Develo Design

Develo Design Develo is a trusted Adobe Commerce & Magento eCommerce web development agency located in Birmingham.

Our expert team of developers, designers and CRO experts craft solutions for businesses, specialising in Magento, Hyvä, Adobe Commerce & B2B solutions

Develo turns 18! 🎉 We recently spoke to Luke about the growth of Develo and how he grew the business from a single devel...
12/11/2024

Develo turns 18! 🎉

We recently spoke to Luke about the growth of Develo and how he grew the business from a single developer, to an agency working with household brands and building lasting relationships.

Starting with a £3000 loan from The Prince’s Trust (now known as The King’s Trust), registered Develo on the 1st November 2006.

The business has changed, but our core service of expert web development has remained. We’ve stayed strong with Magento for over 12 years with the support of Hyvä rejuvenating the platform, an active community at Mage-OS and great partnerships, we’ve continued to build bespoke websites that perform!

18 years on, we’ve managed to gain ownership of the ‘Develo’ domain (which is a big success), and a revamp coming to the site in the near future! 👀

Return of an OG.Reintroducing Ian Rushton, a former Developer at Develo who has returned to the team as a Magento Princi...
22/10/2024

Return of an OG.

Reintroducing Ian Rushton, a former Developer at Develo who has returned to the team as a Magento Principal Developer.

With 8 years of Magento Development experience, Ian has mastered the platform’s ins and outs to deliver standout eCommerce solutions that provide the most to our clients. He enjoys working on varied projects where he can tackle challenges and keep development interesting. But if he had to pick one, it would be new Hyvä builds!

Here’s how Ian got into web development: “I taught myself the basics of web development at home while working a retail job, but most of what I know now has come from learning on the job. I’ve picked up a lot from working with different people and projects along the way”.

Follow us to get to know the rest of our team! 👋

As our eCommerce software development company expanded from just one person to a team of 18, we started facing new chall...
11/10/2024

As our eCommerce software development company expanded from just one person to a team of 18, we started facing new challenges that came with this growth at Develo.

When searching for a HR partner, we knew we needed the perfect fit to support our team’s growth and culture; step forward Wright People HR.

Not only did they offer exceptional HR solutions tailored to our needs, but we felt that we had truly found the “(w)right” people to help us excel as a team —pun absolutely intended!

Their expertise and commitment made them the ideal match for our organisation.

Wright People HR manages our HR responsibilities, such as ensuring compliance with employment laws, recruiting the right talent, and maintaining a positive work environment.

By entrusting our HR needs, we’ve been able to focus on what we do best—developing innovative software—while they handle the intricacies of human resources.

Thanks to Richard Crooks for visiting the Team last month, and we look forward to continuing our work alongside Helen Crooks

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The importance of your Team!Last week was our first UK team day, where all our employees from across the country attende...
17/09/2024

The importance of your Team!

Last week was our first UK team day, where all our employees from across the country attended our company meeting where we strategised, collaborated and engaged with one another.

Building on the evolution of Develo, the wonderful captured the team in action and snapped some headshots to go alongside our new marketing and brand strategy, ready to be rolled out across our touch points.

Watch this space👀

Thank you to for accommodating us for the day 💫 great co-working space in the JQ

Do you know the benefits of owning your own data in eCommerce?When selecting a platform for your eCommerce business reta...
16/08/2024

Do you know the benefits of owning your own data in eCommerce?

When selecting a platform for your eCommerce business retaining ownership is often overlooked.

We specialise in Magento Open Source as it doesn’t restrict business owners; providing them with control, customisation and security.

Learn how owning your data can significantly impact your business success in our article [link in bio]



Do you know the benefits of owning your own data in eCommerce?When selecting a platform for your eCommerce business reta...
16/08/2024

Do you know the benefits of owning your own data in eCommerce?

When selecting a platform for your eCommerce business retaining ownership is often overlooked.

We specialise in Magento Open Source as it doesn't restrict business owners; providing them with control, customisation and security.

Learn how owning your data can significantly impact your business success in our article: https://www.develodesign.co.uk/blog/magento-open-source-owning-your-data

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Looking for a personalised solution for your eCommerce store?Magento provides opportunities for eCommerce businesses to ...
29/07/2024

Looking for a personalised solution for your eCommerce store?

Magento provides opportunities for eCommerce businesses to build unique features that are perfect for them and their customers.

With our client Leon Paul Equipment Co. Ltd, we created 2 bespoke builders that allowed customers to configure products ideal for their needs. 🤺

The benefits of this go beyond increased sales:
- It improves the relevance of the product for each customer
- Enhances the user experience, as it provides customers with a guide to products that work well together.
- It reduces returns as the product is made for their specifications
- It can allow businesses to upsell products that the customer may have overlooked.

With Leon Paul we saw an increase in Average Order Value by +29%.

Magento paves the foundations for flexibility and bespoke features when working with an experienced agency.

Looking to improve your UX, Let's chat!

