A Shopify Plus and B2B agency for Chicago industrial, DTC, food-and-beverage, and retail-plus-ecommerce brands. Remote-first, Central Time overlap, same-day response Mon-Fri 9-6 CT.
Digital Heroes is a remote-first Shopify Plus partner for Chicago and Midwest brands. Our staffed headquarters are in New York and Delhi. We're not in Chicago, and we won't pretend to be.
The Midwest commerce context is different from the coasts. You see a heavier B2B mix, logistics-centric operations (Chicago is the US rail and trucking hub), stronger value-price positioning, and omnichannel retailers running physical stores alongside Shopify storefronts.
We run Central Time, Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM CT. This is the broadest US overlap with both coasts. You get same-day response during business hours, plus in-person kickoff, launch week, and quarterly reviews across The Loop, West Loop, and Chicagoland.
The Chicago landscape leans B2B-heavier and logistics-forward than the coasts. Five categories dominate, each with operational patterns distinct from coastal metros. We integrate Shopify Plus B2B and the Shopify Admin API deeply, since Chicago B2B and retail-plus-ecommerce categories demand that work upfront.
Chicago is the Midwest B2B commerce hub. Manufacturers, distributors, industrial-supply brands selling to other businesses. Shopify Plus B2B patterns (company accounts, NET-30, catalog pricing, dealer portals) are central. ERP integration with NetSuite, SAP, or mid-market Microsoft Dynamics is the norm. See our B2B ecommerce build for Chicago brands for the methodology.
Chicago specialty food makers, craft-beverage brands, subscription coffee roasters, gift-basket DTC. Weekly-shipment subscriptions on Recharge, bundle merchandising for the gift-heavy Q4 holiday season, and Midwest-fulfillment logistics from Chicago 3PLs that ship to coastal customers in 3-to-5 days on standard ground.
Chicago furniture brands, home-accents retailers, kitchen-goods DTC. Multi-SKU catalog management (2,000 to 20,000 SKUs), white-glove delivery via Midwest 3PLs, and the furniture ecommerce build for Chicago brands for larger pieces. Showroom-plus-online retail integration via Shopify POS Pro.
Chicago brick-and-mortar retailers running unified online-plus-retail operations. Shopify POS Pro integration, multi-location inventory sync, omnichannel loyalty programs, and unified reporting. Chicago's downtown retail corridors (Magnificent Mile, State Street) create more of this pattern than coastal metros.
Chicago streetwear, athletic apparel, and accessories brands. Smaller than the LA or NYC fashion scene but with distinct Midwest operational patterns: heavier wholesale mix, stronger value-price positioning, and a customer base less influenced by drop-calendar mechanics. See our fashion ecommerce build for Chicago brands.
We don't maintain a Chicago office and won't invent one. Our staffed headquarters are in New York and Delhi. Central Time is our daily rhythm for your team: Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM CT with same-day response.
Central Time is the most-overlapping US zone with both coasts (one hour behind the East, two ahead of the West). Your national customer base gets working-hour coverage across all time zones. We use async Slack plus weekly Zoom standups and Loom videos for complex reviews. Emergency coverage runs 24/7 across our Delhi and Sydney offices.
Chicago work is often logistics-aware in ways coastal projects aren't. Midwest fulfillment centers ship to coastal customers on ground-rate windows that make cross-country economics work. Most of our Chicago clients run fulfillment out of Chicago-area 3PLs or their own warehouses. That shapes our build: shipping-rate calculators, multi-location inventory sync, regional pricing logic for shipping-cost-inclusive margins.
When in-person matters (kickoff, launch week, quarterly strategy sessions), we fly into Chicago and that travel is built into your project scope. We hold sessions at your office or across The Loop, River North, West Loop, Fulton Market, Lincoln Park, Evanston, Oak Park, the North Shore, and western suburbs like Oak Brook and Naperville by arrangement. Call +1 (917) 998 8141 or book a 30-minute Chicago call.
Every Chicago engagement runs the same five phases: new build, B2B ecommerce, replatform, or retainer. We fly in for kickoff and launch week. The build itself runs remote on a weekly Central Time cadence with ERP integration scoped from day one.
We fly in for the kickoff at your office. Brief, KPIs, ERP + 3PL + catalog audit, B2B account model, Chicago market positioning.
Wireframes, B2B + catalog UX, PDP + checkout comps, dealer-portal flows, prototype. Weekly CT-time review calls.
Liquid + JS, Shopify Plus B2B config, NET-30 + catalog pricing, NetSuite/SAP ERP connector, POS Pro, Core Web Vitals pass.
We fly back in for launch week. QA matrix, ERP sync validation, staging sign-off, DNS cutover, dealer-onboarding support.
A/B tests, dealer-portal expansion, AOV + reorder-rate lifts, monthly review. Quarterly in-person strategy in Chicago for retainers.
We scope Chicago engagements into four shapes: Shopify Plus new build, Chicago B2B ecommerce, replatform, and Midwest retainer. Pick the shape that matches your stage. A scoped, fixed-price quote comes within 48 hours of your discovery call.
Shopify Plus new build runs 12-16 weeks for Chicago DTC and B2B brands at $2M to $30M revenue. Chicago builds often include retail integration (Shopify POS Pro) from day one in a way coastal builds don't. ERP connection is scoped at kickoff.
