Shopify Development - Dubai & UAE
Custom Shopify and Shopify Plus development for ecommerce brands in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the GCC. Arabic and English storefronts, AED pricing, local payments, and launches timed for Ramadan and White Friday. Our team works 90 minutes ahead of Dubai, so your working day is ours.
The problem
Most Shopify themes, and most Shopify agencies, are built around US and European shoppers. Launch one in the UAE and the gaps show up fast: an Arabic version that breaks the layout, prices that don't show VAT the way customers expect, no instalment option at checkout, and delivery promises that don't match how local couriers work.
GCC shoppers shop heavily on mobile, expect to pay in instalments or on delivery, and the biggest sales peaks come around Ramadan, Eid, and White Friday. A store that can't handle those peaks loses its best weeks of the year.
We build Shopify stores for the UAE from the start: right-to-left Arabic layouts, AED and multi-currency pricing, local payment options, and a store that stays fast when the campaign traffic arrives.
What this includes
Arabic and English storefronts
Bilingual stores with proper right-to-left layouts, translated checkout, and content your team can update in both languages.
Multi-currency and VAT setup
AED, SAR, and other GCC currencies through Shopify Markets, with VAT-inclusive pricing set up for each market (5% in the UAE, 15% in Saudi Arabia).
Payments
Shopify Payments where your plan and business qualify, plus Tabby and Tamara for instalments, card gateways, and cash on delivery where you need it.
Shipping and fulfilment
Integrations with local couriers and 3PLs, delivery-zone rules, and order flows that fit how you actually fulfil.
Custom theme development
Themes built or refined for mobile-first GCC shoppers. Fast, clean Liquid, and no app bloat slowing the store down.
Peak-season readiness
Performance testing, discount logic, and campaign landing pages ready before Ramadan, Eid, White Friday, and Dubai Shopping Festival traffic arrives.
Migrations
Move from WooCommerce, Magento, or another platform with products, customers, orders, and SEO redirects carried across.
Ongoing support
30 days of included support after launch, then an optional retainer for campaigns, new features, and optimisation.
How we approach this
We review your current store or plans, your markets, and your payment and delivery setup, then scope the build around what will move sales.
Bilingual theme, payments, and integrations. You see working builds every week, reviewed on calls during Dubai business hours.
Testing in Arabic and English on real devices, with test orders through every payment method before anything goes live.
Staged launch with monitoring, then ongoing support planned around your campaign calendar.
What you can expect
Time difference to Dubai - a fully shared working day
Bilingual storefront with right-to-left layouts built in
Typical end-to-end build timeline from kickoff to launch
LCP load time on a typical 4G mobile connection
Common questions
Book a free 30-min consultation. No pitch deck. Just a real conversation.
