Our Prestashop migration with the Shopify Stellar agency

Choosing the right e-commerce platform and technical partner lays the foundations for your digital success. At Matatie, we made a decision that is now proving to be a real catalyst for our development: to migrate to Shopify by relying on the expertise of a Shopify agency agency.

This page retraces our journey, our reflections and the concrete benefits we are already reaping from this strategic choice. An authentic testimonial for all brands wondering about their e-commerce future.

Why Shopify was the obvious choice

Before making this decision, we took a long look at the various solutions on the market. Our priority was clear: to equip ourselves with a tool that would free us from technical constraints, so that we could concentrate on what's essential: our products, our customers, our growth.

Shopify quickly distinguished itself by its merchant-first philosophy. Unlike other platforms that seem to be designed primarily for developers, Shopify puts merchants first. This approach is reflected in every feature, every interface, every update.

Initial tests have convinced us: the administration interface is intuitive, performance is top-notch, and the ecosystem of applications opens up infinite possibilities. But a platform, however powerful, isn't everything. We needed to surround ourselves with the right skills to exploit its full potential.

"We were looking for a solution that would give us the keys to autonomy without drowning us in technical complexity. Shopify was the obvious answer, and entrusting our migration to Stellar Projects proved to be the perfect combo. Their expertise enabled us to get the most out of the platform from day one."

- Tiphaine Bordier, Co-founder of Matatie

The art of surrounding yourself : Our collaboration with Stellar Projects

Who is Stellar Projects?

Stellar Projects is a French agency specializing exclusively in the Shopify ecosystem. Founded by Volkier and Florian, two entrepreneurs with a passion for e-commerce, the agency supports brands in their digital transformation with cutting-edge technical expertise and a strategic consulting approach.

Their mission? Reveal the commercial potential of each brand by harnessing the full power of Shopify. Migration, creation, SEO optimization, customized integrations: Stellar Projects masters all the levers to transform a simple online store into a veritable sales machine.

What attracted us to them was their global approach, which goes far beyond mere technical development. They think business, conversion, customer experience. Exactly what we needed for our project.

Choose Stellar Projectswas to ensure that our migration was not just a simple change of platform, but a real upgrade of our e-commerce presence. Their in-depth knowledge of Shopify enabled us to avoid the usual pitfalls and get off to a solid start.

Concrete benefits: What we gain on a daily basis

Several months after our migration, the results are indisputable. Shopify is literally transforming our daily lives as e-tailers. Here are the most striking benefits we're experiencing every day.

Ergonomics that change everything

The Shopify back office is crystal clear. No more hours wasted navigating complex interfaces. Adding a product, modifying an order, analyzing performance: it's all done naturally. The interface is designed for merchants, not developers.

This simplicity is immediately apparent in our daily productivity. Tasks that used to take us an hour to complete now take just a few minutes. Our teams have adopted the tool without any special training, proving its intuitiveness.

Theme administration finally accessible

Customizing the look and feel of our store no longer requires the intervention of a developer. The Shopify theme editor gives us total control over the design, with real-time previews. Change a color, move a block, add a section: it's all done in a few clicks.

This autonomy enables us to quickly test new approaches, adapt our site to the seasons, and react to trends. We are no longer dependent on an external service provider for the slightest modifications.

Costs finally under control

No more billing surprises! Shopify offers a transparent business model, with sliding-scale rates based on volume. Our operating costs are finally predictable. No more hidden fees, no more time-based billing for minor modifications.

This budgetary predictability enables us to plan our marketing investments and future developments with peace of mind. We know exactly what our e-commerce infrastructure costs.

Reassuring performance

Our site load times have been cut in half. The Shopify infrastructure is designed to handle traffic peaks without a hitch, giving us total peace of mind. No more stress during peak periods, no more lost sales due to technical slowness.

This robustness means we can concentrate on generating traffic without worrying that our infrastructure won't keep up. Invaluable peace of mind for any e-merchant.

The application ecosystem: An infinite playground

One of the most pleasing revelations of our migration is the richness of the Shopify App Store. With over 8,000 applications available, we have access to an ecosystem that meets all our business needs.

For marketing automation, we use Klaviyo, which integrates perfectly with our Shopify customer data. For customer reviews, Judge.me allows us to easily collect and display feedback from our buyers. TinyIMG automatically optimizes our images for SEO and performance.

Triple Whale gives us a 360° view of our marketing performance. Gorgias centralizes our customer service. ShipStation automates our shipping. The Shopify ecosystem has a solution for every need.

This modularity allows us to evolve at our own pace, adding features as and when we need them, without a major overhaul. We only pay for what we use, and can easily test new tools.

What makes the Shopify ecosystem so powerful is that all these applications communicate naturally with each other. Our customer data, inventory and orders are all synchronized in real time. A technical harmony that translates into incomparable operational efficiency.

Performance and peace of mind: the foundations of our growth

Beyond the practical aspects, Shopify offers us something invaluable: peace of mind. Knowing that our store is based on a proven infrastructure, capable of handling millions of transactions every day, frees us mentally.

