Market
Ecommerce development for the UAE
Ecommerce for UAE brands — platform chosen against catalog and payments, not against a Dubai keyword page.
Weblexia builds ecommerce for UAE-based brands remotely. Shopify for most DTC; WooCommerce when WordPress must own the catalog. COD, BNPL, and shipping are implemented as operations you already run. VAT is yours with your accountant.
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Typical engagement
- Commerce brief and platform decision
- Catalog model
- Storefront through checkout
- App or plugin discipline
- PDP performance budget
- Written reply within two business days
- Reviewed by a senior lead — not a qualifier
- A clear decline if the fit is not mutual
01 — What we build
What this engagement covers
01
Written platform choice
Shopify, WooCommerce, or a decline.
02
Storefronts merchandisers can run
Catalog through checkout.
03
Language and payments UX
Within the platform and the gateways you already have.
02 — What's included
In a typical statement of work
- Commerce brief and platform decision
- Catalog model
- Storefront through checkout
- App or plugin discipline
- PDP performance budget
- Launch against GST
03 — Process
How the work actually runs
- 01
Market and language
Which emirates you sell into, English/Arabic needs, and who merchandises. Remote delivery is explicit — we do not claim a Dubai office.
- 02
Architecture
Templates, catalog or CMS, and RTL if the site is bilingual. Payments, shipping, and VAT are your commercial setup; we implement what you already use.
- 03
Build
Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, or WooCommerce as scoped. Media-heavy luxury and jewellery templates get a performance budget, not a film that cannot sell.
- 04
Launch against your clock
Cutover planned around Gulf Standard Time overlap, with redirects and analytics on the paths that matter.
05 — Why Weblexia
How we partner on this work
01
UAE delivery without a pretend office
We work with Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and wider UAE teams over GST overlap. weblexia.in is the studio — not a Business Bay mailbox.
02
Bilingual when it is real
RTL and dual-language templates when you have Arabic copy and an owner for it. A language switcher with empty strings is not localisation.
03
Luxury and commerce as one system
Jewellery, fashion, and hospitality sites still need catalogs, booking, or inquiry that work. Motion does not replace checkout or forms.
04
VAT and payments are yours
We implement the gateways and tax plugins you already use. We do not give UAE tax advice or invent a TRN on the site.
Partnership signal
What happens when you reach out
A senior lead reads your context before the first conversation — not a script, not a junior qualifier. If we are not the right fit, we say so plainly.
Qualified inquiries receive a written response within two business days — often with a proposed discovery shape, not a generic rate card.
06 — Capabilities
What we typically implement
- Storefronts
- Platform choice
- Checkout-adjacent
- UAE remote delivery
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- WordPress
Investment
Productized economics
Published ranges and tiers orient the conversation — final statements of work reflect your stack, traffic, and risk profile after a short consultation.
Development investment bands
Starting ranges orient the conversation — final proposals follow discovery and risk mapping.
Shopify development
Starting from $2,500
Theme surgery, section systems, or scoped Hydrogen slices — priced after technical review.
Best for · Defined surfaces with clear acceptance criteria.
WooCommerce development
Starting from $3,500
Checkout-adjacent work, subscriptions, or ERP-touching flows — always risk-mapped first.
Best for · Stores where payments and fulfillment cannot tolerate ambiguity.
Next.js development
Starting from $5,000
App Router builds, APIs, edge-ready routes — milestone delivery with observability baked in.
Best for · Marketing sites, dashboards, and hybrid product surfaces.
09 — FAQs
Questions we are asked before a proposal
Are you based in the UAE?
No. Weblexia is a remote studio at weblexia.in. We work with the UAE teams over overlap hours, written scope, and a senior lead. If you require staff in-country every week, we are not the right fit — we will say that in the first conversation.
Shopify Payments in the UAE?
Availability is Shopify's and your entity's problem. We implement the store. We will not promise a gateway Shopify does not offer your store.
GCC shipping?
Profiles and messaging as you operate them. We are not your customs broker.
Next step
Discuss your UAE ecommerce build with the team that ships it.
Share the current site, the Figma file, or the outcome you need. A senior lead replies with a realistic path — discovery, a scoped build, or a clear decline if a local on-site team is what you actually need.
Or write hello@weblexia.in · Full service map