Which brands does NICCOS work with as a Shopify Plus agency?
D2C and B2B brands that sell in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, or expand from there into other markets. Groundies launched in the US and then internationally on one Shopify Plus codebase. MYCR7 runs mycr7.eu and mycr7.ch. Sirocco and Kanela are Swiss brands.
What does a store need to sell in Germany, Austria and Switzerland?
Local languages, euro and Swiss franc pricing, the payment methods buyers there expect and legally compliant price display. German price indication law (PAngV) has its own rules for showing discounts. We built the app Best Price Indicator (PAngV) for the Shopify App Store to cover that requirement.
Should we run one store or a separate store per market?
It depends on how different your catalog, pricing and operations are per market. Shopify Markets covers many cases in one store. Separate stores make sense when assortment or fulfilment differ strongly. Groundies moved from two platforms to one central codebase. MYCR7 runs two storefronts with multi-currency.
Which platforms do you migrate to Shopify Plus?
Shopware, Magento, OXID, Plentymarkets and Prestashop are each documented in a published case study, and we migrate from WooCommerce as well. Gusti Leder and BlumeIdeal came from Shopware, Sirocco from Magento, Hairshop Pro from Plentymarkets, Kanela from Prestashop, Groundies from OXID and Shopware at the same time.
How do you protect organic traffic during a migration?
Every legacy URL gets a target before go-live, and we verify after the switch that the redirect works. Nobody can honestly guarantee rankings. What we own is the mapping and the check. For Kanela we created 147,753 legacy URL mappings across four language versions and read them back.
How long does a Shopify Plus migration take?
It depends on data volume, integrations and markets. We do not quote a flat number. These are the timelines from our projects: MYCR7 went live after 6 weeks, Gusti Leder after 8 weeks, BlumeIdeal after 50 days, Sirocco after 12 weeks. Groundies took 6 months because two platforms were merged and markets launched in phases.
What does a Shopify Plus project cost?
Four things drive the price: volume and quality of your data, number of integrations, number of markets and the share of custom development. We do not publish a price list because it would be wrong for any specific project. After the free assessment you receive a quote with a fixed scope.
Do you connect the ERP systems used in the DACH region?
Yes. We own the result: orders arrive in the ERP and stock levels in the store are correct. BlumeIdeal runs on JTL Worker Cloud after its move. Kanela connects Pixi and three marketplaces. Gusti Leder went live with an ERP integration and Shopify Markets.
How can we verify NICCOS before we talk?
Through sources we do not control. The Shopify Partner Directory lists NICCOS as a Shopify Plus Partner since April 2022 with 19 reviews and a 5.0 rating. On our own site you find 13 published case studies that name the client, the starting point and the result.
When is NICCOS not the right agency?
When you plan to stay on Shopware, Magento or another platform. We work with Shopify and Shopify Plus only. If you just need a ready-made theme installed, a freelancer is the better choice.