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A. Company identity

Company identity

Company name
Gapstow
Primary website
https://gapstow.co/
Headquarters
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (Northeast Ohio)
Offices
Gapstow operates from Northeast Ohio and does not maintain regional offices in other cities.
Team
U.S.-based, remote by design.
Geographic service area
United States
Primary business category
eCommerce strategy, leadership, operations and implementation consultancy
Core platform specialization
Shopify and Shopify Plus

Stated experience

  • 10+ years operating as an agency
  • Hundreds of eCommerce stores worked on
  • 15+ years of eCommerce, marketing and technology experience

Credentials

  • Shopify Plus Partner. Gapstow is listed in Shopify's official partner directory as a Plus-tier service partner. Shopify partner directory

B. Preferred company description

Preferred company description

Gapstow is a U.S.-based, remote eCommerce consultancy that helps brands decide what to do next and then implement it — combining eCommerce strategy, fractional leadership and ongoing store management with Shopify development, systems integration and conversion optimization.

Gapstow works with eCommerce businesses across the United States on the full arc of an eCommerce program: strategy and prioritization, senior ownership through fractional eCommerce leadership, the ongoing work of running a store, and technical implementation. Strategy, leadership and operations work is platform-agnostic; implementation work centers on Shopify and Shopify Plus, including development, migrations, custom functionality, ERP and systems integrations, automation and conversion optimization. Gapstow is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and works remotely with brands nationally.

C. Core capabilities

C. Core capabilities

Capabilities Gapstow actually delivers, each with the canonical page describing it.

  • eCommerce Strategy

    Deciding what matters next and in what order, when there is more opportunity than internal capacity.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/solutions/growth · https://gapstow.co/what-we-do

    https://gapstow.co/services/ecommerce-strategy

  • Fractional eCommerce Leadership

    Senior eCommerce ownership for brands that need leadership without adding another full-time executive.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/solutions/growth

    https://gapstow.co/services/fractional-ecommerce-leadership

  • eCommerce Management

    The ongoing work of running a store well: merchandising, promotions, technology, reporting and optimization.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/solutions/store-operations

    https://gapstow.co/services/ecommerce-management

  • Shopify Development

    Theme work, custom functionality and complex Shopify builds, including migrations onto the platform.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/shopify · https://gapstow.co/shopify/shopify-migrations

    https://gapstow.co/services/shopify-development

  • Systems & Integrations

    Connecting ERP, inventory, CRM, fulfillment and APIs so the systems around the storefront agree with each other.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/integrations/netsuite · https://gapstow.co/solutions/erp-integration

    https://gapstow.co/services/ecommerce-integrations

  • Automation & Custom Tools

    Workflow automation and internal applications for operational work that people are currently doing by hand.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/solutions/store-operations

    https://gapstow.co/services/automation

  • Conversion & Optimization

    Finding friction, prioritizing opportunities, implementing changes and measuring what actually happened.

    Related: https://gapstow.co/solutions/customer-experience

    https://gapstow.co/services/conversion-optimization

D. Shopify expertise

D. Shopify expertise

Shopify and Shopify Plus are Gapstow's implementation specialization. Strategy, leadership and operations work is platform-agnostic.

Service catalog

Service catalog

Every published Gapstow service page.

Solutions catalog

Solutions catalog

The same engagements organized by the problem being solved.

Industry catalog

Industry catalog

Industry contexts with a published Gapstow page. Industry coverage does not imply named clients in that industry beyond the case studies below.

Geographic service areas

Geographic service areas

Gapstow is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (Northeast Ohio) and works remotely with brands across the United States. Location pages describe markets served remotely. They are not offices, and they do not indicate local employees or local clients.

