E-Commerce Retail
Van Schaik Bookstore
Moved a 50,000-product catalogue and eight integrations to Shopify. E-commerce sales rose over 40% after launch.
Stores built, moved and improved by one team.
Realm designs and builds online stores, moves them to Shopify and keeps live stores performing. The team that works out what your store needs builds it and stays on after launch.
An online store is a sales channel, a set of systems and a daily operation, all at once.
Customers see the storefront. Behind it sit the catalogue, payments, stock, couriers and the people who run the store every day. When any of those fall short, sales are lost and costs go up.
Realm builds new stores, moves existing ones to Shopify and improves stores that are already trading. We work on the storefront and the systems behind it together, because that is where most stores win or lose.
What changed for our clients
Figures reported after launch, from our case studies.
- increase in e-commerce sales after launch
- Over
- 40%
- Van Schaik
- rise in average engagement time
- 25%
- Computer Mania
- rise in new user acquisition
- 21%
- Computer Mania
Where do you want to start?
- Build a New Store A store designed around how your customers browse and buy.
- Improve a Live Store Find what is costing sales and fix it in order of impact.
- Migrate to Shopify Move from Magento, WooCommerce or a custom platform.
- Shopify Fees Calculator Work out what Shopify would cost for your sales.
How we work on a store
Four stages. Take the whole build, or bring us in where you need us most.
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Stage 1: Discovery and strategy
Who buys, how they buy and where the current setup gets in the way, worked out before anything is built.
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Stage 2: Store design and build
A store designed around how your customers browse and buy, built on the platform that fits.
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Stage 3: Integration and custom development
ERP, inventory, payments and fulfilment connected, with custom features where the platform falls short.
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Stage 4: Support and optimisation
Monitoring, maintenance and steady improvement after launch.
Shopify Partner 
Most of our stores run on Shopify. We recommend it once we know what yours needs.
Shopify suits most of the retailers we work with because it removes the hosting, patching and upgrade work that older platforms demand. It is not the answer for every store. Complex B2B pricing, unusual catalogue structures or heavy custom logic can change the recommendation, so we compare platforms during discovery.
Our e-commerce work
E-Commerce Retail
Hyperli
Moved from a custom-built platform to Shopify, with a portal where vendors submit deals that go live once approved.
E-Commerce Retail
Exclusive Books
Rebuilt the online store without a single day of downtime, after eight years as its technology partner.
E-Commerce Retail
Computer Mania
After its move to Shopify, average engagement time rose 25% and new user acquisition rose 21%.
“Their collective commitment ensured continuity for our customers while positioning us on a far more scalable and capable platform for future growth.”
E-commerce FAQs
Do you only work with Shopify?
Most of our stores run on Shopify, but we compare platforms during discovery and recommend the one that fits the business.
Can you work on a store another team built?
Yes. We start with an audit of how the store performs and how it is built, then agree what to fix first.
Do you connect stores to ERP and stock systems?
Yes. Integrations with ERP, inventory, payments, couriers and fulfilment are part of most of our projects.
What does a new store cost?
Cost follows scope: the catalogue, the integrations and how much custom work is needed. We scope it during discovery.
Latest insights
Tell us what your store needs to do.
Give us a sense of where the business is and where you want it to go. We'll start with a conversation before recommending anything.
