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Ecommerce Migration · Manchester

Ecommerce Migration in Manchester

Moving a Manchester store from one platform to another. Migrations lose traffic when URLs change without redirects, and the loss is usually discovered weeks later once rankings have already fallen — which is why the redirect map is the part of the project that most deserves attention.

Why this comes up

The problem

The current platform is limiting or expensive, and previous migration attempts elsewhere have been described as losing months of search visibility.

What you get

What we deliver

  • A complete URL map from the old store, including pages nobody remembers
  • Redirects for every changed URL, tested before launch rather than after
  • Products, variants, customers and order history migrated and reconciled
  • Reviews and user content preserved, since these are hard to recreate
  • Search Console monitored closely after launch, when problems are still fixable
  • A rollback position, because cutover is otherwise irreversible

Want this scoped for your business in Manchester?

Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what ecommerce migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.

Book a 30-minute call

Working in Manchester

North West

Manchester has the largest tech cluster outside London, which means competitive hiring and a local market that already knows what modern delivery looks like — the bar for a website or product here is genuinely higher.

Demand is competitive and design-led — clients here are benchmarking against well-funded local products and expect the same standard.

Sectors we work with in Manchester

  • Digital & Tech
  • Media
  • Financial Services
  • Life Sciences
  • Hospitality

What we work with

Technologies and platforms

  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • Python
  • Screaming Frog

Who we work with

Industries we serve

  • Retail
  • Fashion
  • Homeware
  • Food and drink
  • B2B distribution

Why us

Why Manchester businesses choose Asionis

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

How we work

  1. Step 1

    Free consultation

    A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.

  2. Step 2

    Proposal

    Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.

  3. Step 3

    Build

    Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.

  4. Step 4

    Launch and support

    We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.

Ecommerce Migration in Manchester — common questions

Why do migrations lose traffic?
Missing redirects, almost always. New platforms structure URLs differently, and every old URL without a redirect loses whatever ranking and links it had. Crawling the old site to capture every URL — including ones nobody knew existed — is the essential first step.
What is most often forgotten?
Product reviews, customer accounts and order history. Reviews carry real conversion value and cannot be recreated; customers who cannot see past orders or log in with existing credentials generate support volume and lose trust at exactly the wrong moment.
How long before we know it worked?
Days for technical problems, weeks for search impact. Watching Search Console for crawl errors and coverage changes in the first fortnight catches most issues while they are still cheap to fix, rather than discovering them when revenue drops.
Should we redesign at the same time?
Preferably not. Combining a platform migration with a redesign means any drop in performance has two possible causes and no way to separate them. Migrating first with the design largely intact makes problems diagnosable.
Do you work with businesses across Greater Manchester?
Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North West, including Manchester and the surrounding Greater Manchester area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
What kind of Manchester businesses do you usually work with?
Demand is competitive and design-led — clients here are benchmarking against well-funded local products and expect the same standard. Beyond that we work across Digital & Tech, Media, Financial Services, Life Sciences and Hospitality.
Do you cover the areas around Manchester?
Yes — we work throughout North West, including Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield. Manchester is an urban area of roughly 2,800,000+, and we take on work across the wider Greater Manchester region rather than the city boundary alone.

Talk to us about Ecommerce Migration in Manchester

A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

Or reach us directly

07707 771599admin@asionis.com

Leicester, United Kingdom