Shopify agency for Cork brands
Shopify stores for Cork’s food, drink and craft producers, set up for gifting, chilled shipping and customers well beyond the county.
Shopify development and growth for Cork brands
Cork has a proud food culture, centred on the English Market and a county full of cheesemakers, smokehouses, bakers, distilleries and coffee roasters. Alongside that sits a large pharmaceutical and technology sector, so the city has strong spending power and a steady stream of professionals who like buying from local producers. Cork brands often sell to the rest of Ireland and to a loyal audience of Cork people living abroad.
We work with Cork businesses remotely, scheduling calls in your morning and keeping progress visible on a shared board. Common projects include product pages that sell flavour and provenance, chilled and perishable shipping rules, gift boxes and hampers with custom messages, corporate gifting order forms and Shopify Markets setups for selling to the UK, the US and other overseas markets.
What Cork brands need from their store
Artisan food and drink
Cheese, smoked fish, chocolate and spirits each have different shipping rules. We set delivery days, packaging options and age checks for alcohol so orders arrive in good condition and stay within the law.
Hampers and corporate gifting
Christmas hampers and corporate orders make up a large share of revenue for many Cork producers. We build bundle builders, gift notes and bulk order forms so businesses can order dozens of boxes at once.
Selling to Cork people abroad
Many customers are Cork natives living overseas. We show international delivery options clearly, explain what can and cannot be shipped abroad, and run campaigns targeted at diaspora audiences before key holidays.
Payments, delivery and compliance in Ireland
- Shop Pay
- Visa & Mastercard
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- PayPal
- Klarna
- An Post
- DPD Ireland
- GLS Ireland
- UPS
- DHL Express
- GDPR & Data Protection Commission guidance
- VAT (23% / 13.5% / 0%) & EU OSS
- Consumer Rights Act 2022
- Customs declarations for Great Britain orders
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 Ireland
Frequently asked questions
Can Shopify handle perishable food deliveries?
Yes. We restrict delivery days so chilled products do not sit in a depot over a weekend, add cut-off times, set shipping zones by area and show customers exactly when to expect their order. Couriers with next-day services are usually the best fit.
Can we sell alcohol from our Cork distillery online?
Yes, provided you hold the right licences. We add age confirmation, restrict shipping to permitted destinations and make sure product pages show alcohol content clearly. We do not give legal advice, so check your licence conditions before launch.
Are you based in Cork?
No. Our team is in India and works with Cork brands remotely. We arrange calls in your business hours, share designs and builds on a staging store for review, and send a written summary after each working day.