Shopify agency for Cotonou brands
Shopify stores for Cotonou’s fashion designers, beauty brands and food producers, built around mobile money, motorbike delivery and customers at home and abroad.
Shopify development and growth for Cotonou brands
Cotonou is Benin’s economic capital and one of West Africa’s busiest trading cities. Its port supplies goods to landlocked neighbours, and the huge Dantokpa market draws traders from across the region. A new generation of Cotonou designers, shea butter and cosmetics makers, juice and snack brands and artisans now sells on Instagram and WhatsApp, and many want a store that looks professional to buyers in Europe and North America as well as at home.
We work with Cotonou businesses remotely, with calls in your morning and practical written plans. Typical projects include moving WhatsApp orders into a Shopify store, mobile money and COD setup, delivery zones by neighbourhood, product pages for natural cosmetics and fashion, and international shipping for diaspora customers in France, Belgium and North America.
What Cotonou brands need from their store
Wax print fashion and tailoring
Cotonou designers often make pieces to measure. We add custom measurement forms, fabric choices and made-to-order lead times, so customers in Benin and abroad can order tailored clothing online with confidence.
Shea butter and natural cosmetics
Beninese shea and natural beauty products appeal strongly to buyers abroad. We build product pages with ingredients, origin and usage details, and check which destinations allow each product before enabling international shipping.
Delivery across Cotonou
With busy roads and informal addresses, delivery relies on riders and phone calls. We set neighbourhood delivery zones, required phone numbers and landmark fields, so riders spend less time searching and more time delivering orders.
Payments, delivery and compliance in Benin
- MTN Mobile Money
- Moov Money
- Cash on delivery
- FedaPay
- KkiaPay
- Visa & Mastercard
- Local motorbike couriers
- La Poste du Bénin
- DHL Express
- Pickup points in Cotonou
- VAT (18%)
- Digital Code (Code du numérique)
- Personal data protection (APDP)
- OHADA business registration
How we work
Discovery call
We learn your goals, catalogue, tech stack and market, then agree what success looks like.
Audit & roadmap
A store, SEO and competitor audit turns into a prioritised roadmap with a timeline and fixed quote.
Design & build
UX, design and development in sprints, with a private preview store you review at every step.
Launch
QA across devices, redirects, tracking and a planned go-live with no downtime.
Grow
SEO, CRO and paid campaigns compound results month after month, with clear reporting.
Ongoing support
A dedicated team for fixes, new features and seasonal campaigns when you need them.
Other cities in Benin
Frequently asked questions
Do you have an office in Cotonou?
No. Our team works remotely from India with businesses in Cotonou. We hold calls during your morning, use WhatsApp for quick questions and share every change on a staging store before it goes live, so you approve each step.
Can our customers order tailored clothes online?
Yes. We add measurement fields or a saved measurement profile, fabric and style options and a clear production time on each product. Orders arrive with all details in one place, which reduces back-and-forth messages before your tailors start work.
Can we take orders from WhatsApp into Shopify?
Yes. We add WhatsApp buttons on product pages and can create orders in Shopify for customers who order by chat, so stock and sales stay in one system. Over time, many customers move to ordering directly on the store.