Bespoke Shopify Website Design & Development for C Supplies
A highly customised Shopify ecommerce solution with advanced account management, customer pricing and integrated payment functionality.
CK Creative was commissioned to design and develop a bespoke ecommerce website for C Supplies, a UK-based supplier of electrical goods, white goods, furniture and household essentials to businesses, charities and organisations.
Built using Shopify, the project required considerably more than a standard online shop. The aim was to create a sophisticated B2B ecommerce platform that could accommodate different customer types, membership levels, account-specific pricing and flexible payment arrangements, whilst providing a straightforward and intuitive shopping experience.
The Challenge
C Supplies required an ecommerce platform capable of supporting a more complex purchasing process than conventional retail websites.
Customers needed to be able to register for different types of membership, access pricing relevant to their account and purchase products using a pre-funded customer wallet. The website also needed to integrate with an external gift card supplier, allowing customers to purchase and redeem gift cards through a connected third-party service.
Shopify provided a robust foundation, but achieving the required functionality meant extensive customisation and bespoke development to extend the platform beyond its standard capabilities.
Our Solution – Custom Shopify Development
CK Creative designed and developed a heavily customised Shopify website, incorporating a range of bespoke features and integrations to meet the specific operational requirements of C Supplies.
Key functionality included:
Bespoke Customer Membership & Registration
A flexible membership system allowing customers to register for different account types, with access to functionality and purchasing options appropriate to their membership.
Restricted Product Pricing
Product prices are hidden from visitors who are not registered and approved customers. This allows C Supplies to operate a controlled B2B shopping environment, ensuring trade pricing is only accessible to eligible account holders.
Customer Wallet & Prepaid Payments
A bespoke wallet system allowing customers to add funds to their account in advance and use their available balance to pay for orders through the website. This provides a convenient alternative to conventional checkout payments and supports customers working with allocated budgets.
Flexible VAT Pricing
Custom pricing functionality allows products to be displayed with or without VAT, providing greater flexibility for different customer requirements and making product costs clearer during the purchasing process.
Third-Party Gift Card API Integration
We developed a bespoke API integration connecting the Shopify website with an external gift card supplier. This allows the two systems to communicate and exchange the information required to support gift card functionality, providing a seamless connection between the ecommerce platform and the third-party service.
Extensive Shopify Customisation
The project involved extensive custom development to bring all these features together within Shopify, ensuring that the different systems and customer journeys worked cohesively.
The Result
The finished website provides C Supplies with a powerful, flexible B2B ecommerce platform that goes far beyond the functionality of a conventional Shopify store.
By combining bespoke Shopify development, advanced membership functionality, customer wallets, controlled pricing and external API integrations, we delivered a tailored online shopping experience designed around the way C Supplies operates.
The result is a scalable ecommerce solution that supports the company’s varied customer requirements whilst making online ordering, account management and purchasing considerably more streamlined.
Need a Bespoke Shopify Website?
At CK Creative, we specialise in designing and developing bespoke ecommerce websites that do more than simply sell products.
Whether you need advanced customer accounts, trade pricing, membership systems, custom payment functionality or third-party API integrations, we can extend Shopify to create an ecommerce solution that works around your business.
Looking for a Shopify developer to build something beyond a standard online shop? Get in touch with CK Creative.