Shopify Agencies UK: 10 Agencies Compared (2026)

A Shopify agency is a team of designers, developers and marketers that builds, migrates and then improves online stores on Shopify. You need one when the project goes beyond a theme and a few apps: a custom design, a move from Magento or WooCommerce, several countries, a wholesale channel, or systems to connect such as an ERP or a warehouse.

This page compares 10 Shopify agencies based in the United Kingdom: three in London and one each in Bath, Belfast, Birmingham, Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester and Norwich. Every fact comes from the agency's profile on the Shopify Partner Directory or from its own website, read on November 12, 2026, with a link to the page. The order is not a ranking.

Why we publish it: Kanal is a paid Shopify app for WhatsApp marketing, and we work with agencies that set up WhatsApp for the stores they build and run. None of the agencies below asked to be listed.

UK Shopify agencies at a glance

Each tier links to the agency's profile on the Shopify Partner Directory, where the tier and the city are shown.

How we selected these agencies

We started from the Shopify Partner Directory, filtered on the United Kingdom as primary location and on the Platinum and Premier tiers. On November 12, 2026, the store building category showed 20 Platinum partners and 18 Premier partners based in the UK. We also looked at which agencies come up on the first page of Google in the UK for searches such as "shopify agency", "shopify agencies uk" and "shopify agency manchester".

Source: Shopify Partner Directory, read on November 12, 2026.

From there we kept 10 agencies on four conditions:

• Based in the UK: the directory profile gives a UK city as primary location, and the agency's own site confirms it.
• Platinum or Premier tier on the day we read the directory.
• Enough published to describe them: services, named clients and an address on their own pages.
• Spread over the country: three in London and seven in other cities, Belfast included.

What you should know before reading on:

• The order is not a ranking. London comes first, then the other cities in alphabetical order, and agencies are in alphabetical order within London.
• Every fact has a source. Tier, city and team size come from the directory profile (the team size is Shopify's estimate). Services, clients, addresses and prices come from the agency's own pages. When something is not published, we say so.
• No ratings. The directory profiles we read show no rating and no review count, so we give none.
• Being left out means nothing. The directory lists many more UK partners, including those in its Select and Plus tiers. Shopify's Help Center says Select Partners are typically preferred by small and medium businesses and Platinum Partners by global enterprise businesses (hiring and working with Shopify Partners), so this selection leans toward agencies for established brands.

The 10 UK Shopify agencies, city by city

Superco (London)

Superco is a London agency in the Platinum tier, with an estimated team of 51 to 200 people (directory profile). Its office is at 7 Hatchers Mews, SE1 (contact page).

• What it does: designs, builds and grows Shopify and Shopify Plus stores, moves stores from Magento, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud and headless set-ups, builds B2B stores and connects ERPs, then runs a monthly growth retainer (its FAQ).
• Clients it names: Allbirds, Represent, Ursa Major, Ceva and LSA International.
• Price: not published. The FAQ says the cost depends on the scope, agreed with you before a price is given.
• Good to know: the same FAQ says design and development are not handed to other agencies, and that the theme and custom code belong to the client.

Underwaterpistol (London)

Underwaterpistol is a Platinum partner with London as its primary location and an estimated team of 11 to 50 people (directory profile). Its site gives its address as 151 Wardour Street, London.

• What it does: UX, design and development on Shopify Plus, migrations to Shopify Plus, conversion rate optimization, SEO, subscriptions and loyalty programs (Shopify Plus page).
• Background: its About page says it built the 90th Shopify store in the world in 2006, and its Shopify Plus page says it has been a Shopify Plus agency since 2014.
• Clients it names: Ooni, Reach PLC (the Yimbly marketplace), Roseland, Patou and The Couture Club.
• Price: not published on the pages we read.

Vervaunt (London)

Vervaunt describes itself as an ecommerce consultancy and paid media agency. It is a Platinum partner with London as its primary location and an estimated team of 51 to 200 people (directory profile), founded in September 2017 and a certified B Corp since July 2024 (About page).

• What it does: platform selection, requirements, help choosing a development agency and project management of a move to a new platform (replatforming page), plus paid media, affiliate marketing, creative and conversion rate optimization.
• Clients it names: Dr Martens, Mulberry, Astrid & Miyu and Sunspel. Its replatforming page lists a Timex move from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify Plus.
• Price: not published.
• Good to know: it says it advises on every major platform, not only Shopify.

blubolt (Bath)

blubolt was founded in Bath in 2006 and says it has delivered more than 400 ecommerce projects (About page). It is a Platinum partner with an estimated team of 11 to 50 people (directory profile), at 25 Queen Square, Bath (contact page).

