Installable
A PWA option is part of the build — homescreen on a phone without an App Store project.
Useful when the campaign will run for weeks and people come back from a bookmark.
04Services · Build
Shops & marketplaces.
Two paths on one page: a single-vendor shop (catalogue, checkout, no card data on our servers) or a multivendor marketplace (onboarding, fees, moderation, payouts). Pick the path that matches the brief — we will not sell you a marketplace theme for a one-brand shop.
01The usual mess
A shop and a marketplace are not the same brief.
Trade buyers need search, spec and a checkout that does not invent VAT — and never stores full card numbers on your server. Vendors, commissions, approvals, disputes and payouts are a different job.
This page covers both paths: a single-vendor shop, or a multivendor marketplace. ERP for your own stock and finance is a different page. ThemeForest parents we licence sit under Templates.
02Paths
Two paths.
Same studio, same checkout discipline — different shape of work. Pick the path that matches the brief before we quote.
- 01
Single-vendor shop.
Your catalogue, your brand, Stripe-first checkout. CSV load, no card data on our servers. From £12,000.
Shop pricing - 02
Multivendor marketplace.
Many sellers, one till — onboarding, fees, moderation and payouts. Two sellers on staging before go-live. From £18,000.
Marketplace pricing
03What we do
Pick the path. Then ship the till.
Path A — single-vendor shop: Stripe first for cards and subscriptions. We also connect Upsum, PayPal, Square, Worldpay, Mollie and Adyen when that is what you already run. Direct debit goes through GoCardless when that model fits. We seed placeholder products, then load your CSV plus image URLs. Scraping a supplier site is a bad default.
Path B — multivendor marketplace: vendor onboarding, fees and moderation before the customer homepage. Staging includes at least two seller accounts so the ugly paths show up early. Payouts and tax get a human pass.
Platforms we ship do not store full PANs. At most last-four via the processor API. Retention and destruction follow an agreed window — GDPR, not vibes.
PWA option included — installable on phones without a native app store build
Start with the pages you need; expand later without a rewrite
Add-ons: client portal, admin/CMS, or both cheaper together
No Apple or Android native apps as a product line — App Store only when you specifically need it; some PWAs can be wrapped for submission
04How the job runs
How commerce ships.
- 01
The call.
One brand or many sellers? Fees, who may buy, Stripe vs other processors, insurance.
- 02
The model.
Shop: CSV columns, image URLs, search. Marketplace: onboarding, catalogue policy, dispute paths.
- 03
A till you can click.
Shop: staging with placeholders then your CSV. Marketplace: two sellers on staging. Real processor in test mode.
- 04
Check and ship.
Tax, confirmation, PCI posture — and payouts if sellers are in the brief. Retention noted. Care or Retained Service when the range or vendor list grows.
05Who it is for
Who this is for.
Merchants who need one shop — or operators who need many sellers on one platform. Not a ten-page brochure and not an ERP.
B2B and trade catalogues
Retail with a real basket
Multivendor retail platforms
Local maker or trade marketplaces
Wholesale ranges that outgrew a PDF
Rebuilds of shops or marketplaces that lost trust
06What changes
What you walk away with.
Expandable
Start with the pages you need. Add more later without throwing the first version away.
Template reuse keeps the shell; you pay for the new offer, not a redesign.
Portal or CMS
Client portal, admin CMS, or both cheaper together — quoted as add-ons, not a surprise.
Only when editors actually need it. Most landers do not.
07Work
Work that used this service.
Cases from the archive that used this line of work.
Trade commerce
JDPipes
OutcomeTrade catalogue that scales
TypeEcommerce
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Retail & takeaway
Atariya
OutcomeWordPress today. Base44 next. Care stays.
TypeEcommerce
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B2B catalogue
Prime Catering Supplies
OutcomeTrade-ready product site
TypeEcommerce
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Ecommerce build
Forge Industrial Supply
OutcomeTrade account sign-ups
TypeEcommerce shop
Learn more
Ecommerce build
Bloom & Co
OutcomeOnline sales
TypeEcommerce shop
Learn more
Ecommerce build
Maker's Market
OutcomeVendor applications
TypeMultivendor shop
Learn more
08Pricing
What this costs.
Two paths: a single-vendor shop or a multivendor marketplace — plus catalogue refresh when the range moves.
01Most chosen
Online shop (single vendor).
From £12,000
per engagement
Catalogue, basket and checkout — Stripe-first, no card data on our platforms.
Scope a shopGet this from as little as £300 per month with Flexi-Pay over 24 months.
Based on a 40% deposit, then the balance across 24 months. Indicative, excluding VAT. Flexi-Pay terms. Terms and conditions apply.
02Most chosen
Online marketplace (multi-vendor).
From £18,000
per engagement
Seller onboarding, fees, checkout and payouts — two sellers on staging.
Scope a marketplaceGet this from as little as £450 per month with Flexi-Pay over 24 months.
Based on a 40% deposit, then the balance across 24 months. Indicative, excluding VAT. Flexi-Pay terms. Terms and conditions apply.
03Most chosen
Product catalogue refresh.
From £2,950
per engagement
Reload or expand the range on a shop or marketplace we already built — CSV and images, not a redesign.
Refresh the catalogueGet this from as little as £74 per month with Flexi-Pay over 24 months.
Based on a 40% deposit, then the balance across 24 months. Indicative, excluding VAT. Flexi-Pay terms. Terms and conditions apply.
Compare
Ticks are in the fee. Crosses are not. A higher plan keeps every tick from the plan to its left, then adds the rows below.
| Included | 01Online shop (single vendor)From £12,000 | 02Online marketplace (multi-vendor)From £18,000 | 03Product catalogue refreshFrom £2,950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kick-off | |||
| Discovery call with the person who will run it | ✓ | ✓ | × |
| Short scope confirm before kick-off | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project insurance before kick-off | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commerce path | |||
| Single-vendor shop (catalogue, basket, checkout) | ✓ | × | ✓ |
| Multivendor marketplace (sellers, fees, payouts) | × | ✓ | × |
| CSV + image URL catalogue load | ✓ | × | ✓ |
| Seller onboarding and fee rules | × | ✓ | × |
| Two sellers on staging before go-live | × | ✓ | × |
| Payments | |||
| Stripe-first payments (or common UK processors) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GoCardless when direct debit fits (quoted) | × | × | × |
| No full card storage on our platforms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Checkout, tax and confirmation pass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payout and tax pass for sellers | × | ✓ | × |
| Build | |||
| Named lead through go-live | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PWA option | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Not in the fee | |||
| Ongoing care after launch | × | × | × |
Retained Service
It’s cheaper to partner up.
One-off engagements are fair on their own — and they add up. A monthly retainer unlocks named capacity across Build, Growth and Care for less than stacking those services as separate projects.
Fixed for the agreed path once discovery is done. Most shops land between £12,000 and £32,000; most marketplaces between £18,000 and £45,000. Catalogue refresh assumes we already built the till. Processor and GoCardless fees are theirs. Excludes VAT.
09Related services
Next step
If the job is a catalogue and a till — one brand or many sellers — say which path. We will not sell you the wrong one.
Bring the range or the seller model, the processor you prefer, and a sample product file.