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Magento rebuilds, Magento 1 to Magento 2, or stay where you are

Also BigCommerce onto Magento 2, and Magento ↔ Shopify when that is actually cheaper. Products, customers, orders, and the URLs that already rank. Staying is a real proposal.

Stay is on the menu

We will also tell you not to move

Fix hosting, the theme, or the integration. A replatform is not a personality. If the honest recommendation is stay on Magento and put the storefront on Hyvä, or stay on Shopify and replace one app, that is the proposal — written down, not a stall.

Rebuilds we actually take

These are the jobs that pay the rent. WooCommerce, WordPress, and PrestaShop moves happen when the catalog has outgrown that box — same rules, same redirect map.

  • Magento 1 to Magento 2

    A data move plus a rebuild. Extensions do not port. The storefront does not port. Treating M1→M2 as an in-place upgrade is how those projects stall. We map the catalog, replace the modules you still need — ours live on toweringmedia.com — and launch on Magento 2 with redirects if the URL pattern changes.

  • A Magento rebuild on Magento

    Same platform, new storefront. Hyvä when Luma is the debt. Custom modules when catalog rules have outgrown a pile of marketplace extensions. This is still a migration of the front end and the custom code — not a theme swap you install on a Friday.

  • BigCommerce to Magento 2

    When B2B pricing, ERP, or a warehouse outgrows BigCommerce apps. Products, customers, orders, and a 301 map. Apps do not become Magento modules. We replace the ones you still need and leave the rest.

Shopify to Magento 2

Shopify is a strong storefront until B2B price lists, ERP, or a warehouse need rules the app store will not own. Then we move Shopify onto Magento 2 — not because Magento is fashionable, because the catalog has to match the floor.

Magento to Shopify

The other direction, only when Shopify is actually cheaper to run. Hosting, custom modules, and a tired front end can be a real reason to leave. None of that is a reason to throw away B2B pricing, ERP hooks, or a URL structure that already ranks.

Theme customizations do not port either way. Shopify apps do not become Magento modules. See Shopify development and Magento development.

What actually has to move

Tell us the pair and a rough product count. A 200-SKU brochure store and a 20,000-SKU Magento catalog are not the same job.

Products
Variants, attributes, images, and the price lists that are not a single column in a CSV.
Customers
Accounts and order history you still need. Passwords usually do not come across — plan a reset.
Orders
The ones finance still opens. Not a decorative import of every abandoned cart from 2014.
URLs
A 301 map written before DNS. Mass-redirects to the homepage are how a migration looks like a new site to Google.

Magento catalogs we already understand

These live stores are Magento. We do not claim they were replatformed onto Shopify. They are the shape of catalog we assess before anyone exports a CSV.

  • Magento 2

    Blackwing Meats

    DTC and wholesale proteins. Custom Toweringmedia/blackwing Luma theme — not live Hyvä. Cold-chain catalog: 5 lb ship minimum, dry ice, weekday dispatch, will-call Old Mill Creek.

    Antioch IL

  • Magento

    Dessert Lady

    A production bakery catalog: branded cookies, cakes, and wholesale orders that have to match the floor.

    Toronto bakery, branded cookies and cakes

  • Magento

    USA Knife Maker

    Steel, belts, ovens, and handle stock — a B2B-heavy catalog with real warehouse SKUs.

    Midwest Knifemakers Supply, Mankato MN

  • Magento

    Double U Hunting Supply

    Tracking collars, repairs, and a catalog that has to stay honest with inventory on the shelf.

    Dog training systems and Garmin gear

  • Magento

    Charlie Cummings Gallery

    Artist catalog and checkout for a gallery that sells unique work, not widgets.

    Studio ceramics and featured artists

Cottage Craft Works is another Magento catalog we run. All Coast is Magento support — not a work card. Full set on /work/.

Questions

Which platforms can you migrate?
Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, and PrestaShop are the usual pair. Products, customers, orders, and redirects. We do not pretend a 20,000-SKU move is a weekend plugin.
Do you migrate Shopify to Magento 2?
Yes. Shopify to Magento 2 is a common job when B2B pricing, ERP, or a warehouse outgrows Shopify apps. Products, customers, orders, and a redirect map. Theme work and apps do not port — the Magento 2 storefront is rebuilt.
Do you migrate Magento to Shopify?
Yes — when Shopify is actually the better box. We also keep merchants on Magento when the catalog, B2B rules, or ERP already fit. A Magento to Shopify migration is a service with a redirect map, not a CSV dump.
Can you do a Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration?
Yes. Magento 1 to Magento 2 is still a real job: data, extensions, and a storefront rebuild. It is a Magento migration, not a Shopify sales pitch.
Do you migrate BigCommerce to Magento 2?
Yes. BigCommerce to Magento 2 when B2B pricing, ERP, or a warehouse outgrows the app stack. Products, customers, orders, and a redirect map. Apps do not become Magento modules.
Will we lose SEO when we replatform?
You can. Rankings die when the redirect map is treated as cleanup. We crawl the source, map every URL that earned traffic, ship 301s before DNS, and watch Search Console after launch.
Do customer passwords move?
Usually not between platforms. Plan on a reset or a signed-in import flow. We say that in the proposal so nobody is surprised on launch morning.
Is a migration a product or a service?
A service. We build it for you. Extensions such as Porter are software you install yourself. This is not a Magento module listing.

Assessment

Name the source and why you think you have to leave

Platform, rough SKU count, and the thing that is actually broken. Phone is optional.

(773) 466-2454/Full contact page

  • Someone here reads it. Not a sales queue.
  • We will tell you if the work is not a fit for us.
  • Chicago office, US-based team, no offshore handoff.