// Speed · Architecture

Headless Shopify storefronts (Hydrogen & Next.js)

A React front-end on the Shopify Storefront API — sub-second loads and total design freedom, with Shopify still running checkout.

// The problem

Liquid themes hit a ceiling on speed and flexibility for content-rich, brand-led storefronts that need to stand out and load instantly.

// How we build it

We build the storefront in Hydrogen or Next.js against the Storefront API, keep Shopify as the commerce and checkout engine, and deploy to the edge (Vercel / Oxygen / Netlify) for pages that are fast and always fresh.

// Impact
  • Sub-second, edge-served pages
  • Full design & content flexibility
  • Shopify keeps checkout & back office
  • Better Core Web Vitals → better rankings
// Stack
  • Hydrogen / Next.js
  • Storefront API
  • Vercel / Oxygen
// Under the hood

App-like navigation (SPA)

Client-side routing swaps pages instantly with prefetching — no full reload between products, collections, and content.

Server components & streaming

Render at the edge and stream HTML; keep data and logic server-side so the browser ships far less JavaScript.

Design without limits

Animations, view transitions, rich filtering, configurators — none of it fighting a theme’s section constraints.

Composable stack

Bring the best CMS, search, and personalization, with Shopify still running commerce and checkout.

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// Let's talk

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