The Fastest Way to Move Your Store to Shopify and Improve Conversions

Migrate your ecommerce store without losing momentum.

You don’t have to choose between a Shopify migration and conversion rate optimization. Whirlwind Ecommerce will help you replatform your store so it converts better than the one you left.

You Want to Be on Shopify.
You Just Need the Right Partner to Get You There.

Shopify is the most powerful ecommerce platform available for growing DTC brands. Better checkout. Better integrations. Better tools for managing your business day to day.

But you’re too busy running your ecommerce business to become a DIY platform migration specialist. 

Migrating a store takes technical expertise, careful planning, and a CRO-first approach to help improve on what you had, not just replicate it. Most store owners don't have the bandwidth to manage that process themselves, and most dev shops don't have the conversion strategy experience to do it right.

Whirlwind is a certified Shopify partner and a CRO-first ecommerce agency with 25 years of experience. We've run migrations from every major platform, so we know exactly what it takes to make it easier to buy — and easier to sell — on Shopify.

Two Ways to Get to Shopify

We publish our pricing because you deserve to know what you're getting into before you get on a call.

  • CLEAN MOVE — Starting at $7,000

    Launched in 5 weeks

    For the brand that needs to get to Shopify without a major project consuming the next quarter. Fast, clean, and set up to convert from day one.

    • Shopify instance and theme setup
    • Payments, billing, tax, and shipping configured
    • Store styled to match your existing branding
    • Products, categories, customers, and order history migrated
    • Menu navigation implemented
    • SEO structure preserved and redirects managed
    • Pages, policies, and forms configured
    • Conversion rate optimization best practices implemented
    • Google suite integrated
    • Apps selected and configured
    • DNS and site launch managed
    • Team training included

    You're on Shopify in five weeks. Data intact, rankings protected, and ready to grow.

  • FULL SERVICE — from $25,000

    Launched in 3 to 5 months

    For the brand that wants to arrive on Shopify with a full growth strategy already in motion. Everything in Clean Move, plus the full Whirlwind CRO-focused strategy in place:

    • Content strategy: Story-driven framework, buyer personas, conversion-focused copy, SEO
    • Brand strategy: guidelines, visual system, typography, style guide
    • Theme selection, customization, and full brand implementation
    • Expanded payments: Apple Pay, PayPal, and more
    • Marketplace integration: Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Meta
    • Full CRO strategy and execution
    • Merchandising, mega-menu, and filtered navigation
    • App analysis, setup, and brand integration
    • B2B, internationalization, and inventory management
    • Custom integrations and channel development
    • Ongoing support, marketing strategy, and performance optimization

    You arrive on Shopify with a strategy, a brand, and a system built to convert.

Why We Choose Shopify for Ecommerce Success

Shopify is the most conversion-ready ecommerce platform available, and it's built for where the industry is going.

  • Conversion Optimized

    Checkout built to convert: Shopify's checkout consistently outperforms every other platform. Combined with our CRO implementation, it's a move that results directly in your conversion numbers.

  • Epic Variety of Apps & Integrations

    Integrations that work: Klaviyo, Meta, Google, your 3PL, and your ERP. Shopify's ecosystem of 16,000+ apps means you're running a connected operation. We audit your existing stack and build a clean, scalable infrastructure around what actually serves your business.

  • Easy Platform Adoption

    A store your team can manage: Your team can update products, run promotions, manage content, and pull reports without a developer. We’ll train you on all of it before launch.

  • Scalable, Extendable

    Built for what's next: Shopify is actively developing agentic commerce capabilities that let your storefront surface the right product to the right customer, even on LLMs. Shopify positions your store for success today and tomorrow.

The Whirlwind Difference

Whirlwind is your partner in ecommerce success. Our CRO-focused approach is fueled by Shopify’s platform. We build your store on Shopify with conversion optimization at the center, from day one. The result? Our clients average 83.2% conversion rate improvement after working with us.

  • 100% In-House, Strategist-Led

    Your project runs with the same team from discovery to launch: strategists, developers, designers. The average experience on our strategy team is 15+ years.

  • High-Touch, Low Anxiety

    Our process is built around keeping you informed and in control. Regular check-ins, clear milestones, and an adoption and acceptance process that means your team is trained, confident, and ready before we go live.

  • Regulated DTC Expertise

    If you're in alcohol, wine, food and beverage, or any regulated category, compliance is built into the project from the start. We've done it across all three verticals.

