The United Kingdom is the fourth largest ecommerce market in the world, with a revenue of 110 billion in 2022, which is a 38% share of overall retail revenue, and with an estimated 60 million ecommerce users, it means non-ecommerce users are now in the minority.
Clearly, the ecommerce market is growing incredibly fast. E-commerce solutions are now embraced by almost every business sector, both consumer and trade, where a payment can be taken online, and any product or service delivered.
One of the key elements of a successful ecommerce website is the user experience design (UX design). Piranha understands the value of UX design in the planning and development of an online shop, a good UX increases sales and conversions and encourages customers to use the website again and again. Our ecommerce websites have user-centric frameworks, with built-in tools and functionality that make for the optimum UX. Piranha’s research and analysis, coupled with years of experience providing efficient cost effective ecommerce solutions mean you get a website based on proven criteria for interface and user experience design and development.
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are playing an increasing role in ecommerce, with responsive websites that are quick and easy to use on the move making online shopping the favoured option for a growing number of consumers. As technology and trends change, it is essential that businesses adapt. They must utilise the latest programming techniques to maintain high standards of functionality, usability and reporting functions.
Our team of designers and developers have the experience and skills to design and program outstanding online shops and bespoke ecommerce solutions utilising market-leading platforms such as Magento. They can tailor these to fit the client’s specific needs and deliver a cost-effective solution for large bespoke builds. Piranha has extensive knowledge and experience with many open-source ecommerce platforms such as Magento 2, WooCommerce and Shopify. Our team regularly use these programmes to help fulfil clients’ business requirements and deliver the best online solution for their needs.
Our ecommerce website solutions have ranged from a single product website selling a window security unit, to clients managing and selling thousands of products online through comprehensive filters and configuration of products to ensure the ecommerce process is as simple for the end user as possible. We produce ecommerce websites with affiliate functionality, populating smaller websites via data feeds from a parent website that provides integrated ecommerce solutions and easy management through one multi-site content management system. This can help streamline a business by integrating multiple sites, accounts, stock inventory, orders and customer details into one system.
Our dedicated team of in-house developers are Magento specialists, having worked with the open-source platform from shortly after its launch in 2008. We have seen many updates and upgrades over the years, with enhanced features and security protection making it a global phenomenon with an estimated 250,000 Magento active websites of various versions and adaptations. Magento 2 offers a completely new architecture and has been built based on Magento’s unequalled experience as an ecommerce platform provider, Magento 2’s advanced structure and functionality allow our development team to provide unrivalled flexibility across the build, with bespoke functionality provided through advanced features and tried and tested modules.
Piranha creates unbeatable online shops, and ecommerce solutions, no matter what your product or service is, our knowledge and experience enable us to create the perfect shopping experience for your customers and help you to boost your online presence and ecommerce sales. Contact the Piranha team today.
