eCommerce Platform Selection

We provide an unbiased, detailed platform selection process, designed to help brands and retailers fully understand their business and functional requirements, the platform (and broader tech stack) options available to them, CAPEX and OPEX costs associated with different approaches, timelines and more.


Featured Projects

Our team have unrivalled experience in helping businesses define and select a new eCommerce platform and tech stack, having worked with retailers of all sizes through processes and also having worked with the majority of eCommerce platforms. Our typical process would involve capturing requirements, assessing the requirements against options, evaluating limitations and operational change, evaluating TCO and commercial approaches, reviewing different technical approaches (e.g. headless, infrastructure, international setup etc) and much more.

Pangaia


We engaged Vervaunt to act as consultants and project managers for our Magento 2 to Shopify Plus web migration. From the scoping of the tech stack, project tender, management and strategic direction, they held our hand every step of the way.

The team are highly engaging and have a detailed understanding of D2C eCommerce, deeply rooted in a passion for the industry and the technology on the market. Their ability to dissect and balance operational, technical and commercial deliverables is what sets them apart from other key players in the market. They are hugely motivating to work with, their energy and love for what they do is infectious and they deliver on all fronts.

Emma Turner - Managing Director, La Coqueta



Platform Selection

Our approach does vary, due to the bespokeness of how we work with clients, but these projects would typically include at least some of the below:

  • Business workshops / discovery - focused on understanding business goals, short, medium and long-term objectives, team structure, commercials and budgeting, and existing situation.
  • Functional workshops - focused on capturing detail around requirements and documenting more technical areas. The goal would be to build a detailed spec that would provide detail to assess platforms and allow for an accurate quote from agency partners. This would also include discussions around things like integration approach, headless vs non-headless, role of key third parties etc.
  • TCO analysis - assess the total cost of ownership (CAPEX + OPEX) against all shortlisted platforms. We’re very diligent in this area and factor in short, medium and long-term change covering internationalisation, impacting payment provider, exceeding GMV brackets etc.
  • Platform assessment - assess the different platforms against the business and functional requirements and then report and present back against key areas to key stakeholders.
  • Platform decision - process around committing to the platform and building out next steps.
  • Agency selection and due-diligence - we’d typically run workshops on agency options and go through pros and cons. We’d then create a shortlist and agree a process for assessing and then reducing down to a final two. We’d often manage the selection process, but that’s very much optional. We’d also assure key areas such as cost structure, project team, UAT definition, contracts, agreements etc. We’ve worked with a high proportion of the mainstream SIs in Europe and the US and would also add additional layers of due-diligence.
  • Project planning - we’d then optionally be involved in pre-discovery elements (e.g. commercials) and then we would be potentially involved in the planning of the project (internal and third parties), alongside delivery (project management, technical governance, QA / UAT).
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For our re-platforming project we couldn't have done it without Vervaunt. The planning, the attention to detail and overall care is unparalleled. Great crew!

Diego Fria - eCommerce Director, TOTEME


Our Credentials

  • Team with a wide range of skills and focus, covering product ownership, technical solutions, marketing, strategy, and analysis
  • Deep experience in both technical and strategic areas (ranging from PIM implementation to CRM strategy)
  • Team with a wide range of skills and focus, covering product ownership, technical solutions, marketing, strategy, and analysis
  • Unbiased, impartial and fair team - we work with all technology partners and do not favour solutions based on commission or benefits
  • One of the world’s only Shopify Plus consultancy partners, alongside multiple Magento Certified Solutions Specialists
  • Experienced with most major platforms - Magento / Adobe, Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopware, BigCommerce, SAP, etc.
  • Strong relationships with majority of technology partners - ranging from PIM to personalisation to BI platforms
  • Supported a wide range of major eCommerce projects for brands from all over the world, including Bulletproof, The V&A, Self-Portrait, Science Museum Group, PMT Music, TOTEME, David Austin Roses, Sunspel and many more
  • Won multiple awards at leading ceremonies, including the eCommerce Awards and the UK eCommerce Awards
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Featured eCommerce Clients
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  • Lauramercier
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Our awards
  • Uk search awards 2021
  • Uk agency awards 2021
  • Uk ecommerce awards 2021
  • European agency awards 2021
  • Performance marketing awards
  • Ecommerce awards 2021

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