rebuilt in a custom Shopify app

+40%faster page loads than legacy Magento

Regal CinemasShopify

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Backup camera systems

+32%Google clicks in the 12 weeks after the move from Magento

+65%Google impressions, same 12 weeks vs the 12 before

Camera SourceShopify

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Baby Sleep Courses

Taking Cara Babies

Since 2013, Taking Cara Babies has helped parents build better sleep routines. With a custom CMS holding back growth and plans to sell physical products, they chose Shopify Plus and brought in Shero Commerce to handle a complex migration, unifying physical and digital sales on one platform.

Taking Cara Babies

Leadership Education

CCL - Center for Creative Leadership

Shero moved the Center for Creative Leadership, a global nonprofit, from iApps to Magento 2. We integrated Microsoft Dynamics 365 and VitalSource, set up international selling, and improved the store and checkout on every device.

CCL - Center for Creative Leadership

Industrial Safety Solutions

Justrite

JustRite Safety Group is a leading manufacturer of workplace safety products with roots going back to 1906. The brand partnered with Shero to merge four separate Magento stores into a single multi-store megasite, allowing customers to shop across all brands with one shared cart. Organic traffic doubled almost immediately after launch and continued to grow steadily over the following six months.

Justrite

Candy and Party Favors

Just Candy

Just Candy sells personalized candy and party favors from a catalog of more than 16,000 SKUs. On VTEX, the brand had a rigid and expensive tech stack, a dip in sales caused by user experience issues, and site management that depended on heavy custom development. Shero moved the full catalog to Shopify and kept personalization and performance intact. Indexed pages increased 66% after the migration.

Just Candy

Built to load fast and stay fast

Every build goes live with the speed and code standards that keep the store fast after launch.

Core Web Vitals
Templates built and tested to pass on mobile.
Fewer apps
Features built into the theme when an app would slow the store.
Clean code
Online Store 2.0 sections your team can edit without a developer.
QA
Every release tested on desktop, mobile and checkout.

Setting up a Shopify store?

Tell us about your catalog and launch date.

Scope My Store

01

Discovery
Recorded workshops confirm the right Shopify plan, list every system to connect, and set scope and acceptance criteria. We also choose a theme that fits your catalog.
02

Design and store settings
Homepage design comes first in Figma, with two revision rounds and sign-off. Payments, taxes, shipping zones, markets and staff accounts get configured in the Shopify admin.
03

Set up
Products, variants, images and collections are loaded after test imports and cleaned so filters and search work properly.
04

Testing and UAT
We place test orders on desktop and mobile with live payments, taxes and shipping rates checked, and your team signs off in BugHerd.
05

Go live
The store opens on your domain with a rollback plan ready, and we train your team and stay on for support.

Frequently asked questions.

Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to our team.

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How long does a Shopify store setup take?

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Do you work with brands new to Shopify or switching from another platform?

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What is included in a Shopify store setup project?

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Can you create a custom theme or do you only work with existing Shopify themes?

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Do you set up Shopify Plus or standard Shopify?

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What happens after the store launches?

What our clients say.

We design experiences that make a difference. See what our clients have to say about working with us.

Benchmade Knife Co.

"I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for a very successful launch! I know there was a lot of great work put in by everyone to make this happen. Our accounting and sales teams are thrilled to have this functionality working, and that means our customers are also taking full advantage of these enhancements. We appreciate the partnership in the development and testing, and are looking forward to more enhancements in the future."

Bren Rafaelly

Head of Digital Transformation / Benchmade Knife Co.

STX

"Since partnering with Shero Commerce, our eCommerce revenue has grown by 200%. Their 24/7 support and innovative solutions have been game-changers for our business."

James McKenna

Senior Commerce & CX Manager / STX

Memphis Drum Shop

"Working with the Shero team was professional, efficient, and inspiring. The Shero development team was extremely competent and provided solid solutions for our needs, as well as addressing any bugs or issues that arose during the process. Working with Shero exclusively through video technology was a new concept for our team that forced us to embrace modern methods of communication that will likely benefit our future relationships and business endeavors."

Shaun Carman

eCommerce Manager / Memphis Drum Shop

Swag Golf

"We partnered with Shero for the SWAG site development. The dev was highly nuanced, specialized and complex. The Shero team went above and beyond. They were collaborative, organized and professional, consistently setting expectations clearly and usually exceeding them."

Matt Kaminsky

Co-founder & Managing Director / Swag Golf

And you?

Let's build something great together.

Ready to scale your eCommerce business? Tell us about your project and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.

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Shopify Store Setup Services

Shopify store setup designed around how you sell