• What it does: first Shopify builds for new brands, migrations for established brands, and retainers with an agreed number of monthly hours for development, conversion rate optimization and SEO.
• Background: its About page says it joined the Shopify ecosystem in 2019, after years on its own platform, and now focuses on mid-market and enterprise brands.
• Clients it names: Bella Freud, Lazy Oaf, Adnams, Saltrock, Johnstons of Elgin and Newby Teas.
• Price: not published.

Glaze Digital (Belfast)

Glaze Digital is the one agency of this list in Northern Ireland, and the only one for which we found published prices. It is a Premier partner with Belfast as its primary location and an estimated team of 11 to 50 people (directory profile). Its About page says it has delivered over 250 Shopify stores since 2014, and its contact page gives an office at Ormeau Business Park, Belfast.

• What it does: migrations, Shopify Plus, design and development, then aftercare, paid media and retention (email and loyalty).
• Published prices: on its aftercare page, Support starts at £2,100 per year for a 12-month retainer with 30 hours of development, and Growth starts at £2,000 per month. Build prices are not published.
• Clients it names: Seed & Sprout, Bellamianta and Gordons Chemist.

Kubix (Birmingham)

Kubix describes itself as a Platinum Shopify agency based in Birmingham. Its directory profile shows the Platinum tier, a partnership since 2015 and an estimated team of 11 to 50 people (directory profile). The office is at 35 Floodgate Street, in Digbeth (contact page).

• What it does: Shopify design and development, migrations, Shopify POS, B2B stores and consultancy, then paid search, paid social and email marketing on retainer.
• Clients it names: Ted Baker, Scotch & Soda, The Fine Cheese Co., Castle Fine Art and Haws.
• Price: not published. Its contact page says larger projects tend to be paid in equal installments over the project, not with a 50% deposit upfront.
• Good to know: the same page says the work is done in-house, in Birmingham and Dublin, without freelancers.

Swanky (Exeter)

Swanky is a Platinum partner with Exeter as its primary location and an estimated team of 51 to 200 people (directory profile). Its UK office is at 19 Southernhay West, Exeter, with teams in Adelaide and Montpellier (contact page).

• Background: founded in 2010 and working only on Shopify since 2012, according to its About page, which adds that it typically works with mid-market and enterprise businesses.
• What it does: migrations to Shopify Plus, design and development, subscriptions, integrations, international stores, B2B and Shopify POS, then conversion rate optimization, email, paid ads and SEO. It highlights direct-to-consumer subscription brands in food and drink, pet care and health.
• Clients it names: HelloFresh, Wilkinson Sword, Eden Project, Naturalmat and Sue Ryder (results page).
• Price: not published.

Velstar (Liverpool)

Velstar is a Platinum partner with Liverpool as its primary location, a partnership since 2015 and an estimated team of 51 to 200 people (directory profile). Its head office is at Exchange Station, Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, with hubs in Leeds, Edinburgh and Miami (contact page).

• What it does: Shopify and Shopify Plus builds for direct-to-consumer and B2B, migrations, headless builds, custom apps, integrations with ERP, order management and CRM systems, Shopify POS and support plans (Shopify development page), plus performance marketing and conversion rate optimization.
• Clients it names: Castore, Sculpted By Aimee and LKQ Euro Car Parts.
• Price: not published.
• Good to know: its About page lists four acquisitions in the last three years, including 9xb, a B2B ecommerce specialist.

Rainy City Agency (Manchester)

Rainy City Agency is a Platinum partner with Manchester as its primary location, a partnership since 2016 and an estimated team of 11 to 50 people (directory profile). Its About page says it is based in Manchester, works with brands across the UK, Europe and North America, and has helped over 600 brands since 2016.

• What it does: bespoke Shopify builds, migrations from WooCommerce, Magento and BigCommerce, Shopify Plus, conversion rate optimization, support and maintenance, monthly growth packages, and ads on Meta, TikTok and Google.
• Clients it names: Cernucci, Fushi Wellbeing, Lee Stafford, Katjes and La Fromagerie (work page).
• Price: not published. Growth packages are discussed on a call.

Quickfire Digital (Norwich)

Quickfire Digital is a Platinum partner with Norwich as its primary location, a partnership since 2018 and an estimated team of 51 to 200 people (directory profile). Its contact page lists offices at 4 Barton Way, Norwich, and 50 Liverpool Street, London.

• What it does: Shopify and Shopify Plus design, development, integrations and migrations from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Visualsoft or a custom build. Its migrations page says most of its builds are moves to Shopify.
• After launch: growth retainers sold as three packages of monthly hours, usually starting with a six-month contract (retainer page).
• Clients it names: Forthglade, Kettler, Floral Street, Lumie, Hunter Boots and Lacoste.
• Price: not published.

Shopify agencies by city: London, Manchester and the rest of the UK

The directory filters by country, not by city, so here is where the agencies above have offices. The last column adds the other Platinum and Premier partners that showed the same city as primary location on November 12, 2026. We did not review those: each name links to its directory profile.