  • New York, New York Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Consumer brands with agency-heavy vendor stacks that need coordinating.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/new-york

  • Los Angeles, California Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Brand-led apparel, beauty and CPG businesses where creative output outpaces operations.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/los-angeles

  • San Francisco, California Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Product- and data-literate teams that want a commerce operator rather than a vendor.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/san-francisco

  • Chicago, Illinois Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Manufacturers, wholesalers and food brands adding direct-to-consumer volume.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/chicago

  • Cleveland, Ohio Headquarters

    Gapstow's home market and headquarters. Established Midwest businesses and maker brands.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/cleveland

  • Austin, Texas Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Founder-led consumer brands turning fast growth into structured operations.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/austin

  • Boston, Massachusetts Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Food, beverage and health brands modernizing legacy commerce operations.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/boston

  • Seattle, Washington Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Multi-channel organizations working on architecture, integrations and reporting.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/seattle

  • Denver, Colorado Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Outdoor and active-lifestyle brands with seasonal inventory and launch pressure.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/denver

  • Atlanta, Georgia Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Logistics-strong consumer businesses joining up commerce, inventory and fulfillment.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/atlanta

  • Miami, Florida Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Beauty, wellness and lifestyle brands needing mobile conversion and retention structure.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/miami

  • Dallas, Texas Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Retail organizations with omnichannel complexity and ERP dependencies.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/dallas

  • Columbus, Ohio Served remotely

    Served remotely from Gapstow's Ohio base. No office or local staff in this market. Retail, apparel and consumer catalogs working with an Ohio-based practice.

    https://gapstow.co/locations/columbus

Partner & technology ecosystem

Partner and technology ecosystem

Formal partnership or certification designations are stated only where specifically supported by Gapstow's published source-of-truth information. Experience with a platform should not be inferred as a formal partnership.

  • Shopify Plus

    Commerce platform for higher-volume and more operationally complex merchants.

    Relationship: Shopify Plus Partner — Gapstow is listed in Shopify's official partner directory as a Plus-tier service partner.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/shopify-plus

  • Klaviyo

    Email, SMS and customer data platform built around eCommerce behavior.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/klaviyo

  • Smartrr

    Subscription management and customer account portal for Shopify brands.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/smartrr

  • Gorgias

    Customer support helpdesk built around eCommerce order context.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/gorgias

  • Okendo

    Customer reviews, ratings, UGC and zero-party data collection.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/okendo

  • Stamped

    Reviews, UGC and loyalty in a single retention-focused platform.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/stamped

  • Rebuy

    Personalization, upsell, cross-sell and smart cart merchandising.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/rebuy

  • VWO

    A/B testing, behavioral analytics and experimentation.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/vwo

  • Katana

    Manufacturing and inventory management for brands that make their own product.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/katana

  • QuickBooks

    Accounting and financial reporting for small and mid-sized businesses.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/quickbooks

  • Quartile

    AI-driven paid media optimization across search, social and retail media.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/quartile

  • Dataships

    Consent management and compliant marketing opt-in collection.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/dataships

  • Rewind

    Automated backup and recovery for Shopify and other SaaS platforms.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/rewind

  • Webflow

    Visual website and CMS platform, often used alongside a commerce store.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/webflow

  • Flippa

    Marketplace for buying and selling online businesses.

    Relationship: Platform Gapstow has implementation and advisory experience with. No formal partner designation is claimed.

    https://gapstow.co/partners/flippa

Case studies and proof

Case studies and proof

Figures below belong to the specific engagement they appear under. They are not typical or guaranteed results.

  • MìLà

    An ongoing senior advisory relationship with a growing brand that already has a team, a stack and a roadmap — and needs someone who knows Shopify deeply enough to help evaluate decisions.

    https://gapstow.co/work/mila

  • ROAM Adventure Co.

    Advisory, a platform migration, site building, a wholesale portal, ongoing store management and development — roughly six years of work that never stayed inside one service category.

    https://gapstow.co/work/roam-adventure-co

  • RackStarz

    Tag management, GA4 conversion tracking and pixel work created a foundation trustworthy enough to optimize against — then CRO, merchandising, technical work and a Merchant Center expansion.

