Purpose-Built Retail Apps for Seattle
Seattle runs on cloud, retail HQ, and aerospace. Your retail & e-commerce operation deserves software that understands the local tempo — not a generic SaaS built for a market that isn't yours.
The retail & e-commerce problem in Seattle
What's really happening with retail and DTC brands here.
The pattern we see
Here's what we hear from Seattle retail and DTC brands: "in-store and online customer data live in different universes." We've heard it in Capitol Hill, we've heard it in Ballard, and we hear it in every King County intake call. The tools your team uses weren't built for Seattle, weren't built for retail & e-commerce, and weren't built for how your operation actually runs.
How we build for Seattle
Not a template. A custom stack, assembled for your operation.
We build the custom software layer your Seattle retail & e-commerce operation actually needs. That means branded store with in-store pickup and BOPIS, unified loyalty across web, app, and in-store, and push notifications that outperform email by 7–10x — wired into Shopify and BigCommerce so your existing stack keeps working. The outcome: raise repeat-purchase rate and reclaim direct channels. The benchmark: DTC brands see 2–3x repeat-purchase rate from app vs. web-only customers.
With 737,015+ residents and a local economy built around cloud, retail HQ, and aerospace, Seattle rewards retail and DTC brands who move faster than the competition. We build with that pace in mind. Your app ships in weeks. Iteration cycles run weekly. And every product decision is tied to a measurable business outcome — raise repeat-purchase rate and reclaim direct channels being the one most Seattle operators care about first.
What we build
Five services. One retainer. Pick what fits, or stack them.
Branded Mobile App
A native iOS + Android app branded as Seattle's retail & e-commerce leader. Published under your developer accounts, with push notifications tuned to raise repeat-purchase rate and reclaim direct channels.
- native iOS and Android from a single codebase
- App Store and Play Store submission under your developer accounts
- push notifications, deep linking, and offline support
Web Application
A production-grade web app your team in King County uses daily, and your customers reach from any browser. Optimized for the PT cadence your retail and DTC brands actually run on.
- production-grade React/Next.js front end
- custom domain, SSL, and CDN delivery
- role-based access and admin dashboards
Custom Internal Software
The internal tool Shopify and BigCommerce couldn't build for your Seattle operation. VIP/early-access drops and gated collections, role-based access, and full audit trails.
- back-office operations dashboard
- workflow automation and approval chains
- data import/export and reporting exports
Systems Integration
Make Shopify, BigCommerce, Klaviyo — the stack your Seattle retail & e-commerce team already depends on — finally behave as one system. Two-way sync, queue-backed retries, monitoring.
- two-way sync across CRM, billing, and ops systems
- webhooks, API proxies, and queue-backed retries
- monitoring, alerting, and error remediation
Ongoing Product Team
A product + engineering team on retainer. Weekly feature releases, uptime monitoring, and a monthly roadmap built around the Seattle retail & e-commerce market's changing demands — not a fixed-bid handoff.
- monthly product roadmap with your leadership
- feature releases every 2 weeks
- uptime monitoring, patching, and incident response
How we build retail & e-commerce apps in Seattle
Three phases. No surprises.
Design Review
We ship a clickable prototype in week 2 and walk through it with your team — in person when you're in Seattle, on video when scheduling won't allow. You approve, we build.
Ship & Iterate
Your app ships within 6–10 weeks. Weekly release cadence after launch, with product-engineering retainer that treats your retail & e-commerce business like a product, not a project.
Integrate & Migrate
We migrate your existing data from Shopify (and whatever else your Seattle team already uses) so day-one launch doesn't lose a single customer or record.
Integrations we plug into
Keep the tools your Seattle team already knows. We build around them, not over them.
Compliance, architected in
Requirements drive architecture, not retrofits. We scope compliance into the build from day one.
Frequently asked questions
Specific to retail and DTC brands in Seattle.
Do you work with retail and DTC brands outside Seattle?
Yes. We serve the full King County service area within roughly 30 miles of Seattle, and we work remotely across the US. Most Seattle projects get same-week on-site kickoffs when requested.
What does a retail & e-commerce app cost for a Seattle business?
$850/month, all-in. That covers design, development, hosting, support, and ongoing iteration. No per-seat fees, no per-transaction cuts, no surprise invoices. Most retail and DTC brands we work with in King County recover the monthly cost within the first quarter through raise repeat-purchase rate and reclaim direct channels.
How do we handle in-store pickup?
BOPIS is built in — orders flow to the store dashboard, staff mark items picked, and the customer gets an arrival push. Works with your existing POS for tender.
Does it work with Shopify?
Yes. We connect to Shopify's Storefront and Admin APIs — products, inventory, and orders sync in real time. You can run your Shopify backend exactly as you do today and layer a branded native app on top.
Do we own the code and the data?
Yes. Your codebase, your App Store and Play Store listings, your customer data. If you ever decide to leave, we hand over a clean repo and a documented deployment. No lock-in, no exit fee.
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