Shopify and WooCommerce store design for UK sellers
Hostlyx offers Shopify website design and ecommerce website development for UK businesses, on Shopify or WooCommerce. We set up products, payments, UK delivery rules and the pages that bring in search traffic, then help market the shop. The team is in Bengaluru; you contract with Zorixo Ventures Ltd, a UK company, on a fixed written GBP quote.
The first decision for a UK online shop is the platform. Shopify suits most sellers who want hosting, checkout and security handled for a monthly fee. WooCommerce suits shops that want full control on their own hosting and fewer platform fees. We build on both, and our Shopify vs WooCommerce guide sets out the trade-off.
A store design is more than a theme. We set up collections, product variants, UK delivery zones and rates, VAT settings where they apply, payment methods and transactional emails, then structure product and category pages so they can rank. For WooCommerce stores, we also host the shop on our cPanel servers.
The build happens in Bengaluru, India. Your contract and GBP invoice come from Zorixo Ventures Ltd, a UK company, and you pay by card through Stripe. The store, products, customer data and accounts are in your name from day one. Shopify plan fees, apps and payment processing are paid by you directly to those providers, never marked up through us.
Why UK businesses choose us
Shopify or WooCommerce, honestly
We build on both, so our recommendation follows your catalogue, budget and how much control you want, not the platform we happen to sell.
Set up for UK selling
Delivery zones, GBP pricing, tax settings where they apply, returns pages and payment methods UK shoppers expect are part of the build.
Search built into the store
Category and product pages are structured for search from launch, and the same team can run SEO and shopping ads afterwards.
A UK company on the contract
Zorixo Ventures Ltd, a UK company, quotes and invoices in GBP. Bengaluru delivery keeps the build below typical UK agency ecommerce prices.
Your store, your data
The Shopify account or WooCommerce site, products, orders and customer records belong to you. We work as invited staff, removable at any time.
What we can do for you
How we work
Platform and catalogue
We review your products, volumes and integrations and recommend Shopify or WooCommerce with the reasons.
Fixed GBP quote
A written quote from Zorixo Ventures Ltd listing the theme work, product setup, integrations and launch.
Design and setup
Store design, collections, products, delivery, payments and emails, built on a preview you can shop through.
Test orders and launch
We place test orders end to end, check mobile checkout and tracking, then connect the domain and go live.
Grow the shop
Optional SEO, shopping ads and social, run by the team that knows how the store is built.
Guides for UK buyers
Questions people ask
How much does a Shopify website cost in the UK?
It depends on the theme work, number of products and integrations, plus Shopify's own monthly plan and apps. Our UK website cost guide gives typical ranges. We send a fixed written quote in GBP after reviewing your catalogue, so the build price is agreed before work starts.
Is it safe to have my online shop built offshore?
You contract with Zorixo Ventures Ltd, a UK company, on a fixed quote, and the store account is created in your name. We work as staff users you can remove. Payment providers, customer data and order history stay under your control throughout.
Who owns my Shopify or WooCommerce store?
You do. The Shopify account, or the WooCommerce site and its hosting, are registered to you, along with the domain, theme customisations, product data and customer records. If you change supplier, you simply remove our access.
Is my online store compliant with UK GDPR?
We set up cookie consent that holds back marketing pixels until shoppers agree, a privacy page for your wording, secure checkout and sensible data retention. As the data controller you approve the policies; our UK cookie checklist covers what to check.
Can a team in India support a UK online shop?
India is 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of the UK, so your morning is our afternoon. Store issues raised in your morning are usually being worked on the same day, and launch changes can be ready before your next trading day starts.
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Tell us what you need
A domain, hosting, a new website, an app or more customers. One team handles all of it, and you get a written quote before any work starts.