Checkout Extensibility, Functions and B2B: Where Shopify Plus Differs From Advanced
Magento to Shopify Plus Migration: Scoping the Move Before You Commit
If you have priced a Magento to Shopify Plus migration and the quotes barely resembled each other, nobody is necessarily overcharging you. “Migration” covers two different jobs under one name. A 300-SKU catalog on a stock checkout is one project. A 12,000-SKU B2B catalog with three custom extensions and contract pricing built into checkout is […]
What Custom Shopify Development Actually Costs and What Drives the Number
Sep, 11 2026
Shopify for Fashion Brands: Design Decisions That Set Premium Stores Apart
If you are running a fashion or apparel brand on Shopify and the theme still looks fine but conversion has plateaued, this is usually where the problem sits. Fashion is one of the few Shopify categories where the product photo does more selling than the copy. A buyer can read a full ingredient list on […]
Aug, 20 2026
BigCommerce to Shopify Migration: A Practical Guide for Growing Brands
A BigCommerce to Shopify migration isn’t a data export and import. It touches your product catalog, your custom templates, your app stack, and every search ranking you’ve built up over the years. Brands that treat it as a simple platform swap usually rebuild half the store anyway, just after launch instead of before it. This […]
Aug, 12 2026
Shopify Theme vs. Custom Development: An Honest Breakdown for Growing DTC Brands
If you’re running a DTC brand somewhere between $500K and $5M a year, you’ve probably had this conversation internally more than once. The theme works. Orders come in. But something feels capped. Maybe it’s conversion rate. Maybe it’s how much your store looks like every other brand in your category. Maybe it’s a feature request […]
Aug, 04 2026
Best Shopify Agencies for Beauty & Cosmetics Brands in 2026
Beauty is one of the highest-converting categories on Shopify, and the platform has become close to default for direct-to-consumer cosmetics, skincare, and haircare brands. The global cosmetics market is forecast to reach roughly $800 billion by 2035, growing about 6% a year, and much of that growth is happening through DTC storefronts. But a beauty […]
Aug, 04 2026
SPLIT Development, Shopify Plus Agency is a Summer 2026 Clutch Global Award Winner
We’re proud to announce that SPLIT Development, Shopify Plus Agency has been named a Summer 2026 Clutch Global Award winner for Shopify services, placing us among the top 15 providers worldwide in our category on Clutch. This recognition reflects the quality of the solutions we build and the trust our clients place in us. What […]
Aug, 03 2026
Shopify App Development: When Your Store Needs More Than the App Store Can Offer
Every Shopify store starts the same way. You install an app for reviews, another for upsells, a third for inventory sync, and within a year you’ve got fifteen apps running in the background, each one pulling its own weight and slowing everything else down. For most stores, that’s fine. The Shopify App Store has thousands […]
Jul, 16 2026
The Magento to Shopify Migration Checklist: Every Step Before You Move
Most Magento merchants don’t wake up one day and decide to migrate. It builds. A plugin update breaks checkout for the third time this year. A developer who understood the custom code leaves and takes six months of tribal knowledge with them. Hosting renewal comes in higher than expected, again. At some point the question […]
Jun, 20 2026
Custom Shopify Design for Beauty Brands: What Makes a Store Actually Convert
Beauty is one of the most competitive categories on Shopify, and also one of the most forgiving of generic design, until it isn’t. A store can look polished and still lose sales for reasons that have nothing to do with aesthetics: a shade selector that confuses instead of guides, product photos that don’t answer the […]
Jun, 11 2026
Shopify Plus Development: What It Actually Unlocks for Growing Brands
Shopify Plus development unlocks parts of the platform that standard Shopify keeps locked. Most brands discover the limits of standard Shopify the same way: they want to change something in the checkout and find out they cannot. Or they try to build a wholesale channel on top of their retail store and end up with […]