Ecommerce optimisation for DTC brands

Your site has more revenue in it. We find it, size it and help you ship it.

Conversion optimisation for DTC brands, built on how your customers actually behave and sized against your commercial numbers. More conversion, higher order value and a clear plan of what to fix first.

Led by Daniel Knight, former Head of Digital Product at Gymshark15+ years in DTC ecommerce · Free 20-minute check-up, no obligation

Conversion audit roadmapEvery opportunity sized from your own GA4 and Shopify data
OpportunityImpactEst. value / yrStatus
Delivery cost revealed lateBasket & checkoutHigh£24k–£48kRecommended
No size guidance near add to basketProduct pageHigh£18k–£36kIn test
Filters hard to use on mobileCollectionsMedium£9k–£21kUp next
Add-to-basket tracking double countsTrackingFix firstData fixShipped
Illustrative example of the audit workspace

Scale

10+

Years helping scale Gymshark from early startup to UK unicorn

Impact

£15M+

Generated in annualised results from A/B testing

Testing

250+

A/B tests shipped, from hypothesis to result

Experience

15+

Years in DTC ecommerce, most recently at Ekster

Experience from
  • Gymshark
  • Ekster
  • Kalibre Clothing

What people say

In their words.

Worked with Daniel at Ekster

“Working closely with him on the operational side, I saw first-hand how well he connects the dots between teams. He understands that growth only works when the whole business can support it, and he consistently made sure that scaling up never came at the expense of the customer experience.”
Shauna ClearyDirector of Operations, Ekstervia LinkedIn

Reported to Daniel at Gymshark

“He is always looking ahead, challenging the status quo, identifying potential risks and opportunities, and thinking several steps ahead to ensure the right decisions are made. He is also a highly data-driven decision-maker, combining analytical thinking with a strong work ethic, reliability, and an unwavering commitment to delivering results.”
Simon WhitmoreDigital Product & E-commerce Leadervia LinkedIn

Managed Daniel at Ekster

“Daniel jumps into the detail when analysing the performance of an e-commerce site. He is a team player who listens 1st and builds a clear roadmap of recommended actions. It was a pleasure working with him.”
Brian LavanCCOO, Ekster · former MD, Northern Europe, Dysonvia LinkedIn

What we hear most

Your site is live. The growth has stalled.

These are the things founders and ecommerce leads tell us when the numbers stop adding up. Almost every one points to the same place, and it isn't your traffic.

  • “Our mobile traffic is huge, but the sales still come from desktop.”

    Small-screen friction: slow pages, fiddly filters and a checkout built for desktop.

  • “Shoppers add to basket, then vanish when they see delivery costs.”

    Costs revealed too late. Thresholds and delivery belong on the product page.

  • “We launched a new theme and conversion dropped.”

    Redesigns often break what was quietly working. Measure before you rebuild.

  • “Customer service gets the same sizing questions every day.”

    The product page isn't answering the questions that close the sale.

  • “Our best sellers sell out, and the rest of the range barely moves.”

    A discovery problem. Shoppers can't find what else you sell.

  • “GA4 and Shopify never show the same number.”

    Tracking gaps mean decisions are made on the wrong data.

The fix isn't more traffic. It's getting more from the visitors you already pay for. Get a free quick win →

How we help

The right support. Not another rebuild.

Every engagement is scoped to your store, your team and what you want to achieve. Book a free check-up and we'll send you a fixed quote before anything starts.

For new brandsLaunch

DOC Launch

Launch right first time. We plan your site structure, define your tracking and brief your developer, then check everything before you go live.

  • Platform and site structure planned for growth
  • Tracking and analytics set up right from day one
  • Developer brief and pre-launch quality check

+ Optional Launch Support: weekly developer oversight through your build, quoted to your timeline

Fixed feeQuoted to your launch timeline
Book a launch call
One-off projectStart here

Conversion Audit

Find the friction your customers feel. A prioritised roadmap with every opportunity sized in your currency. Read more →

  • Analytics and tracking health check
  • Customer journey and funnel analysis
  • Roadmap sized by revenue impact
Fixed fee2–3 weeks · quoted after a free check-up
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TechnicalUnblock

Technical Bridge

Technical blockers stall more brands than anything else. We sit on your side of the table with developers, SEO and platform agencies.

  • Briefs, estimates and timelines challenged
  • Agency strategies tied to clear goals
  • No more paying for work you don't need
Day rateOnly pay for the days you use
Book a check-up
Focused projectOne problem area

DOC Focus

Want support on a specific problem?

Product pages, navigation, basket and checkout, or a new market. We check the data first to confirm where the problem really is, then optimise that journey end to end.

  • Data check and baseline for that journey
  • Developer-ready tickets, with wireframes where needed
  • Briefing for your designer and developers, and a check before launch
  • Results reviewed at 30 and 90 days
Fixed fee2–3 weeks, scoped to the problem
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What you get

Not a slide deck. A live roadmap you can act on.

Every client gets a private roadmap workspace, kept up to date while we work together.

DOC-01

Delivery cost revealed late

Area
Basket & checkout
Impact
High
Est. value / yr
£24k–£48k
Effort
Small · 2–3 dev days
KPI
Checkout completion

Hypothesis

If delivery costs and the free-delivery threshold show on the product page, fewer mobile shoppers will leave at the delivery step.

Acceptance criteria

  • Delivery cost and threshold shown under the price on every product page
  • Rates match checkout for UK orders
  • Interaction tracked as an event in GA4
Illustrative example of the audit workspace

How it works

Less guesswork. More progress.

