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Ecommerce · Manchester

Ecommerce for Manchester businesses.

Online stores built to sell — with a specialism in beauty, skincare and cosmetics.

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What we see in Manchester

Ecommerce · Manchester

Manchester has the largest economy in the North West and a digital and creative sector that has grown fast enough to pull talent out of London. It is also a city of mid-sized, owner-run businesses — the size where automation pays back quickest, because there is real volume but no internal IT team to build it.

The North West has a strong independent retail and beauty scene selling direct rather than through the big platforms. The recurring problem is a store that was set up quickly, grew faster than expected, and now loses orders at checkout on mobile.

Sectors we work with here

  • Digital and technology
  • Media and broadcast
  • Manufacturing and logistics
  • Retail and ecommerce
  • Higher education and research

Also covering

Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Altrincham, Oldham and the rest of Greater Manchester. Most of our work is remote with visits where they earn their place.

The service

Traffic arrives and leaves. Your product pages do not answer the questions that actually decide a beauty purchase — shade, skin type, ingredients, what it smells like.

What it includes

  • Store design and build, or a rebuild of what you have
  • Shade, tone and skin-type finders that reduce returns
  • Ingredient and claims presentation that stands up to scrutiny
  • Subscription and replenishment flows
  • Payment provider integration — Flutterwave, Paystack, Stripe
  • Stock, fulfilment and marketing integrations
  • Checkout and product-page conversion work

What changes

  • Fewer returns from customers who picked the wrong shade
  • Higher average order value from bundles and refills that make sense
  • Product pages that answer the objection before it is raised

Ecommerce elsewhere

Common questions

The things people ask before getting in touch.

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What actually happens on the free discovery call?
Ninety minutes, usually with a screen share. You walk us through where you are and what is in the way — whether that is a process eating a day a week, a website bringing in nothing, or a product idea you cannot scope. We ask a lot of questions about the boring parts. Afterwards you get a written shortlist of what is worth building, a rough estimate of what each would return, and an honest note on anything we would leave alone. No charge, no obligation, and the findings are yours either way.
We do not know exactly what we need. Is that a problem?
That is the normal starting point, and it is the reason the call exists. Most people can tell you something is wrong, or that they want to build something, but not which version of it to build first. Working that out is our job, not yours. If you can describe the idea or the frustration, we have enough to start.
How much does a project cost?
It depends on scope, so any number quoted before the diagnosis is a guess. As a rough guide: a single automation or a focused landing page is typically low five figures; a marketing site or a small internal tool sits in the mid five figures; a full product build is larger and usually phased. After the call you get a fixed price for a fixed scope, so there are no surprises mid-build. Figures on the site are shown in pounds by default and can be switched — conversions are indicative, and the invoice currency is agreed before anything starts.
How long does a project take?
A single automation is often live within two to three weeks of starting. A marketing site typically runs four to eight weeks. Web, mobile and desktop applications depend heavily on scope, but we always aim to put something usable in front of you within the first few weeks rather than disappearing for a quarter.

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Tell us what you are trying to build in Manchester.

Ninety minutes, no charge, and you keep the findings whether or not you hire us.

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