Shopify, WooCommerce and headless Medusa
A new Shopify, WooCommerce or headless Medusa store, matched to your catalogue, your staff and how you fulfil orders in Australia.
Service 03 · Online stores & agentic commerce
Online stores that convert
ready for AI agents
New builds, migrations and speed rescues on Shopify, WooCommerce and headless Medusa, for businesses across Australia. Payments, shipping, stock and product data are set so people can buy today, and so assistants can compare products and, where AI checkout is available to your store, complete checkout.
What’s included
Online stores & agentic commerce.
You work with Chris Conen. Architect and Astra, the AI engineers, write, test and review the code under his supervision. The build covers six areas.
Migrations and speed rescues
We migrate catalogue and checkout, then do speed and conversion work on templates, images and the path to payment.
Payments and buy now, pay later
We connect Stripe, PayPal, Square, Afterpay, Zip or Tyro, and send the paid order to Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks Online or Reckon.
Shipping and stock in sync
We connect Australia Post, StarTrack, Sendle, Couriers Please or Aramex, and keep stock aligned when an order is paid and a label is created.
Product data agents can compare
Titles, prices, availability and attributes in the product feed, written so an assistant can compare your range.
UCP checkout readiness
We complete the UCP technical implementation Google describes, so you can submit an interest form. Google selects merchants, and you stay seller of record.
See it in action
Try the three demos on this page
The product card, the platform chooser and the order pipeline show the data assistants read, which of Shopify, WooCommerce or headless Medusa fits, and the path from payment to customer notification.
Example automation · running
- 0.0sOrder paidShopify · #1042 · $189.00
- 0.6sInvoice createdXero · INV-1042
- 1.3sLabel printedAustralia Post · eParcel
- 1.9sStock updatedInventory · 23 → 22
- 2.4sCustomer notifiedEmail + SMS · tracking link
Illustrative timings. Real flows are built around your tools.
Use cases
Where it makes a difference.
Typical Australian businesses we build this for. Examples, not client stories.
A Gold Coast surf shop
- The situation
- The site drags on a phone, Afterpay is awkward at checkout, and the shop floor and the website disagree on stock.
- What we do
- We rebuild on Shopify, connect Afterpay, Stripe and Australia Post, and structure the product feed for comparison.
- The outcome
- A shopper can pay from their phone, and a paid order updates stock and creates a shipping label.
A Melbourne B2B supplier
- The situation
- Trade buyers reorder specific variants, while the website, the warehouse and Xero disagree on what is in stock.
- What we do
- We build a headless Medusa store, connect Stripe and Xero, and structure variant data a buyer or an assistant can compare.
- The outcome
- A trade order checks out on the right variant, and the invoice and stock follow that payment.
A Perth bike shop
- The situation
- Riders compare specs in Google and ChatGPT before they visit, and the product pages bury the details that matter.
- What we do
- We rewrite product data into feed-ready attributes and prepare the UCP technical work so you can submit Google's UCP interest form.
- The outcome
- An assistant can compare your range, and you can lodge Google's UCP interest form.
We are building a headless Medusa store for Marina Yacht Sport (Europe, launching late 2026), with Stripe checkout, invoicing and shipping labels connected. Mobile PageSpeed: 69 for the old store, 97 for the new one.
How we build for speed ↗Pricing
Clear prices, below the market.
An AI engineering team means less time per project, and we pass that on. Every quote is fixed before work starts.
one-off
Online store
From A$8,900 + GST
- Shopify or WooCommerce, custom theme
- Up to 200 products imported
- Payments incl. Afterpay or Zip, Australian shipping
- Product data and feeds assistants can read
one-off
Headless store
From A$19,900 + GST
- Medusa back end, custom storefront
- Custom pricing, B2B rules and integrations
- Fast front end built for Core Web Vitals
Typical Australian pricing: A$12,000–35,000 for a small-studio Shopify build with a custom theme (Pryce Digital, 2026), and A$10,000–20,000 as a typical ecommerce budget (Uprise Digital, 2026).
Prices in AUD, excluding GST. “From” prices cover the scope listed; every project is quoted in writing before work begins. Founding clients save a further 30% ↗
How it works
Clear steps. No surprises.
- 01
Map how you sell
You tell Chris what you sell, which platform you are on, and where payment, stock or shipping breaks down.
- 02
Choose the platform
We walk through the platform chooser with you and pick Shopify, WooCommerce or headless Medusa for your catalogue and team.
- 03
Build and connect it
Architect and Astra write, test and review under Chris's supervision. The build covers checkout, payments, shipping, stock, accounting and speed.
- 04
Prepare for AI checkout
We check feeds and the UCP technical steps, measure mobile speed, and Chris remains your one point of contact.
Questions
Good to know.
Is AI checkout open to Australian stores?
Partly. Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) launched in Australia in June 2026 with selected retailers, so shoppers can buy single items inside Search, AI Mode and Gemini (Inside Retail). Google’s Merchant Center Help says checkout covers Australia for select merchants, and you stay the seller of record.
When can we turn UCP on in Merchant Center?
Google’s Merchant Center Help (October 2026) says the self-serve UCP hub is rolling out in the United States first, with Australia and Canada to follow next year. We do the groundwork now: product data, feeds and checkout readiness, so you can apply as soon as it opens.
Can our Shopify store sell in ChatGPT or Gemini?
Shopify’s Agentic Storefronts is on by default for eligible stores and can list products in ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot and Meta. Shopify’s help centre (October 2026) says direct checkout in AI Mode and Gemini, and selling in ChatGPT, currently require selling to United States customers.
Are Australians buying through AI yet?
Deloitte’s 2026 Retail Report found 45% of consumers use AI to compare products and services, and 11% use it to complete or automate purchases. An Ideally survey of 809 Australians, reported by eCommerceNews Australia in October 2026, found half had used AI to research a purchase.
Are you building a store like this?
Yes. AWA (Chris Conen) is building a headless Medusa store for Marina Yacht Sport, a European yacht-equipment retailer, launching in late 2026. Stripe checkout, invoicing and shipping labels are connected. Measured the same morning, the new storefront scored 97 on mobile PageSpeed and the old store 69.
Plan the store with Chris
Tell Chris what you sell, which platform you are on, and whether you need a new build, a migration or a speed rescue. You deal with him directly, Australia-wide.
Next step
Let’s build what’s next.
We work in writing, so every decision is on record and time zones don’t matter. Send a five-minute brief and get a written plan and a fixed quote within two business days, from Chris, not a sales team.
Start your project brief info@australianweb.agency Or start with the free AI test ↗