Manchester · United Kingdom · Remote
Shopify Developer in Manchester
TL;DR
I build and optimise Shopify stores for Manchester brands, from theme rebuilds and WooCommerce migrations to Shopify Plus setups for high-volume fashion retail. Builds include fast templates, GA4 and server-side tracking, and Klaviyo flows so the store converts from launch. Manchester Shopify projects typically start at about £4,800.
By Can Elmas · Last updated
How I work with Manchester teams
Manchester's fashion and lifestyle brands live on drops, promotions and heavy paid social traffic, so the store has to stay fast and stable when a campaign lands. I build lean Online Store 2.0 themes, tune collection and product pages for mobile shoppers arriving from Instagram and TikTok, and make sure returns, delivery options and reviews are visible before checkout rather than after it.
What’s included
- Custom Online Store 2.0 themes in Liquid, with sections and blocks your team can edit
- Headless storefronts on Hydrogen and Oxygen when the brand genuinely needs them
- Shopify Plus — Checkout Extensibility, checkout UI extensions and Shopify Functions
- App integrations — Klaviyo, Recharge, Judge.me, Gorgias, plus ERP and 3PL systems
- Migrations from WooCommerce, Magento and other platforms with full 301 redirect mapping
- Speed and Core Web Vitals optimization
- Shopify Markets for multi-currency, multi-language and international selling
- GA4, server-side tracking, Meta CAPI and Google Enhanced Conversions live at launch
The Manchester context
- The city is home to several of the UK's best-known online fashion and pureplay retailers, so local DTC brands compete against teams that test creative and pricing at enormous scale.
- Many Manchester businesses sell nationally from a regional base, which means they need national SEO and paid strategies rather than purely local ones, while still using the Manchester story in PR and brand.
Tracking and data collection follow UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR & Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Recent UK reforms relax consent for some low-risk analytics cookies, but advertising and remarketing tags still require opt-in. I set up consent banners and server-side tracking so Manchester sites stay compliant while ad platforms still receive modelled conversion data.
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How we work together
Simple. Transparent. Results-focused.
- 01
Discovery
A 30-minute call. You share the challenge, I tell you honestly whether I can help.
- 02
Audit
I audit tracking, funnel, channels and team, and hand you a ranked plan with budgets.
- 03
Build
We fix measurement and ship the highest-impact systems first. I own the metrics.
- 04
Scale
Optimize, automate and scale what works. Weekly decisions, compounding results.
FAQ
Shopify Developer in Manchester: FAQ
Can you rebuild our Shopify theme without losing sales during the switch?
Yes. I build the new theme on an unpublished copy, test it against your current conversion data and publish in a quiet trading window, so customers never see a half-finished store.
Do you work on Shopify Plus for larger Manchester retailers?
Yes. I work with checkout extensibility, Shopify Functions for discount and shipping rules, and B2B or wholesale catalogues on Plus, always with tracking and conversion testing built in.
Do you only work with large Manchester companies?
No. Many clients are founder-led businesses with a small marketing team. The one-week audit is designed so a smaller Manchester company can get a prioritised plan before committing to a monthly retainer.
How can a Manchester brand compete with the city's big online fashion retailers?
Not by outspending them. The large pureplays test creative and pricing at a scale most brands can't match, so I focus on a clearly defined niche, product pages and offers that give shoppers a reason to choose you, email and SMS flows that drive repeat purchases, and paid social that only scales what has already proven profitable.
Work with me
Shopify Developer in Manchester? Let’s talk.
Tell me about your growth challenge. I’ll tell you honestly if I can help — and if I can’t, who can.
- ✓ No obligation
- ✓ No sales script
- ✓ Honest feedback
- ✓ Clear next steps