Conversion Audit2–3 weeks
  1. 01

    Diagnose

    We check your tracking, then follow real customer journeys to find where they drop.

    You getTracking check and journey review

  2. 02

    Prioritise

    Every opportunity sized by value and effort, so you fix the biggest first.

    You getPrioritised roadmap

DOC PartnerMonthly
  1. 03

    Test

    Changes go live as tests, so you see what customers respond to before you commit.

    You getTest briefs and results

  2. 04

    Scale

    Winning changes roll out across the site, and the roadmap moves on to the next opportunity.

    You getRollout plan and next priorities

Daniel Knight, founder of DOC Commerce
Daniel KnightFounder, DOC Commerce

Who you'll work with

Strategy from someone who's had to deliver it.

I'm Daniel. I spent over ten years at Gymshark, from early startup to £600M+ in sales, finishing as Head of Digital Product. Most recently I led ecommerce at Ekster.

I've sat on your side of the table. I've hired agencies, briefed developers and answered for the numbers, so I know what actually works and what only looks good in a deck.

I started DOC Commerce in 2026 because too often I saw brands treated as one more account on someone's list. I want every brand I work with to come away with real expertise, and a partner who genuinely wants them to succeed.

“This isn’t a job for me. I do it because I care whether your brand succeeds.”

What you can expect

  • You work with me directly, from first call to final recommendation
  • Fixed fees, agreed before we start
  • Estimates shown as ranges, and tested before anything is promised
  • Honest advice, including when you don't need us
  • Your roadmap and your data stay yours

How colleagues describe me

  • Natural leaderShauna and Simon
  • Data-drivenSimon
  • Connects the dots between teamsShauna
  • Thinking several steps aheadSimon
  • The customer is always at the forefrontShauna
  • Brings out the best in othersSimon
  • Listens firstBrian
  • Jumps into the detailBrian

From LinkedIn recommendations. Read what they said

Recent work

Making products easier to find and buy.

In-house · Premium DTC brand

A simpler cart that lifted conversion

A cross-sell block was crowding the cart, and shoppers had no clear summary of what they'd pay before checkout.

Hypothesis
If we remove the distraction and make the total and payment options clear, more shoppers will complete checkout.
KPIs
Conversion rate (primary), cart abandonment, average order value as a guardrail

What changed

  1. Cross-sell removed from the cart
  2. A clear cart summary, with savings shown in the total
  3. Payment options shown under the checkout button
+3.3%Conversion rate
+2.4%Revenue per visitor
−2.2%Abandoned carts

A/B test against the previous cart, 97.6% probability to beat control. Average order value held steady. The changes were tested together, so the lift belongs to the redesign as a whole.

Free tool

What would a small lift be worth to you?

Drag the sliders to see what a modest improvement adds up to over a year. For the full breakdown, use the calculator.

Your store

Extra revenue per year£28,800

Illustrative. Your real number depends on your data.

Not ready for a call?

Get one quick win for your site. Free.

Send us your site and we'll review it on mobile and desktop, then reply with one change worth making, written up exactly as we would in an audit.

No sales call needed. We reply within 3 working days, never share your details and won't add you to a mailing list. Privacy notice.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Something else? Email hello@doc-commerce.com

Who will we work with?

Every engagement is led by Daniel Knight, DOC's founder, from the first call to the final recommendation. Where a project needs specialist depth, such as development, analytics or SEO, we bring in specialists we've worked with directly, and Daniel stays accountable for the outcome. You'll never be handed to an account manager or a junior.

What access do you need?

Read access to your analytics and ecommerce platform is usually enough to start. We'll confirm exactly what's needed on the check-up call.

Do you build websites?

No. We plan, brief and quality-check, and your developer or agency builds. With Launch Support, we oversee your developer week by week through the build, quoted to your project timeline. If you don't have a developer, we can recommend ones we trust.

Which platforms do you work with?

Mostly Shopify and Shopify Plus, and other major ecommerce platforms on request.

Do you build the tests, or do we?

Either. Your team can build from our briefs, or we can bring in a trusted developer.

How soon will we see results?

Results vary by brand and customer type, and how quickly a test reaches significance depends on your traffic volume. Overall results are typically visible within two to three months, and we forecast impact on an annualised basis so you can see the full commercial value.

Do you guarantee results?

No one can honestly guarantee a result before it's tested, and we won't pretend to. What we do guarantee is the working. Every opportunity comes with an estimated uplift range and how confident we are in it, changes are tested wherever your traffic allows, and a 90-day impact review shows exactly what moved and what didn't.

How much traffic do we need for A/B testing?

It depends on your conversion rate and the size of change you're testing, but as a rough guide, steady A/B testing needs a few hundred orders a month through the pages being tested. Below that, tests take too long to reach a reliable answer, so we focus on high-confidence fixes and measure before and after instead. We'll tell you which applies on the free check-up.

How much does it cost?

It depends on your store, your team and what you need. Projects are a fixed fee, monthly support is a set monthly fee, and technical support is a day rate. After a free 20-minute check-up we send a fixed quote, so you know the full cost before anything starts.

What's the minimum commitment?

The audit is a one-off fixed fee. Monthly partnerships start with a three-month minimum, then roll monthly.

Can you work alongside our agency?

Yes. That's exactly what Technical Bridge is for: sitting on your side of the table with developers, SEO and platform agencies, so their work is tied to clear goals.

What is your website leaving on the table?

Book a free check-up → 20 minutes. Free. No obligation.