Stellar Projects, a Shopify agency founded in Paris in 2018, becomes a Shopify Gold agency on January 1, 2027. We create, migrate and redesign stores for lifestyle brands, on budgets of €5,000 to €30,000, and we sell online ourselves with Cabania.
The Gold tier is earned neither through an exam nor an application. It requires $5M in sales and 5 attributed stores over four years, in other words brands that really sell. Since 2018, across all our work, we have delivered more than 100 stores and generated €58M for our clients, a wider scope than the tier's. Some results: +50% conversion for Le Minor after its migration, +200% sales for PERS.
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What is a Shopify Gold agency?
A Shopify Gold agency, or Shopify Gold Partner, is a partner whose attributed stores have generated at least $5M in sales over the last four years, with at least 5 stores launched or transferred. Gold is one of the four tiers of the Shopify partner program that apply from January 1, 2027, between Silver and Platinum.
| Tier | Attributed sales | Attributed stores | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $25,000 | 1 | 1 year |
| Gold | $5M | 5 | 4 years |
| Platinum | $50M | 20 | 4 years |
| Diamond | $500M | 25 | 4 years |
This program replaces the former Select, Plus and Premier tiers: until January 1, 2027, the Shopify directory still shows our current tier, Plus. The rules and timeline are detailed in our article on the new 2027 Shopify tiers.
What the Gold tier changes for your brand
A tier does not guarantee the quality of a project. We have been saying so for years, and we are not changing our tune because we are going Gold. It does, however, bring two concrete things.
- Real, recent activity. The measurement covers the last four years, so seniority alone is not enough.
- Access to Shopify's support. Like Silver, Gold gives access to the Advisory level: best practices, group training and help on request.
Gold also opens co-marketing funds for one-off actions by the agency: they serve our visibility, not your store. The rest is judged on the evidence: the stores delivered, the numbers, and the brands you can call. To compare several providers, our ranking of Shopify agencies in France publishes its grid, and gives no points to the tier.
Our Shopify services
Starting prices, method and scope for each service are detailed on the page of our Shopify services with clear prices.
Store creation
We work semi-custom: desktop and mobile mockups specific to your brand, then the choice of a theme to customize. You avoid the "Shopify look" without paying for fully custom development. A project from A to Z generally takes 6 to 8 weeks.
Migration to Shopify
PrestaShop, Magento, WooCommerce, Wix: allow 6 to 12 weeks on average depending on your approvals and content. We handle the redirect plan and technical SEO, following the method in our Shopify migration guide.
Redesign
When the store exists but no longer keeps up with the brand, we rework the design, the experience and the structure, without starting from scratch. Our Shopify redesign guide explains when one is justified.
Growth
Once live, we work on Shopify SEO, conversion and Klaviyo, and we build custom AI tools for your operations.
Client results in figures
These brands are named with their results, and more reviews are published in our signed client testimonials.
| Brand | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Le Minor | Migration to Shopify | +50% conversion rate |
| PERS | Store creation | +200% sales, 5% conversion rate |
| Maroquinerie Renouard | Shopify redesign | +25% conversion |
| Panier des Sens | Migration from PrestaShop, then 5 sites | +50% growth in 2023 |
| MINI (electric bikes, BMW) | Shopify Plus store dedicated to B2B | A store reserved for bike dealers |
"We saw the Stellar agency as a true outsourced digital team. Able to support us as real Shopify experts but also to challenge us, on features, design and also on technical solutions."
Quentin Douce, co-founder of PERS
Gold tier and Shopify Plus, two separate topics
The tier is a partner status. Shopify Plus is a merchant plan. The two are unrelated: in the new program, all plans count the same way. You therefore do not need a Gold agency to move to Plus, nor Plus to work with us.
We work on both, and for us, the real asset of Shopify Plus is the native B2B channel. Moving from Advanced to Plus to cut costs is rarely justified, and Shopify Markets often avoids multiplying stores by country. A Plus project does not necessarily cost more with us: it is the additional work, such as a dedicated B2B store or a customized checkout, that adds cost.
Why Stellar Projects?
- We only do Shopify. Since 2018, without spreading ourselves across other platforms.
- A team of six, with no subcontracting. Florian Pohl and Volkier Bentinck personally follow every strategic project.
- We sell online ourselves. With Cabania, our cabin bed brand, we face the same trade-offs as you on margins, stock and conversion.
- Our pricing is clear. €5,000 to €30,000 for a project, and a fixed day rate of €800.
Let's talk about your store
Launching a brand, leaving another platform, or has your store plateaued? Book a free 30-minute discovery call, or visit us at 10 rue Wilhem if you are looking for a Shopify agency in Paris.