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The middle, broken

Your shop floor is fine. Your online floor, not so much.

You've got a real business. A Lightspeed retail POS, a stock take that mostly works, regulars who know your name. The website? It was built six years ago by a friend of the family for $1,200, and it shows. The Shopify theme you tried in 2022 doesn't look like your brand. Klaviyo emails go out from a tab open in Safari that you forget to close. Your in-store inventory and online inventory are not the same number, and that bites you twice a year.

  • Templates that look like every other "Boutique Threads" Shopify store
  • In-store + online inventory drifting apart, costing real customer trust
  • $300/month in app subscriptions that nobody can quite explain
  • Klaviyo set up but never tuned; segments at "all customers" since 2023
  • Custom builds quoted at $35k+ that take 4 months and ship a worse site

We match you with three Australian developers who have built for AU retailers: fashion, homewares, food, beauty, hardware, gifts, sport, books. They know the AU Post quirks, the GST display rules, and the difference between Square, Lightspeed, and Vend.

Typical projects

What we typically build for retail.

Indicative ranges from real retail briefs we've matched in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific.

Shopify quick-start
Typical price
$2,800 – $5,500
Timeline
2–3 weeks

A clean Shopify launch on a strong paid theme, branded properly, with AU shipping zones, GA4, and the right essential apps.

  • Paid theme + brand customisation
  • AU Post live rates + zones
  • GA4 + GTM setup
  • 5 essential apps configured properly
Shopify standard
Typical price
$5,500 – $11,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks

A solid Shopify store with custom touches: brand-led product pages, Klaviyo flows, abandoned cart, content pages.

  • Theme customisations + custom sections
  • Klaviyo flows (welcome, abandoned, post-purchase)
  • Reviews + UGC
  • Content / blog pages
Custom Shopify theme
Typical price
$12,000 – $32,000
Timeline
5–9 weeks

A Shopify storefront designed and built from scratch in Liquid. Bespoke product templates, brand systems, the works.

  • Custom Liquid theme from scratch
  • Bespoke product templates
  • Custom collection / search experiences
  • Klaviyo + reviews + extended app set
POS + online inventory sync
Typical price
$4,500 – $14,000
Timeline
3–6 weeks

Stop the in-store / online inventory drift. Real-time sync between Shopify and Lightspeed / Square / Vend.

  • Real-time stock sync
  • Multi-location inventory
  • Click-and-collect flow
  • Returns reconciliation
Headless / Shopify Plus build
Typical price
$45,000 – $150,000
Timeline
12–22 weeks

For brands past $2M revenue. Headless storefront on Next.js or Hydrogen, Shopify Plus checkout, multi-region.

  • Next.js / Hydrogen storefront
  • Shopify Plus checkout customisation
  • Multi-region / multi-currency
  • B2B + wholesale flows

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Why FindDevs for this

Built by Australians who know your sector.

Shopify Partners, not Shopify tourists.

Our network has dozens of Shopify Partners agencies and freelancers. They know Liquid. They know Hydrogen. They know which apps are worth paying for and which to avoid.

AU Post, GST, ASIC literate.

Live AU Post rates, GST-inclusive vs ex-GST display, ABN-on-receipt: boring details, but they're what separates a real Australian build from a US template hack.

POS integrations done right.

Lightspeed, Vend, Square, Hike, Tyro. Real-time inventory sync, multi-location stock, click-and-collect flows. Our developers have already shipped against your POS.

No app-fee bloat.

We'll match you with developers who'll tell you when to skip the app subscription and write 60 lines of Liquid instead. That conversation alone has saved clients $200+/month.

Tech we know

The stack our matched developers Retail developers actually use.

Send us a brief and we'll match you with developers experienced in your specific stack, not generic full-stack tourists.

Shopify Shopify Plus Liquid Hydrogen / Next.js WooCommerce (when right) Klaviyo Lightspeed Retail Square API Vend / Hike AU Post live rates Stripe Tyro
Real briefs we've matched

Three illustrative examples.

Names lightly anonymised. Outcomes from real engagements through the FindDevs network.

Brunswick, Melbourne
Burnt Sugar
Custom Shopify theme + Klaviyo

Average order value up 27% from new product templates. Klaviyo flows now drive 31% of revenue (was 4%).

Byron Bay, NSW
Linen + Company
POS + online inventory sync

Eliminated the "sorry, that's actually sold out" email entirely. Inventory accuracy 99.6% across 3 retail and online.

Inner West, Sydney
Marrickville Hardware
Shopify standard + click-and-collect

Online channel grew from 0% to 18% of revenue in 7 months. Click-and-collect is now 60% of online orders.

"We'd been on a free Shopify theme for three years and it showed. FindDevs lined up three developers, the middle quote was a custom theme rebuild for $14k. AOV went up 27% in the first quarter. Wish we'd done it earlier."
Cara · Founder, fashion brand · Melbourne
FAQ

Common questions.

Shopify in ~85% of cases for Australian small-to-mid stores. WooCommerce when you have a heavy WordPress content site already, or unusual catalogue rules Shopify can't handle. Custom (headless or otherwise) only past around $2M revenue. Our matched developers will give you a frank answer based on your actual situation.
A clean quick-start runs $2.8k–$5.5k. Standard build with Klaviyo and content $5.5k–$11k. Custom theme $12k–$32k. The full pricing guide on our home page has more bands and what's typically included at each.
Yes, these all have working integrations with Shopify, either native or via well-tested apps (or a small custom layer when the off-the-shelf one doesn't fit). Send the brief; we'll match you with developers who've done your specific POS before.
Shopify plan ($39–$399 USD/mo), Klaviyo ($30–$300 USD/mo at small list sizes), apps ($30–$200 USD/mo typically), and the developer for tweaks ($100–$400/mo retainer is normal). Hosting is included in Shopify itself.
Some can; many partner with Australian photographers and copywriters. We'll flag this in matching if it's in your brief. If you already have assets, your build will run faster and cheaper.
Honest answer: rarely worth it under $2M AUD revenue. Worth a real conversation around $1.5M+. We'll match you with developers experienced on both sides who'll tell you straight.
Australia-wide

Retail developers across Australia.

We match Australian developers from every major city and remote-first teams nationwide. Pick your city, we've already got developers there.

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Canberra Gold Coast Hobart Newcastle Wollongong Geelong Sunshine Coast Logan City Darwin
Ready when you are

Three vetted Australian developers.
For your retail. In 24 hours.

Two-minute brief. Three written quotes inside a day. Free, no obligation. If none feel like the right fit, we'll line up another three.

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