eCommerce Web Design in London
An eCommerce website from Sparcley costs from £4,900 and takes about 5 weeks: we design and build online shops for small and medium-sized businesses across London and the UK. The price includes integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products, payment and delivery set-up and copywriting of up to 2,000 words.
Every shop comes with a 12-month guarantee and 3 months of hosting free.
We reply within 24 business hours.
With every online shop
- A 12-month guarantee
- 3 months of hosting free, with SSL and professional email
- Payment in three stages: 30%, 40% and 30%
Who is eCommerce web design from Sparcley for?
Our eCommerce web design service is for UK small and medium-sized businesses that sell products online or want to start. As an eCommerce website development company serving London and the UK, we build four kinds of shop:
A first online shop
You start with up to 50 products uploaded or 1 supplier connected, then add products yourself as your range grows. Payments, delivery and customer accounts are set up before launch.
A shop that has outgrown its platform
A rebuild makes sense when the platform is out of date and cannot be updated safely, when every change needs a developer or when the shop cannot connect to your suppliers or stock. Our article on when to fix an online shop and when to rebuild it explains the difference.
Large catalogues and B2B sellers
B2B eCommerce website development covers shops that sell to trade customers, with large catalogues, customer accounts and supplier feeds. We plan categories, filters and search around your catalogue during discovery, and our article on how AI sorts large product catalogues into categories describes the method.
Multi-vendor marketplaces
Multi-vendor marketplace development connects several online shops in one place and keeps their products in sync. Our multi-brand marketplace case study shows a marketplace for branded watches, candles and more.
Whichever kind of shop you need, you run it yourself: products, categories and orders are managed from one admin, and the shop works on mobile, tablet and desktop.
What does eCommerce web design include?
eCommerce web design is the design and build of an online shop: product, category, basket and checkout pages, plus the payments, delivery and admin behind them.
Every eCommerce website from Sparcley includes:
Design for mobile, tablet and desktop
Your shop gets a responsive design for every screen size. We lay out the main shop pages first and apply the visual design second.
Products, categories, filters and search
A content management system lets you manage products, categories and orders. Products sit in a logical category structure with advanced filters, and site search with autocomplete helps shoppers find products faster.
Payments, delivery and customer accounts
We integrate a payment gateway and a delivery system and set up customer registration, including social login. Before launch, we test the checkout on mobile, tablet and desktop.
One supplier connected or up to 50 products uploaded
The price includes integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products. If you buy from several suppliers, our supplier product import service imports and syncs products, prices and stock from all of them.
Copywriting, languages and a blog
We write up to 2,000 words of copy for your shop, set the shop up in more than one language if you need it and add a built-in blog.
Legal pages, analytics and technical SEO
Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Terms and Conditions pages, GA4 conversion tracking and a technical SEO set-up are part of the build. The shop also comes with a 12-month guarantee and 3 months of hosting free, with SSL and professional email.
How much does eCommerce web design cost?
An eCommerce website from Sparcley costs from £4,900 and takes about 5 weeks.
That starting price covers integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products, payment and delivery set-up and copywriting of up to 2,000 words. More products or supplier feeds, migration and custom features are priced separately in your quote.
You pay in three stages: 30% when development begins, 40% when development is complete and testing starts, and 30% on approval and handover.
For a wider view of website prices, read our guide on how much a website costs in the UK.
eCommerce website
about 5 weeks
from £4,900
- Integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products
- Payment gateway and delivery set-up
- Products, categories, filters and search with autocomplete
- Customer registration, including social login
- Copywriting up to 2,000 words
- Privacy, Cookie and Terms pages, GA4 and technical SEO
- 12-month guarantee
- 3 months of hosting free with SSL and professional email
Not included
- More than 50 products to upload or more than 1 supplier feed
- Migration of products, customers and orders from an existing shop
- Custom features such as made-to-measure price calculators or product configurators
- Website maintenance after launch
eCommerce websites we have built
Three online shops from our portfolio, from a made-to-measure WooCommerce store to a multi-brand marketplace. More projects are in our web design case studies.
Lithuania · WooCommerce · Window coveringsMade-to-measure WooCommerce shop with price calculators
InteriaHome sells roller blinds, venetian blinds, curtains and insect screens made to each customer's window measurements. We built the store with made-to-measure price calculators, fabric previews on interior photos and automated supplier imports.
