DTC · Wellness

The Self Space.

Shopify store for the high-street therapy brand.

Quick answer

Lofts Studio used Shopify web development for The Self Space to support a DTC · Wellness experience with clearer structure, maintainable templates, and a direct path from visitor attention to enquiry or purchase.

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The Self Space

DTC

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The brief

Self Space is the UK’s “therapy on the high street” company, founded by Jodie Cariss and Chance Marshall. We built their Shopify store for books, candles and accessories, styling the theme to match the main brand down to typography, colour, logos, hover and form states, and configured UK-only sale settings including VAT and shipping.

Year

2023

Platform

Shopify

Role

Shopify Developer · Theme styling · Store setup

Shopify Custom theme UK VAT & shipping
Project notes

What had to work for The Self Space

The Self Space sits in a commerce journey where speed, trust, merchandising, and checkout confidence all matter. The page experience had to help customers need to understand the product quickly, believe the store is reliable, and reach purchase paths without friction. That meant treating the build as more than a visual refresh: the structure, copy hierarchy, technical setup, and handoff all had to support the same commercial job.

Build priorities

  • Keep product discovery, trust signals, and buying actions visible without making the page feel crowded.
  • Protect performance by keeping images, scripts, and app dependencies under control.
  • Structure templates so new products, campaigns, and landing pages can be added without weakening the system.

SEO & conversion notes

For ecommerce projects, organic growth depends on collection architecture, product metadata, internal links, structured data, image performance, and pages that match the way customers compare before buying.

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If you are planning a similar Shopify project in DTC · Wellness, the useful starting point is a clear page map, a proof-led first screen, fast mobile performance, and a maintainable CMS or theme setup. The related service page for this type of work is Shopify Development.

Case study FAQ
What type of project was The Self Space? +
The Self Space was a Shopify project for DTC · Wellness. The work focused on making the offer clearer, easier to maintain, and stronger as a public proof point.
What mattered most in the build? +
The important parts were clarity, mobile usability, performance discipline, and a structure the client could keep improving after launch.
Can Lofts Studio build something similar? +
Yes. Start with the related Shopify Development page or send the current URL through the homepage form so the first reply can include practical next steps.

The outcome

UK

Brand-matched storefront

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