The Process

Our commitment is complete transparency and a high-touch process that leaves you feeling completely in control as we co-guide you through your migration.

  • Discovery and Ecosystem Analysis

    We learn your platform, your business, your team, and your goals. We identify what to preserve, what to fix, and what to improve.

  • Strategic Roadmap

    You get a clear plan: timeline, milestones, scope, and expected outcomes. No surprises.

  • Build, Migrate, and Optimize

    We migrate your products, customers, orders, and content with full data integrity. The store is rebuilt with CRO best practices, so you land on Shopify performing better than you left.

  • Launch, Train, and Support

    Before go-live, your team completes an adoption and acceptance process. We offer structured training, full documentation, and post-launch monitoring. We manage DNS, redirects, and everything in between.

  • Ongoing Growth (optional)

    For brands that want to keep building, we offer ongoing CRO, content strategy, brand strategy, and market expansion support. This is where our clients see ongoing CRO improvements and results that make them wonder:

    Why did I wait this long to make the move to Shopify?

Our Clients Love Their Results

  • MonksMeadery.com +162% CR
  • JustEnoughWines.com  +128% CR
  • DowneastCider.com  +127% CR
  • HarborSweets.com  +122% CR
  • BCBG.com  +89% CR
  • Petals.com +78% CR
  • BenSherman.com  +74% CR
  • AlileoWines.com  +53% CR
  • Wamatek.com  +51% CR
  • FamilyWineriesDirect.com +47% CR
  • CobexCG.com +35% CR
  • DrinkRamona.com +29% CR
  • EsumCosmetics.com +29% CR
  • AllIndustrial.com +27% CR
  • TomaSkinTherapies.com +26% CR
  • KettCosmetics.com +24% CR
More Case Studies & Clients

Running One of These? We've Moved Brands Off All of Them

  • BigCommerce to Shopify

    High dev costs, limited app selection, and a checkout that underperforms. Time to move.

    Migrate BigCommerce to Shopify 

  • Commerce7 to Shopify + Vinoshipper

    Rigid store designs, limited marketing tools, and costs that don't match your return.

    Migrate Commerce7 to Shopify 

  • CommerceV3 to Shopify

    Expensive customizations, slow performance, poor mobile UX, and a total cost of ownership that keeps growing.

    Migrate CV3 to Shopify 

  • Mail Order Manager to Shopify

    Built for a different era. Limited multichannel support, difficult integrations, and aging infrastructure.

    Migrate MOM to Shopify 

  • WineDirect to Shopify + Vinoshipper

    High fees, limited flexibility, and an interface that makes it harder to sell than it should be.

    Migrate WineDirect to Shopify 

  • WordPress to Shopify

    Plugin management, security exposure, performance issues, and a checkout that consistently underconverts.

    Migrate WordPress to Shopify 

  • OrderPort to Shopify + Vinoshipper

    Our migration from OrderPort to Shopify + Vinoshipper ensures your customers, clubs and content transfer while capitalizing off Shopify's strong app/theme options, reliable platform.

    Migrate OrderPort to Shopify 

  • VinSuite to Shopify + Vinoshipper

    Graduate from Vinsuite to Shopify and provide your customers a modern ecommerce experience, built in compliance, easier store management and improved scalability

    Migrate VinSuite to Shopify 

Not on this list? No problem. We handle custom migrations too. Ask us.

From Anxious to Converting

  • Will we lose our SEO rankings?

    No. SEO preservation is non-negotiable in our process. We map every URL, implement structured redirects, migrate your metadata, and monitor rankings post-launch. Our clients average 99.6% conversion retention on migration day.

  • Will This Disrupt Our Business?

    We plan migrations to avoid downtime, sequence every step to preserve continuity, and don't launch until everything passes QA. You'll know the go-live date weeks in advance.

  • Will this create more work for us?

    Our adoption and acceptance process is built specifically for this. We train your team, document every process, and walk them through the platform before you go live. By the time we launch, your team will know the platform and be ready to use it.

  • What if our situation is complex?

    25 years of experience is where complexity gets handled. We've migrated brands with thousands of SKUs, compliance requirements, multi-location fulfillment, B2B pricing, international storefronts, and custom integrations. If we haven't seen it, we'll tell you before we take the project.

Let's Talk About Your Migration

Our 30-minute migration assessment is free. We'll look at your current platform, identify what's holding you back, and give you a clear picture of what the move to Shopify looks like: timeline, scope, and cost.

Schedule Your Free Migration Assessment or reachout: