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Shopify Consulting & Architecture Advisory

Shopify consulting that turns a stalled store into a clear plan.

You are spending on apps, agencies, and ads, and the store still is not moving the way it should. We are a senior team of Shopify consultants who audit what you have, settle the platform decisions, and hand you a roadmap tied to revenue. Sixteen years on the platform, with no junior bench and advice that connects to the people who can build it.

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Why brands come to us

When the store is busy but the growth has quietly stalled.

The hardest problems on Shopify are rarely a single bug. They are an app stack nobody owns, a checkout that leaks, a platform decision that keeps getting deferred, and a roadmap shaped by whoever shouted loudest. We are the Shopify consultant brands call when they need a senior, outside read on what to fix first. The advisory pairs directly with our Shopify development services, so the plan does not stop at a slide.

16+ yrs
Advising on Shopify, from the early days
300+
Brands shipped worldwide
$10B+
In client GMV powered
94%
Client retention after launch
Partnerships · Reviews · Awards

Credentials & recognition.

Partnerships
Customer reviews
Industry awards
  • CSSDA Best Innovation
  • CSSDA Special Design Kudos
  • CSSDA Best UI Design
  • CSSDA Best UX Design
  • CSSDA Best UX Design
Client-first approach

We're here to help you win, plain and simple.

Same senior team from kickoff to launch and beyond. We do not outsource, we do not disappear after go-live, and we do not hand you off.

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94%
Client retention

Across every phase. Discovery, build, launch, and growth, the same senior team stays with you.

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What our Shopify consulting covers

Senior advisory across audits, roadmaps, platform decisions, and scaling.

Bring us one decision or the whole picture. Either way the same senior team carries it, and every engagement is scoped to your store rather than a fixed package.

/01Store and architecture auditA senior read on your theme, app stack, data model, and checkout. We surface what is slowing the store down and rank it by the revenue at stake./02Growth and platform roadmapA phased, prioritized plan that ties every initiative back to revenue, so the next quarter of work is sequenced around impact instead of guesswork./03Platform and edition decisionsPlus versus standard, headless versus Liquid, replatform versus rebuild. We pressure-test the call with the numbers before you commit budget./04Scaling and performance strategyA plan for the traffic, catalog, and checkout load ahead, so Core Web Vitals hold and the store stays fast through peak and promotions./05App stack and tech rationalizationWe map every app against what it costs, what it conflicts with, and what it could be replaced with, then trim the stack down to what earns its place./06Headless and Hydrogen advisoryAn honest read on whether headless or Hydrogen is worth it for your store, what it unlocks, what it costs to run, and how to phase the move./07Checkout and conversion advisoryWhere the funnel leaks and what to do about it, using checkout extensibility, Shop Pay, and the levers that move conversion on Shopify./08B2B and Markets strategyA plan for wholesale, company accounts, and cross-border on Shopify B2B and Markets, scoped to how you actually sell to businesses and regions./09Fractional ecommerce leadershipA senior advisor in your corner between builds, steering roadmap, vendors, and trade-offs so the team keeps moving without a full-time hire.
The plan decision

Shopify or Shopify Plus? The call we help you get right.

Plus is roughly a five-figure annual commitment, so the upgrade should be a numbers decision, not a sales one. As consultants, we model what Plus actually unlocks for your store against what you can do on standard Shopify, then recommend the plan that fits.

Shopify

Standard Shopify runs high-volume DTC comfortably, with themes, apps, and the full storefront API. Many brands scale far on it before Plus pays for itself.

Best when
  • You are primarily DTC and growing
  • Apps cover your checkout and workflow needs
  • You want to avoid a five-figure plan early
Shopify Plus

Plus adds checkout extensibility, Functions, B2B, Markets Pro, scripts, and dedicated support. It earns its fee when custom checkout, wholesale, or international scale are on the roadmap.

Best when
  • You need B2B or custom checkout
  • International or wholesale is scaling
  • You want priority support and higher limits

We turn it into a side-by-side model in a store audit first.

Featured work

Proof behind the partnership, not just a pitch.

A few of the stores our senior team has shipped, scaled, and stayed on to grow.

Wholesale · Shopify PlusEuropa Eyewear — IWD ecommerce case study

Europa Eyewear

A Shopify Plus wholesale storefront with SparkLayer B2B and a Mirakl marketplace for a global eyewear house.

3,500+
Products
2
Marketplaces
B2B · MagentoQC Supply — IWD ecommerce case study

QC Supply

An enterprise Magento B2B rebuild with GroupBy search and Microsoft Dynamics ERP for a high-SKU distributor.

100%
Headless PWA
10+
B2B tiers
DTC · MagentoUS Camera Pro — IWD ecommerce case study

US Camera Pro

A Magento store for a camera and optics retailer, with M2E marketplace sync across channels.

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Why IWD

Advice from the people who can also build it.

Most Shopify consulting fails one of two ways: the advice comes from someone who has never shipped, or the deck lands and there is no one to act on it. We built IWD to close both gaps.

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  • Advisors who have shipped the work

    Our consultants are senior engineers and strategists, not career slide-makers. The advice holds up because the same people have built and scaled the stores behind it.

  • Senior team, no junior bench

    You work with the people who do the thinking. We do not route your roadmap to an analyst and reappear at the readout.

  • Sixteen years on the platform

    We have advised and built on Shopify and Shopify Plus across high-volume DTC, B2B, and complex multi-store brands since the early days of the platform.

  • Advice that connects to execution

    When the plan is set, the same team can build it. You are not handed a deck and left to find someone who can act on it.

How we work

A clear path from audit to measurable results.

01

Audit

We review your store, app stack, analytics, and roadmap to map where revenue leaks and where the real upside sits.

02

Diagnose

We separate the noise from the constraints, the few issues holding back growth, and frame the decisions that actually matter.

03

Roadmap

A phased plan with scope, sequence, and trade-offs spelled out, so you know what to do first and why it comes first.

04

Execute

We stay in for the build, or hand off a plan your team can run. Either way the strategy connects to shipped work.

Questions, answered

What merchants ask before they hire a Shopify consultant.

What does Shopify consulting actually cover?

Strategy and decisions, not just code. We audit your store, app stack, and analytics, then advise on the platform edition, architecture, scaling, checkout, and roadmap. The output is a prioritized plan tied to revenue, with the trade-offs made explicit before you spend a dollar building.

How is consulting different from your Shopify development services?

Consulting is the thinking: where the store is stuck, what to build next, and which platform decisions to make. Our Shopify development services are the build itself. Most brands need both, and they get the same senior team across the strategy and the execution, so nothing is lost in the handoff.

Can you advise on whether we should move to Shopify Plus or go headless?

Yes. Platform and edition decisions are core to what a Shopify consultant should do. We pressure-test Plus versus standard, Liquid versus headless or Hydrogen, and rebuild versus replatform against your real numbers, traffic, catalog, and checkout needs, so the call is made on evidence rather than a sales pitch.

Do you work with a store another agency built?

Often. A fresh, senior set of eyes on an inherited Shopify build is one of the most common ways brands start with us. We document what we find in plain language and give you a prioritized roadmap before recommending any change.

What does Shopify consulting cost?

Every engagement is scoped to your store and your goals, the size of the audit, the depth of the roadmap, and whether we stay on to execute. You get a firm, itemized quote on the first call, with no long sales cycle, so you know exactly what you are committing to before anything begins.

Can you act as a fractional ecommerce lead between projects?

Yes. Alongside fixed-scope audits and roadmaps, we offer an advisory retainer where a senior consultant steers your roadmap, vendors, and platform decisions as an extension of your team, without the cost of a full-time hire.

Get a senior read on where your store is really stuck.

Tell us where the store has stalled. We will come back within one business day with a real plan, a real timeline, and a real number.

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