Shopify agency and Shopify experts for Manchester brands
On The Road is a boutique Shopify agency for Manchester brands. We design and build custom stores, move catalogues off Magento and WooCommerce, and stay on for support. Custom builds start from £10,000, with a fixed quote after a scoping call. The senior team that scopes the work is the team that builds it. The studio is in Leamington Spa, and we have a base at Silk St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6LZ.
How we work with Manchester brands
If you want a Shopify expert in Manchester you can sit down with, that is what the Ancoats base is for. We meet Manchester clients in person. The address is
Silk St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6LZ. Day to day, projects run remotely, with calls and a shared board, from the studio at 1 Mill Street, Leamington Spa.Shopify developers in Manchester, on our projects, are the senior team who scoped the work. There is no separate sales handoff, and we will not invent a local list of names. Say on the intro call if meeting in Manchester matters for the project.
Book an intro call →What we do for Manchester businesses
Shopify in Manchester is the same work we do everywhere: a new store, a migration, an integration, Plus, or support. A Shopify consultant in Manchester should be able to tell you which of those you actually need.
New Shopify builds and custom design
A new store, or a store that has outgrown a generic theme. We design it around the catalogue and build a theme your team can edit after launch. The service is custom Shopify design. If the brief is the look of the store, see our Shopify designers in Manchester.
Migrations from Magento and WooCommerce
We move the catalogue, customers and orders, and keep the URLs that already rank. Torque GT, a Japanese performance parts specialist, moved from Magento to Shopify: 80K+ SKUs migrated, custom vehicle-fitment filters and real-time ERP stock sync. Product discovery is 60% faster, and it took 4 months from Magento to live. WooCommerce follows the same process. Read the Shopify migration service, or start with the migration checklist.
Integrations, ERP and custom apps
When stock or orders still get re-keyed by hand, the shop is not finished. We connect Shopify to the ERP or stock system that already runs the business, and build a private app when the app store cannot do the job. That work sits under Shopify app development.
Shopify Plus
Plus earns its fee when checkout logic, B2B catalogues or API limits are the constraint. We implement it — an upgrade of an existing Shopify store from £10k, or a migration onto Plus inside the £15k–£50k+ band. The licence is paid to Shopify, not marked up by us. See Shopify Plus and Shopify Plus pricing in the UK.
Shopify support and ongoing work
Shopify support in Manchester covers stores we have built and stores we are taking on. Ongoing support starts from £1,200 a month, with the same senior team, for fixes, improvements and keeping the store in good shape after launch. The monthly scope is agreed for your store. A single small fix is often better value from a freelancer — that choice is set out below.
Work we've done
We do not yet have a Manchester client we can name. These are the projects closest to what Greater Manchester brands ask about: a migration with an ERP behind it, a large trade catalogue, and operations that were still manual.
Torque GT
A Japanese performance parts specialist moved from Magento to Shopify: 80K+ SKUs migrated, custom vehicle-fitment filters and real-time ERP stock sync. Product discovery is 60% faster, and it took 4 months from Magento to live.
Read the Torque GT case study →
Hart Wholesale
A trade hardware distributor with 10K+ SKUs. We built a trade-focused Shopify store with 100% trade-gated pricing and checkout. Product find got 42% faster, and it went from catalogue to live in 5 months.
Read the Hart Wholesale case study →
Contamac
Automation for order routing, stock updates and fulfilment. At Contamac, automation flows cut manual processing by 70%. Subscription uptime is 99.5%, fulfilment is 45% faster, and the rebuild and automation took 4 months.
Read the Contamac case study →What a Shopify agency in Manchester costs
These are the same bands as our pricing page. Every project gets a fixed quote after a scoping call. The longer breakdown is in how much a Shopify store costs in the UK.
| Project | Price |
|---|---|
| Theme customisationNew sections, templates and speed work on an existing theme. | £6k – £12k |
| Custom design & buildA bespoke Shopify store, designed and built for your brand. | £10k – £40k |
| Migration & complex buildsMagento or WooCommerce moves, ERP integrations, trade portals, big catalogues. | £15k – £50k+ |
| Upgrade to Shopify PlusMoving an existing Shopify store onto Plus. | From £10k |
| Ongoing supportFixes, improvements and monitoring after launch. | From £1,200 a month |
Most Manchester agencies do not publish prices. They quote once the job is scoped, which makes a shortlist hard to compare. Ask any agency for a fixed quote and a list of what is included before you commit.
When a freelancer is the better choice
A small fix, a single theme tweak or a starter shop with a short catalogue is often better value from a freelance Shopify developer. You are paying one person for one job, and you do not need design, development and project management in the same engagement. An agency is the better fit when those three have to move together, or when one person off sick would stall the store. If a freelancer is the right call, we will say so on the first call.
Book an intro call →How to choose a Shopify agency in Manchester
If you are comparing the best Shopify agencies in Manchester, five checks matter more than a polished homepage. We are a Shopify Partner in Manchester — the directory listing is public, and you should check any agency the same way.
- Named client work you can open and check, not a logo grid with no story behind it.
- Partner status you can verify yourself in the Shopify Partner Directory.
- A straight answer on who actually designs and builds the store.
- Published prices, or a fixed quote, before any build work starts.
- A plain account of what happens after launch, including how support works.
The longer version is how to choose a Shopify agency. You can also send a project brief if a call is the wrong first step.
Greater Manchester and the North West
The Ancoats base is where we meet people from Greater Manchester and the North West, including Stockport. We do not have clients in those towns to name. The case studies above are the work you can check.
Manchester Shopify questions
Which Shopify agency in Manchester should I use?
Pick on named client work you can check, verified Shopify Partner status, who will actually build your store, and whether the price is fixed before you start. On The Road is a boutique Shopify studio, with a team in Manchester and its studio in Leamington Spa, that has shipped more than 150 Shopify stores. It publishes its prices: custom builds from £10,000, migrations from £15,000 and ongoing support from £1,200 a month, each with a fixed quote after a scoping call.
Who can support or fix my Shopify store in Manchester?
Most Manchester Shopify agencies offer monthly support as well as new builds. On The Road provides ongoing Shopify support starting from £1,200 a month for Manchester and North West brands, handled by the same senior team that builds stores. For a single small fix, a freelance Shopify developer is often the cheaper option.
How much does a Shopify agency in Manchester charge?
Most Manchester agencies quote on scope rather than publishing prices. On The Road publishes its bands: theme customisation £6,000–£12,000, custom design and build £10,000–£40,000, migrations and complex builds £15,000–£50,000+, and support from £1,200 a month, with a fixed price after a scoping call.
Do you have someone in Manchester, and can we meet in person?
Yes. On The Road has a base at Silk St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6LZ, and meets Manchester clients in person. The studio is at 1 Mill Street, Leamington Spa, and project work runs remotely by default. Ask for a meeting on the intro call.
Are you a Shopify Partner?
Yes. On The Road is a Shopify Partner. Tom Hooker has been a Shopify Partner since 2016, and the Shopify Partner Directory listing has 27 five-star reviews. The listing is public, so you can check it. On The Road implements Shopify Plus. It is not a Shopify Plus partner.
Planning a Shopify project in Manchester?
Tell us what you sell and what sits behind the shop. We will tell you straight whether we are the right fit. You can also send a project brief.
Book an intro call →