PrestaShop to Shopify Migration · Durham
PrestaShop to Shopify Migration in Durham
Moving Durham merchants from PrestaShop to Shopify, where the languages your shop speaks shape the whole project. PrestaShop handles multiple languages natively as part of the product record, and Shopify approaches this differently — so a store selling across Europe is migrating a structure rather than simply a catalogue.
Why this comes up
The problem
Products carry three language versions inside PrestaShop, and the Shopify import treats each as a single record.
What you get
What we deliver
- Translation approach decided before import, since it changes the data structure
- Localised URLs planned, as each language needs its own addresses and redirects
- Currencies and regional pricing configured against how you actually sell
- Tax rules rebuilt per market, since these do not transfer between platforms
- Products, combinations and stock migrated with images at full resolution
- Customers and order history transferred, with resets communicated in advance
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what prestashop to shopify migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Shopify
- PrestaShop
- Shopify Markets
- CSV
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Retail
- Fashion and apparel
- Home and giftware
- Health and beauty
- Wholesale
Why us
Why Durham 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
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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PrestaShop to Shopify Migration in Durham — common questions
- How does language handling differ?
- PrestaShop stores translations as part of the product itself; Shopify treats them as a layer over a primary record. That difference determines how the import is structured, and getting it wrong means either one language survives or three separate products appear.
- What happens to localised URLs?
- They need mapping individually. Each language version has its own addresses with their own accumulated search value, so redirects must cover every locale rather than the primary one — this is where multilingual migrations most often lose traffic.
- Do tax rules transfer?
- No. VAT treatment per country, rules for business customers and any exemptions are rebuilt in the new platform's own configuration, and this is worth testing against real orders per market before launch rather than trusting the setup screen.
- Is multi-currency straightforward?
- It is well supported, but the details matter. Whether prices are converted automatically or set per market, how rounding behaves and which currency a customer sees by default all affect how the shop reads to buyers, and the defaults are not always what a European merchant would choose.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about PrestaShop to Shopify Migration in Durham
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