eCommerce
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eCommerce That Converts and Scales
A slow checkout loses sales. A rigid platform blocks growth. CimpleO builds custom eCommerce solutions — from WooCommerce and Drupal Commerce implementations to fully bespoke platforms — designed around your catalogue, your customers, and your operational workflows. We’ve launched online stores, B2B ordering portals, and multi-vendor marketplaces across retail, industrial, and specialty verticals.
Online Stores & Marketplaces
From single-brand stores to multi-vendor marketplaces, we build the product catalogue, search and filtering, variant management, and seller tooling your platform needs. Whether that’s WordPress/WooCommerce for a fast launch or a custom-built marketplace for complex commission and fulfilment logic, we match the platform to the business model.
Payment & Checkout
Checkout is where revenue is won or lost. We integrate Stripe, PayPal, Mangopay, and regional payment providers with clean, fast checkout flows — single-page checkout, saved cards, buy-now-pay-later, and multi-currency support. Cart abandonment recovery and order confirmation flows included.
Mobile Commerce
More than half of your traffic is on mobile. We build mobile-optimised shopping experiences — responsive web or dedicated React Native apps — with touch-friendly navigation, fast image loading, and checkout flows that don’t require users to type a card number on a 6-inch screen.
B2B & Trade Portals
B2B eCommerce has different requirements: customer-specific pricing, bulk ordering, invoice-based payment terms, and approval workflows. We build trade portals that give your wholesale customers self-service ordering while keeping your sales team in control of terms, credit limits, and account management.
What We Bring to Every eCommerce Project
- Performance by default — sub-2s page loads because every 100ms of latency costs conversion
- Third-party integration — ERP, CRM, inventory management, and fulfilment APIs connected from day one
- Search that works — Elasticsearch or Algolia for catalogue search that handles synonyms, filters, and facets
- Analytics instrumentation — GA4, heatmaps, funnel tracking set up at launch, not retrofitted later
Tell us about your store or marketplace — we’ll propose the right stack and a realistic timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should we use Shopify, WooCommerce, or a custom build?
Shopify for stores that need to launch fast without custom backend logic — great for straightforward product catalogues with standard checkout flows. WooCommerce for stores with complex product structures, custom pricing, or needing tight WordPress integration. Custom build for marketplaces, B2B platforms with quote/approval workflows, or stores with business logic that platform plugins can't handle cleanly.
How long does it take to build an online store?
A standard WooCommerce store (20–200 products, standard checkout): 6–10 weeks. A marketplace with seller onboarding, commission management, and multi-party payments: 4–6 months. A B2B trade portal with custom pricing and approval flows: 3–5 months.
How much does eCommerce development cost?
WooCommerce implementation: $15,000–$40,000. Custom marketplace: $60,000–$200,000+. B2B trade portal: $40,000–$100,000. Ongoing WooCommerce maintenance: from $800/month. We scope before quoting — catalogue complexity, integrations (ERP, PIM, 3PL), and payment provider requirements all affect cost.
Do you integrate with our ERP or inventory system?
Yes. We've integrated eCommerce platforms with SAP, Odoo, QuickBooks, and custom ERP systems. Typical integration covers product sync, inventory levels, order flow, and fulfilment status updates. Webhook-based real-time sync or scheduled batch — depending on your system's capabilities.
How do you handle high traffic during sales events?
Performance is architectural, not just hosting. We implement full-page caching for anonymous users, database query optimisation, CDN configuration, and load-test before major events. See our WooCommerce performance service for specifics.