For any other town, open the directory's store building category, filtered on the United Kingdom, and check the primary location on each profile. The tier filter also shows Select and Plus partners.

Agency, freelancer or in-house: how to choose

What a build or a migration involves

Shopify's own migration guide lists the work, whoever does it:

1. Import the data: products first, then customers, then past orders, so the records link together.
2. Check and organize products, collections and inventory.
3. Set up the theme, then shipping, taxes, payments and checkout.
4. Place test orders: payment, refund, cancellation, fulfillment and the emails customers receive.
5. Add staff accounts and permissions.
6. Connect the domain and redirect the old URLs, so search traffic follows.
7. Set up Shopify POS if you also sell in a physical store.

The same guide says you can do this yourself with CSV files or a migration app, or hire a Shopify Partner to run it. A custom design, several countries with Shopify Markets, wholesale with Shopify B2B or an ERP connection add to that list, and those are the jobs the agencies above describe on their service pages. If you have not picked a platform yet, our Shopify review and our Shopify vs WooCommerce comparison cover that step.

Which one fits your project

The Partner Directory lists both agencies and freelancers. Each profile shows an estimated team size, from 1 to 10 people up to more than 200, plus the partner's top services, industries and markets over the last four years of Shopify data. The options also combine: Superco's FAQ says it often works alongside in-house ecommerce and marketing teams, and that most of its clients move to a monthly retainer after launch.

On budget, start from the plan you will run on: our guides to Shopify pricing and Shopify Plus pricing list the platform costs that come on top of any agency quote.

Questions to ask a Shopify agency

Each question below comes from something an agency on this page answers publicly, so you can compare the replies you get.

• Who does the work? Superco says it does not hand design or development to other agencies, and Kubix says it does not use freelancers. Ask every agency the same question.
• How is the price set, and how is it paid? Superco prices after agreeing the scope. Kubix tends to split larger projects into equal installments.
• Who owns the theme and the code? Superco's FAQ says the client does. Get it in the contract.
• What happens after launch? Glaze Digital sells a 12-month support retainer, Quickfire Digital usually starts retainers with a six-month contract, and blubolt works with an agreed number of monthly hours.
• How long will it take? Ask for the duration of a comparable project. Superco quotes six weeks for one Magento migration, and a Quickfire Digital client quotes 18 weeks for a site with subscriptions.
• What happens to search rankings in a migration? Shopify's guide and several agencies point to URL redirects as the step that protects them.
• Which access do they need? Shopify's Help Center says a partner may ask for a collaborator account on your store, that such access expires if the collaborator has not logged in for 90 days, and that partners bill you directly, outside your Shopify bill (hiring and working with Shopify Partners).

When you write to an agency through the directory, the same Help Center page advises giving your store details, your budget, your timeline and a description of what you need.

What the partner tiers mean, and what changes in 2027

On the day we read the directory, partners were shown in four tiers: Select, Plus, Premier and Platinum. Shopify's Help Center describes Select Partners as typically preferred by small and medium businesses, Plus Partners by mid-market and larger businesses, Premier Partners by large enterprises and Platinum Partners by global enterprise businesses.

That changes soon. According to Shopify's page about the Shopify Partner Program, the Select, Plus and Premier tiers retire on January 1, 2027. From that date, partners are recognized in four tiers, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond, based on the sales volume and the number of stores attributed to them. The tiers on this page are the ones shown on November 12, 2026, so check each profile again after that date.

What an agency can set up on WhatsApp for your store

Once the store is live, the next question is how to bring customers back. Kanal is a WhatsApp marketing app for Shopify, used by +500 brands, and it is one of the tools an agency can install and run for you. It takes 5 minutes to install, and it syncs your Shopify customers, orders and catalog.

Here is what an agency, or your own team, can set up with it:

• WhatsApp campaigns to customer segments, for launches, sales and restocks, with over 90% open rate on WhatsApp.
• Abandoned cart recovery: a WhatsApp message with the cart and a link back to checkout.
• Order updates: confirmation, shipping and delivery messages triggered by Shopify events.
• Back in stock alerts: customers ask to be told, and the message leaves when the product returns.
• An AI agent, on the Scale plan, that answers product and order questions on WhatsApp from your catalog and store policies, then hands over to your team.

Kanal also connects to Klaviyo, Recharge and Gorgias, tools that several agencies on this page already work with.

Kanal is a paid app: plans start at €89 per month, with no commitment, and Meta's WhatsApp fees are billed on top (see the plans). If nobody in your team or at your agency can own the channel, our team can run it for you: see our WhatsApp marketing agency page, or book a demo.

Keep reading: our guide to connecting WhatsApp to Shopify shows the setup step by step, and the WhatsApp marketing playbook for e-commerce covers what to send once it is live.