E-Commerce.
Without the Middleman.
A fully custom online store, designed, built, hosted, and maintained by us. We handle the tech. You focus on selling. Need something bespoke? We build it in.
Complete Storefront
Full-text search, faceted filtering, product variants, image galleries, reviews, wishlists, and back-in-stock notifications. All custom-designed to your brand.
Stripe Payments
Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card payments via Stripe. PCI-compliant out of the box. No transaction fees from us. You only pay Stripe's standard rate.
Orders & Fulfilment
Real-time order tracking, status history, automated email notifications, return processing, and configurable delivery zones. Local delivery, collection, or shipping.
Analytics Dashboard
Revenue, conversion rates, top products, abandoned cart tracking, and customer metrics. Your data, on your dashboard, updated in real time.
Smart Discounts
Manual discount codes and automatic rule-based discounts that evaluate at checkout. Priority ordering, usage limits, bundle deals, and gift cards built in.
GDPR Compliant
Data export, account deletion, cookie consent, and audit logging built in from day one. UK and EU compliant out of the box.
Trade-in & Buyback
Customers trade in any item - not just previous purchases. Photo submission, staff review, offer, accept or decline. One flow from start to finish. Turns old stock into repeat business.
Store Credit Wallet
Credit earned from trade-ins is spendable at checkout instantly - partial or full payment, handled automatically. Customers can also cash out in-store or via bank transfer. No sensitive financial data stored.
Admin Panel
One dashboard for everything: products, orders, trade-in reviews, credit balances, cashout requests, inventory, and staff accounts. Role-based access, bulk CSV uploads, and email logs built in.
White-Label Ready
One configuration file controls your brand, theme, currency, delivery options, and feature toggles. Your store, your identity, deployed in minutes.
Shopify vs. Owning It
Shopify is great for getting started. But as you grow, the fees add up and the limitations show.
| Feature | Shopify | Highland Code |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | £25–£344/mo + apps | Simple flat fee |
| Transaction fee | 0.5–2% per sale | Stripe only (1.4% + 20p) |
| Design | Theme-based | Fully custom |
| Customisation | Theme limitations | Fully bespoke to your needs |
| Support | Chatbot + docs | Dedicated team |
| Data | On their platform | Your data, exportable anytime |
| Trade-in / Buyback | Paid app ($49+/mo) | Built in |
| Store credit at checkout | Shopify Plus only ($2,300/mo) | Built in |
| Lock-in | Yes | None. Leave anytime |
Edge-First Architecture
Not a WordPress plugin. Not a page builder. Production-grade engineering, fully managed by our team so you never have to think about infrastructure.
Performance
- Sub-second page loads worldwide
- Zero cold starts — instant API responses
- Handles traffic spikes without throttling
- Type-safe codebase, fully tested
- Secure payment processing via Stripe
- Branded transactional emails built in
Infrastructure
- Hosted on a global edge network
- Globally distributed, sub-second loads
- Automatic backups & disaster recovery
- SSL, DDoS protection included
- Fully managed by our team
- 99.9% uptime
Your Data, Always
- Export your data anytime, any format
- No vendor lock-in, ever
- API-first, integrates with anything
- Ongoing updates & improvements
- Request bespoke features anytime
- Leave anytime. Your data comes with you
One Product. Everything Included.
No tiers, no upsells, no feature gates. Every client gets the full platform. We build your store, host it, and keep it running. Your data is always yours.