Marketplace · Watches, candles and moreMarketplace that syncs products from several shops
Fashion Flair is a marketplace for branded watches, candles and more. We built a marketplace that connects several online shops, synchronises their products and runs sales from one place.
Watch manufacturer · Full eCommerce systemLuxury watch online store
Marc Lauder designs watches for men and women with a sporty feel. We developed a full eCommerce system to showcase the collection and sell to customers worldwide.
Send us a link to your current shop, or a product list with a rough product count, and we will prepare a quote.
We reply within 24 business hours.
How long does eCommerce web design take?
An eCommerce website from Sparcley takes about 5 weeks, in five stages, and each stage ends with a result you can check.
Larger catalogues, more supplier feeds, migration or custom features add time; our article on what makes a website build take longer covers each factor.
About 1 week
Agree the scope
We go through your products and categories, payment and delivery options, the supplier to integrate and the content the shop needs, then agree what we will build.
About 1 week
Design the shop
We lay out the home, category, product and checkout pages first, then apply the visual design to them.
About 2 weeks
Build the shop
We build the shop in a content management system with products, filters, search, payments and delivery. The first 30% is paid when development begins.
About 1 week
Test the shop
We test pages, forms and the full checkout on mobile, tablet and desktop. The next 40% is paid when development is complete and testing starts.
Launch and hand over
You approve the shop, and we launch it and hand it over to you. The final 30% is paid on approval and handover.
eCommerce platforms we work with
Sparcley builds online shops on four platforms: WooCommerce, OpenCart, PrestaShop, and Laravel for bespoke PHP shops.
- WooCommerce: online shops on WordPress, including made-to-measure stores with custom price calculators.
- OpenCart: OpenCart development backed by our own modules for DPD tracking, supplier import, XML feeds and product video, as in an OpenCart store we built from a Figma design.
- PrestaShop: new online shops and imports of products, prices and stock from several suppliers.
- Laravel: bespoke PHP shops for projects whose requirements no off-the-shelf platform meets.
eCommerce Web Design FAQ
What is included in the £4,900 starting price?
The £4,900 starting price covers an online shop with integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products, payment and delivery set-up, copywriting of up to 2,000 words, a 12-month guarantee and 3 months of hosting free. More products or supplier feeds, migration and custom features are priced in your quote.
What can make an eCommerce project take longer than 5 weeks?
The usual reasons are more than 50 products to upload or more than 1 supplier feed, product data that needs cleaning, integrations with systems you already run, migration from an existing shop and custom features such as made-to-measure price calculators. We confirm the timeline in the quote before work starts.
Which eCommerce platforms do you build on?
We build online shops on WooCommerce, OpenCart or PrestaShop, and bespoke PHP shops on Laravel when a project needs it. We choose the platform with you after discovery, once we know your catalogue, your suppliers and who will run the shop day to day.
Can you connect the shop to my suppliers?
Yes. Every eCommerce website from Sparcley includes integration with 1 supplier or upload of up to 50 products. If you work with several suppliers, we can import and sync products, prices and stock from all of them into WooCommerce, PrestaShop or OpenCart.
Can you improve my existing online shop instead of rebuilding it?
Often, yes. If the platform can do what you need and the problems are content, speed or checkout settings, the shop can usually be fixed; a rebuild makes sense when the platform itself is the limit. For Graf & Becker, a high-end watch brand, we restored the system and fixed critical issues to bring the platform back to full operation.
Can you move my products and customers from my current shop?
Yes. Migration from an existing shop is scoped and priced separately in your quote, and it adds time to the 5-week schedule.
What happens after my online shop goes live?
Every eCommerce website from Sparcley includes a 12-month guarantee and 3 months of hosting free. For updates, monitoring and fixes after launch, our website maintenance plan, Complete Digital Care, provides 24/7 monitoring, with support Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00.
Do you build multi-vendor marketplaces?
Yes. For Fashion Flair we built a marketplace for branded watches, candles and more that connects several online shops, synchronises their products and runs sales from one place. Marketplace projects are scoped in discovery and priced in your quote.
Get a quote for your online shop
Tell us what you sell, roughly how many products you have and which suppliers you work with, and we will prepare a quote with the price and timeline for your shop.
Contact
Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00
We reply within 24 business hours.