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Join eCommerce expert Steve Waller at 4pm (UK time) next Tuesday.Steve will discuss all things CRO, including navigating...
12/07/2024

Join eCommerce expert Steve Waller at 4pm (UK time) next Tuesday.

Steve will discuss all things CRO, including navigating tricky stakeholders and some examples of good and not-so-good A/B tests. 💡

Don't miss out!

Typos and spelling mistakes can produce some interesting results. 😅 Here are some search results that got the team laugh...
04/07/2024

Typos and spelling mistakes can produce some interesting results. 😅

Here are some search results that got the team laughing. However, as an eCommerce business, could you be making it easier for your customers to find the right product?

With partners like .search and , you can optimise your search through predictive autocomplete, recommended results and much more.
We have had great results that have transformed our clients' conversion!

Let's optimise your site, drop us a message 💬

Another happy Hyvä customerWe recently upgraded Pure Theatre's website to Hyva Themes to improve the UX and increase the...
26/06/2024

Another happy Hyvä customer

We recently upgraded Pure Theatre's website to Hyva Themes to improve the UX and increase the website speed, as well as streamline the development process.

Take a look at Gemma Edwards' review, which perfectly sums up why we love Hyva Themes.👇

Do you know what devices your customers are using?Leveraging analytics software can help you to understand how your cust...
19/06/2024

Do you know what devices your customers are using?

Leveraging analytics software can help you to understand how your customers are viewing and using your website. This will help you focus resources on optimising your site and marketing activity to suit your audience’s behaviour.

In a mobile-first world, testing your website for responsiveness is crucial and is a valuable step we integrate into our data-driven process at Develo.

With 64% of orders online being from a smartphone, it would be silly not to... 😅

Conversion rate optimisation is one of the most cost-effective ways to boost sales through your website.⁠⁠But it's not a...
12/06/2024

Conversion rate optimisation is one of the most cost-effective ways to boost sales through your website.⁠
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But it's not a one-off process. Customer's wants and needs can change, and merchants need to continually test what works best for their audience.⁠
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In our Myths of CRO article, we take a look at what conversion rate optimisation can be used for and how it can help your business.⁠
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Why are we a Magento Agency?Magento is a complex platform, and merchants are sometimes drawn to the simplicity of other ...
10/06/2024

Why are we a Magento Agency?

Magento is a complex platform, and merchants are sometimes drawn to the simplicity of other systems.

But Magento offers unrivalled personalisation. Every step of the customer journey can be tailored to your unique requirements, allowing your brand to reach its full potential.

We are regularly asked to deliver bespoke functionality, such as Leon Paul's weapon configurator, which allows customers to purchase customised equipment. It's just one of the features which contributed to 49% year on year growth on their UK site.

Want to find out how Magento can help your business? - Let's Chat.

Do you have a plan for growth?As your business scales, you may need to rely on third parties to cope with demand during ...
29/05/2024

Do you have a plan for growth?

As your business scales, you may need to rely on third parties to cope with demand during peak times.

Magento's powerful user roles and permissions allow external users to access your system without compromising security.

Read about how we helped Gtech work with a third-party customer service team to grow their business. 👇

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Fantastic news for our client who has won The King’s Awards for Enterprise in the 2024 International Trade category.And...
21/05/2024

Fantastic news for our client who has won The King’s Awards for Enterprise in the 2024 International Trade category.

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, said the Awards are “an important recognition of the contribution businesses like yours make to the UK economy.”

Leon Paul has been making pioneering fencing equipment for over 100 years, and we have been proud to support them since 2015.

Congratulations to the brilliant team at Leon Paul. 👏




Is your Magento website sluggish and buggy?Find out how we transformed Pure Theatre’s site with Hyvä Themes. 📽 As well a...
13/05/2024

Is your Magento website sluggish and buggy?

Find out how we transformed Pure Theatre’s site with Hyvä Themes. 📽

As well as a new, high-performance front-end, we developed custom features and modules to aid the buyer’s journey across multiple stores.

Check out our portfolio to learn more and discover how we can improve your website performance. [Link in bio]👆🏼

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First-party data is more important than ever 💬 What do we mean by first-party data? It's information that's been collected directly from the customer, and it's incredibly valuable for marketing purposes. But we frequently see websites which aren't collecting marketing consent or haven't optimised their approach to data collection. We recently optimised a multimillion-pound fashion retailer's signup process and achieved a whopping 51% increase in marketing consent.⚡️ No sneaky tricks, no bending the rules of GDPR, just good ol' fashioned conversion rate optimisation.👏🏽 #cro #conversionrateoptimisation #marketing #marketingsignup #webdevelopment #optimisation #digitalagency #ecommerce

👋🏻 Wave goodbye to slow site speed Is improving your website's performance one of your New Year's resolutions? It should be! Studies show that a website with a page speed of 1 second has a conversion rate 3x higher than a site with a 5 second page speed. Get in touch to find out how we can help you boost load speed and achieve Google PageSpeed scores of 94-99 using Hyvä for Magento. ⚡ #magento #pagespeed #weboptimisation #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #hyva #hyvatheme #conversionrate #merchanttips #ecommercetips

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