Shopify guarantees an uptime of 99.9%, our pages load in less than 2 seconds, and we have no more technical worries. This peace of mind allows us to focus on what really matters: creating memorable customer experiences, expanding our range and conquering new markets.

Security updates are automatic, backups are permanent, RGPD compliance is native. All these crucial technical aspects are managed by Shopify, allowing us to focus fully on our core business.

The mobile advantage: Ready for tomorrow's business

With over 70% of our visitors browsing from their smartphones, mobile optimization was not an option but an absolute necessity. Shopify excels in this area with natively responsive themes and mobile-first features.

Our mobile conversion rate has improved considerably thanks to Shop Pay's accelerated checkout, which enables a purchase in just a few clicks, optimized forms for small-screen input, instant page loading, and intuitive navigation optimized for touch.

This mobile excellence positions us ideally to capture the growth of m-commerce, a rapidly expanding segment that already accounts for more than half of all e-commerce sales.

Scalability: A platform that grows with us

One of the decisive criteria in our choice was scalability. Shopify supports our growth with features that adapt to our size.

Today, we use the essential functionalities: product catalog, order management, basic marketing. Tomorrow, we'll be able to activate advanced tools: Shopify Flow for automation, Shopify Scripts for personalization, APIs for customized integrations.

This progressive approach avoids unnecessary complexity, while guaranteeing that we will never be limited by our platform. Shopify grows with us, adapting to our ambitions and evolving according to our needs.

The move to Shopify Plus will come naturally when our business volume justifies it. No traumatic migration, no radical change: just a smooth upgrade to even more advanced features.

SEO and visibility: Solid technical foundations

Stellar Projects paid particular attention to the SEO aspect of our migration. Shopify offers excellent technical foundations for SEO: clean URLs with a clear, optimized structure, automatic sitemap to facilitate indexing by Google, native structured data for rich snippets.

Core Web Vitals optimization is native, giving us a perfect score on PageSpeed. Meta-tags are fully configurable, giving us total control over our SEO. 301 redirects have been carefully implemented to preserve our existing SEO authority.

This solid technical base allows us to concentrate on creating quality content rather than chasing technical optimizations. This gives us a significant competitive advantage in SEO.

The integrated analysis tools enable us to track our SEO performance in real time and quickly identify opportunities for improvement. No need for costly external tools to monitor our visibility.

Internationalization made easy

Our ambitions don't stop at France. Shopify Markets opens the doors to international markets with disconcerting simplicity. Multi-currency management, automatic translation, adaptation of local payment methods: it's all taken care of.

This capacity for international expansion gives us a head start over our competitors, who are still limited to their domestic markets. When we're ready to conquer Europe, Shopify will be our ally of choice.

The complex logistical aspects of international business are also simplified thanks to Shopify's partnerships with the world's leading carriers and fulfillment services.

Community and ecosystem support

Choosing Shopify also means joining a worldwide community of millions of merchants. This community shares best practices, feedback and solutions to common challenges.

Training resources are plentiful: Shopify Academy, regular webinars, exhaustive documentation, active forums. We're never alone when faced with a problem.

Shopify support is responsive and competent. But above all, our partnership with Stellar Projects ensures personalized, expert support for all our development projects.

Continuous innovation: always one step ahead

Shopify invests heavily in R&D to stay at the cutting edge of e-commerce innovation. Artificial intelligence for personalization, augmented reality for virtual fitting, accelerated checkout, fractional payment: the innovations are constant.

These innovations benefit us automatically, without any effort on our part. We benefit from the latest technological advances without having to develop or integrate them ourselves.

This capacity for constant innovation ensures that we remain competitive with the e-commerce giants, who have considerable technical resources at their disposal.

Security and compliance: peace of mind

The security of our customers' data is our top priority. Shopify is PCI DSS Level 1 certified, the highest level of security for payment processing. Data is encrypted, servers are secure and access is controlled.

RGPD compliance is native to the platform. European users' rights are automatically respected: right to be forgotten, data portability, informed consent.

This security excellence means we can avoid the risks of hacking, data theft or regulatory non-compliance. Our customers can buy with confidence.

Our assessment: we don't regret a thing!

Months on: since we switched from Prestashop to Shopify, we can say it loud and clear: it was THE choice of our lives! This migration has literally set us free. We've rediscovered the pleasure of managing our e-commerce.

Shopify isn't just our new platform, it's become our favorite growth partner! Every update brings us new nuggets, every new app opens up new horizons. We feel like we've finally found our dream tool.

And what about Stellar Projects? Volkier and Florian were our perfect guides on this adventure. They transformed our vision into a technical reality, guiding us through all the best practices, while preserving what makes us who we are.

For all those brands still dragging their feet with platforms that hold them back: stop torturing yourself! Shopify will give you back the keys to your digital autonomy. And with a team like Stellar Projects, you can be sure of a successful transition.

Let's face it: e-commerce is moving so fast that we can't afford to waste time with inadequate tools. Shopify and an expert agency are the winning combination to revolutionize your business right now.

Our Shopify adventure is just beginning, but we can already tell you that the first episodes are absolutely brilliant! Are you ready for this transformation?