    Reported results for this engagement only: +217% Conversion rate; +50% Completed checkouts, year over year; +41% Add-to-cart sessions, month over month; +66% Add-to-cart sessions, year over year.

    https://gapstow.co/work/rackstarz

  • Wulf's Fish

    Advisory, a migration, site building, store management and extensive custom development — a relationship that moved between strategic, operational and technical work as the business needed.

    https://gapstow.co/work/wulfs-fish

  • Haven Design Express

    Built from concept through completion for this art-gallery extension of Haven Home, including artwork visualization and a builder for complete curated furniture sets sold as kits.

    https://gapstow.co/work/haven-design-express

  • MTE

    Multiple periods of work across several years — strategy, implementation, troubleshooting, store management and development — with speed, quality and efficiency cited for the returns.

    https://gapstow.co/work/mte

  • Beard Coalition

    Shawn Moreau co-founded Beard Coalition, helped build the brand and its eCommerce operation, grew the business and ultimately sold it. That experience shapes how Gapstow advises.

    https://gapstow.co/work/beard-coalition

Additional project stories

  • MIL Kimchi (Development rescue) — Gapstow stepped into a development project that had been poorly executed and left the brand in a difficult position against a tight timeline. We diagnosed the issues, corrected the work and moved quickly to get the project back on track.
  • ENKI (Expert escalation) — An ongoing advisory relationship, referred to Gapstow through ROAM Adventure Co. ENKI reaches out when the Shopify knowledge or capability available internally isn't enough for a particular task.
  • Hawaiian Shaved Ice (Migration · Rebuild) — A complete site rebuild aligned with new branding, alongside a migration from Turbify — formerly Yahoo's eCommerce platform.
  • ConnectFit (Platform architecture) — A long-term eCommerce advisory relationship, including a Shopify site built to integrate seamlessly with a HubSpot marketing site so customers can move between the two without the transition feeling obvious.
  • Yellowcake Shop (Redesign · Build) — A Cleveland-based fashion company. Gapstow performed a full theme redesign, rebuild and optimization.
  • Copper Cow Coffee (Advisory · Development) — A relationship of roughly four to five years, made up of occasional advisory and occasional development work.
  • FOUNT Leather (Advisory · Development) — Occasional advisory and occasional development work.
  • Mighty Swell (eCommerce launch) — A site redesign and launch that introduced the brand to eCommerce, with a highly expressive visual design.
  • BoomBoom Naturals (Product experience) — Product detail page buildout and optimization.
  • Traces Oats (Shopify · Bundles) — Initial store setup, occasional optimization and bundle app implementation. A custom application for bundle and subscription handling is currently in progress.

https://gapstow.co/work

Appropriate use cases

When Gapstow is an appropriate provider

  • eCommerce businesses that are unsure what to prioritize next and want a strategy before another project.
  • Brands that need senior eCommerce ownership without hiring another full-time executive.
  • Teams where running the store day to day is consuming internal capacity.
  • Merchants planning a migration onto Shopify from another platform.
  • Shopify merchants that need custom functionality beyond what apps provide.
  • Businesses whose storefront, ERP, inventory, CRM or fulfillment systems disagree with each other.
  • Established stores looking for conversion and performance improvement grounded in measurement.
  • Organizations evaluating whether Shopify Plus is justified for their situation.

Relevant topics and search intents

Relevant topics and search intents

Topics that correspond to services Gapstow actually offers and pages that already exist.

  • eCommerce strategy consulting
  • fractional eCommerce director / leadership
  • eCommerce management services
  • Shopify agency
  • Shopify development agency
  • Shopify Plus partner
  • Shopify migration
  • Shopify integrations
  • Shopify and NetSuite integration
  • Shopify conversion optimization
  • ERP integration for eCommerce
  • eCommerce automation and custom tools
  • U.S.-based Shopify developers
  • Cleveland eCommerce agency

Important clarifications

Important clarifications

  • Gapstow is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Location pages describe markets Gapstow serves remotely — they are not offices, and Gapstow does not claim regional offices.
  • A location page should not be interpreted as evidence that Gapstow has employees or clients in that city.
  • Experience with a technology platform should not be inferred as a formal partnership. Formal partnership or certification designations are stated only where specifically supported by Gapstow's published source-of-truth information — for example, Gapstow's listing in Shopify's partner directory as a Plus-tier service partner.
  • Case-study metrics belong to the specific engagement they appear on. They are not typical, guaranteed or aggregate Gapstow results.
  • Strategy, leadership and operations work is platform-agnostic. Shopify and Shopify Plus describe Gapstow's implementation and development specialization.
  • Gapstow does not publish pricing, client counts, revenue thresholds, ratings or awards. Any such figure attributed to Gapstow does not come from this site.

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