New York doesn’t wait for anyone — and neither do its shoppers. A SoHo boutique with a line out the door, a Brooklyn maker shipping candles nationwide, a fashion label from the Garment District going direct-to-consumer: the city’s retailers win by being where the customer already is, which is on a phone at 11pm. If your store only exists on a physical block, you’re renting customers from foot traffic instead of owning them.
Arsal Services builds complete ecommerce websites for New York businesses at $500 flat — design, products, cart and checkout, payments, shipping setup, plus your first year of domain and hosting. One fixed price, with the whole build handled online.
Why New York brands sell direct
In a market this crowded, the brands that last are the ones customers remember by name. Marketplaces make you interchangeable; your own store makes you a destination. For New York labels built on identity — streetwear, indie beauty, small-batch food, vintage — direct sales protect your margins and your story at once. A sharp store turns a one-time tourist purchase into a repeat customer in another state.
What your store includes
- Store design shaped around your brand’s look and attitude
- Product pages with variants, bundles, and rich photography layouts
- Cart and checkout tuned for one-handed mobile buying
- Cards and wallet payments set up and tested before you go live
- Shipping rules for local delivery, nationwide, and international orders
- Discount codes, sales, and abandoned-cart emails ready to use
- WhatsApp chat and contact forms that reach you directly
- Training walkthrough so adding products feels routine
Straightforward pricing
Everything — design, build, payments, shipping configuration, launch, and a full year of domain and hosting — costs $500 flat. No percentage of your sales, no monthly platform fees baked in. Only need a professional site without a store for now? That runs $350 flat. Anything extra is quoted in writing before we start.
How your store gets built
Step 1 — Tell us what you sell. Reach out on our contact page or WhatsApp +1 (332) 275-4782 with your products, your shipping setup, and your brand story.
Step 2 — We design and build. Your catalog, checkout, and payments assembled around your brand. You review the live store and request changes.
Step 3 — You open for business. Payments tested, orders flowing to you, and a walkthrough on managing products and promotions.
Frequently asked questions
We already sell on marketplaces. Why add our own store?
Marketplaces take a cut and keep your customer data. Your own store is a flat $500 once — you keep every margin dollar and build an email list you actually own. Most NYC sellers run both, with their own store as the home base.
Can we do same-day local delivery in the city?
Yes — we can set local delivery zones and rates for Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond, alongside standard nationwide shipping.
Do you handle high-SKU catalogs?
We structure catalogs with categories, filters, and search so large inventories stay browsable. Tell us your SKU count when we talk and we’ll plan the layout.
What about selling outside New York?
Your store sells wherever you ship. We configure the zones you need, and because we work fully online, many clients also sell across the USA and into the UK, Europe, and the UAE.
Service area
We build stores for sellers across New York City — SoHo, Williamsburg, the Lower East Side, Chelsea, Park Slope — plus the wider metro. Everything happens online, so our clients also run stores from the USA, UK, Europe, and the UAE.
Own your customers, not just your block: get a free quote or WhatsApp +1 (332) 275-4782. Compare with affordable website design if you don’t need a store yet, and see our full website design services.