IRP Certified Partner

IRP Commerce Agency and Certified Partner

IRP is the ecommerce platform built around profit, not just sales. We help UK retailers decide if it’s right for them, move across safely, and grow once they’re live.

£2bn+

transacted on IRP

170

countries sold to

100+

shopping feeds and email flows built in

8x

Deloitte Fast 50 company

Figures from IRP Commerce

What is IRP Commerce?

IRP Commerce is a UK-built, cloud-hosted ecommerce platform. Its ProfitOS links your sales, marketing spend and overheads, so you can see real net profit for every product, in real time.

Shopfront, marketing, marketplaces, EPOS and trading tools are built in, so you’re not paying for a stack of third-party apps. It handles both B2C and B2B, in any currency.

IRP is a good fit if you

  • Have outgrown an entry-level platform
  • Want to see margin and profit, not just revenue
  • Sell on several channels or marketplaces
  • Sell internationally, or want to
  • Run shops as well as a website
  • Spend a lot on Shopify apps each month

IRP Commerce features

Everything a growing retailer needs, built into one platform.

Sell

  • Global shopfront (Shopper)
  • B2B accounts and price lists in any currency
  • Local payment methods
  • Subscriptions
  • Product customisation

Market

  • Marketing Cloud: 100+ Google Shopping and Facebook feeds
  • Built-in email campaigns and flows
  • Exit-intent interventions
  • Loyalty points scheme
  • Live chat, translated in 30 languages

Trade

  • ProfitOS: real-time net profit per product
  • Trading Terminal
  • Insights mobile app
  • Deep Agent AI (“The Profit Hunter”)

Operate

  • EPOS linked to your shops
  • Real-time stock control
  • Amazon and eBay marketplace managers
  • Shipping labels and customs documents
  • A sandbox copy for testing and training

IRP Commerce vs Shopify: what it costs

IRP charges a platform fee on sales, with low card fees and the apps built in. Here’s IRP’s own comparison for a retailer doing £1 million a year in sales.

Yearly cost on £1M salesShopifyIRP Commerce
Card payment fees£30,000£10,000
Platform fees£3,000£20,000
App fees£20,000£1,000
Traffic costs£150,000£60,000
Total£203,000£91,000

Source: IRP Commerce’s IRP v Shopify pricing page, based on Shopify Advanced with Shopify Payments. IRP’s platform fee starts at 2% of sales, with card fees from 0.4% (UK) and 1.2% (international) plus 5p per transaction. Your costs will depend on your business.

Moving to IRP Commerce

We move retailers from Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce and bespoke platforms, protecting your Google rankings, customer data and sales.

Ask us whether you qualify for IRP’s £10,000 Ambitious Merchant Fund replatform credit.

1. Plan

We map your products, customers, orders, URLs and integrations.

2. Migrate

Data moved across, design set up and redirects in place.

3. Test and launch

Tested in IRP’s sandbox, before going then live.

4. Grow

Feeds, email and Trading Terminal set up to drive profit from day one.

Retailers growing on IRP

Results published by IRP Commerce in its case studies.

600%

Bundle Baby

Growth in 24 months after moving from Shopify

267%

AllSports Online

Rise in profits after moving from Shopify

100%

Ann's Cottage

Sales increase after moving from Magento

£180m

Chain Reaction Cycles

Online sales in 12 months on IRP

Our IRP work · Elizabeth Rose

“Been working with focusecommerce for over a year now at Elizabeth Rose and they have taken the company to the next level, he always points us in the right direction.”

Elizabeth Rose Fashion

What IRP merchants say

Old Mill Saddlery

“IRP have made it easier for us to sell internationally. International sales is where our growth will come from. Being able to attribute correctly and seeing the data within Trading Terminal is very powerful.”

Jonzara

“The flexibility of the IRP has allowed the ecommerce team to rethink all of their processes and possibilities, from being able to easily and quickly update front-end design and promotions, to linking in with our in-store EPOS.”

Ann's Cottage

“I have worked with various companies over the years on website replatforming projects and the team at IRP Commerce have been the best team by far.”

Why choose Focus Ecommerce as your IRP partner

IRP Certified Partner

Trained on the platform and working with IRP’s own team.

Honest platform advice

We also build on Shopify and WooCommerce, so we’ll tell you if IRP isn’t the right fit.

Migration done properly

Redirects, data and tracking handled so you keep your rankings and history.

Marketing that uses IRP's tools

Feeds, email, SEO and Trading Terminal working together to grow profit.

We can run it for you

No in-house team? Our ecommerce management service keeps your IRP store trading.

Real IRP experience

We’ve grown Elizabeth Rose on IRP and run our own side-by-side IRP vs Shopify test.

IRP Commerce FAQs

IRP Commerce is a cloud-hosted ecommerce platform built in the UK. It combines your shopfront, marketing, marketplaces, EPOS and trading analytics in one system, and shows real-time net profit for each product.

IRP charges a platform fee that starts at 2% of sales, with card fees from 0.4% in the UK and 1.2% internationally, plus 5p per transaction. IRP quotes deployment from £15,000. Most apps are built in, so there are fewer monthly add-ons.

It depends on your business. IRP suits retailers who sell across several channels or countries, run shops, or want to see profit as well as sales. Shopify is often better for smaller or newer stores. We work with both, so we’ll give you an honest view.

Yes. We move your products, customers, orders and URLs, and set up redirects so you keep your Google rankings.

Most migrations timing will be dependent on the size of your catalogue and the systems you need to connect.

Yes. B2B Shopper lets trade customers order and reorder through their own accounts, with price lists in any currency.

An IRP partner helps you plan, migrate to and grow on IRP. We handle design, data migration, integrations and launch, then marketing and day-to-day management if you want it.

See if IRP is right for your business

Book a free demo. We’ll show you IRP, compare it with your current platform and give you an honest view on whether moving makes sense.