Chicago B2B ecommerce runs 14-20 weeks for manufacturers, distributors, and industrial brands moving online sales onto Shopify Plus B2B. We handle company accounts, NET-30 terms, tiered catalog pricing, approval workflows, and ERP integration with NetSuite or SAP. Chicago has more of this work than any other US metro. Learn more about our Shopify B2B development for Chicago brands.
Replatform to Shopify Plus runs 14-18 weeks for Chicago brands moving off Magento, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, or a legacy custom platform. We preserve URL redirects, migrate customer data, maintain subscription continuity, and migrate wholesale accounts. Chicago replatforms often include ERP-connection rebuilding, which adds 2-4 weeks over simpler DTC cases. See our Shopify migration for Chicago brands.
Midwest retainer is ongoing monthly work for Chicago brands above $5M revenue running both DTC and B2B with a continuous roadmap and limited in-house engineering. You get a dedicated pod on Central Time rhythm with quarterly in-person work in Chicago.
Real reviews from real clients on a third-party platform we do not control. Verified credentials: Shopify Premier Partner, Upwork Top Rated Plus, DUNS 650878346, UN Global Marketplace Tier 1.
the kind of operator we work with in Chicago
Most operators we work with in Chicago are B2B manufacturers and distributors moving dealer orders onto Shopify Plus B2B with a NetSuite or SAP connector. Or Midwest food-and-beverage brands on weekly subscription. Or omnichannel retailers unifying POS and online. This is a description of who typically books a call from this page, not a testimonial.
"We're not a Chicago agency. We're the Shopify Plus B2B partner Midwest manufacturers and DTC brands choose for the engineering. Remote-first from New York and Delhi. On Central Time. On a plane when a launch needs us in person."
The questions Chicago operators ask most before booking: whether we are really in Chicago, how the CT overlap works, what scope fits their stage, who we work with, whether we come in person, and how fast we turn a scoped quote.
No, and we will not invent one. Digital Heroes is a remote-first agency with staffed HQs in New York and Delhi. We also have satellite offices in London, Sydney, and Lucknow.
We work with Chicago brands on Central Time, Monday through Friday, with same-day Slack response during overlap. We fly into Chicago for kickoff, launch week, and quarterly reviews. The honest version: a remote Shopify Plus partner that knows the Midwest B2B and DTC market, not a local Chicago shop.
We run Central Time for Chicago clients, Monday through Friday 9 AM to 6 PM CT, with same-day Slack response inside those hours. CT is the broadest-overlap US zone, so a Chicago brand selling nationally gets working-hour coverage with both coasts. Production emergencies are covered 24/7 by our Delhi and Sydney offices, so a late message gets picked up within 1-2 hours regardless of the clock.
Four shapes. A Chicago Shopify Plus new build runs 12-16 weeks. A Chicago B2B ecommerce build (company accounts, NET-30, ERP connector) runs 14-20 weeks. A replatform off Magento, BigCommerce, or a custom cart runs 14-18 weeks. A Midwest retainer covers monthly senior engineering capacity.
We scope the shape and return a fixed-price quote within 48 hours of your discovery call. No published price tiers exist because scope drives cost, and Chicago B2B builds carry more ERP-integration work than coastal DTC.
Our typical Chicago fit is operator-led brands above $50K monthly revenue with a real growth roadmap and a named operator we can talk to weekly. Think B2B manufacturers and distributors moving dealer orders onto Shopify Plus. Midwest food-and-beverage on subscription. Home and furniture brands. Omnichannel retailers unifying POS and online.
We work across Shopify Plus, custom web platforms, mobile apps, and brand identity. We are wrong for pre-revenue concepts that have not validated product-market fit, and we will say so on the discovery call.
Yes. We fly into Chicago for kickoff and launch week on builds. Retainers add quarterly in-person strategy sessions in Chicago. That travel sits inside your project budget on the original quote, never as a surprise line item. We hold sessions at your office or across The Loop, River North, West Loop, Fulton Market, Evanston, Oak Park, and the western suburbs by arrangement.
A 30-minute discovery call books typically within a week of first contact. A written scope plus fixed-price quote returns within 48 hours of that call. For Shopify Plus B2B builds or replatforms we layer a 5 to 7 business-day technical-discovery phase before the quote becomes binding, because the ERP and dealer-account integration surface drives timeline more than visible design does.
Same-day response Monday-Friday 9 AM to 6 PM CT. We fly into Chicago for kickoff and launch. Scoped quote within 48 hours.
No sales pitch. We'll tell you honestly if Chicago isn't the right fit. Scoped quote inside 48 hours.
We build for the operator-led brands that define Chicago's commerce , names like Equilibria, Hanahana Beauty, Pear Nova and Filtrous , founder-run businesses that outgrew their templates and needed real engineering.
Independent Chicago businesses cited as market context , not Digital Heroes clients.
We work remotely with Chicago brands across the metro, from our New York HQ team with daily 9, 1 ET overlap. Coverage spans The Loop, River North, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Logan Square, West Loop, Fulton Market and Gold Coast, across zip codes 60601, 60654, 60614, 60622, 60647, 60607, 60661, 60610, 60657, 60611.
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