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Red Van Named a Top Ecommerce Marketing Agency by Shopify

Shopify's guide to hiring an ecommerce agency names Red Van among its top three ecommerce marketing agencies. Here is what the recognition reflects.

Key Takeaways

What does it mean that Shopify named Red Van a
top ecommerce marketing agency?

Shopify's 2026 guide to hiring an ecommerce agency names three agencies,
and Red Van is one of them.

  • Shopify named three top ecommerce marketing agencies for 2026.
  • The list sits inside Shopify's merchant-facing hiring guide, not a paid directory.
  • Red Van's delivered a 300% organic traffic increase and tripled online sales for CarBahn.
Red Van Named a Top Ecommerce Marketing Agency by Shopify
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    Red Van ranked Top Three by Shopify

    Shopify's guide to hiring an ecommerce agency now names Red Van among the top three ecommerce marketing agencies.  Here is what that reflects, and what it does not.

    Shopify updated its guide to hiring an ecommerce agency in August 2026. The guide is the page Shopify points merchants to when they are deciding whether to hire an agency at all, and how to choose one.

    Three agencies are named. P3 Media. Swanky. Red Van.

    That is not a directory listing and it is not a partner tier. It is Shopify choosing which three agencies to put in front of a retailer at the exact moment that retailer is most uncertain and most exposed. We take that seriously.

    What Shopify said

    Red Van is an ecommerce agency founded by a group of technologists who previously worked together at New Balance. Their existing client list includes New Balance, Patagonia, and TaylorMade. They partnered with Shopify in 2024, after recognising that clients were moving to the platform and they needed to move with them.

    They’ve worked with CarBahn, a US brand specialising in high-performance parts and tuning software for BMW, Audi, and Mercedes vehicles. Red Van rebuilt CarBahn’s store on Shopify, adding a custom fitment checker so customers could find parts for their specific car, organized product pages with clearer warranty and installation information, and a unified store locator covering 81 locations. After launching, CarBahn’s organic traffic increased by 300% and online sales tripled on a month-to-month basis.

    - Shopify

    This is not a paid directory listing or a sponsored placement. It is the page Shopify sends merchants to when they are deciding whether to hire an agency at all, and how to pick one. Being named there means Shopify is willing to put Red Van in front of a retailer at the exact moment that retailer is most uncertain and most exposed.

    Shopify's 2026 guide naming Red Van a top ecommerce marketing agency

    That is the part worth noting.

    What is behind it

    Red Van became a Shopify partner in 2024, after watching clients move off legacy
    commerce platforms and consistently land on Shopify. Shopify most often references CarBahn, the performance brand founded by Steve Dinan.

    sppShopify's own case study on that project, titled "How CarBahn Tripled Growth by Migrating from WooCommerce to Shopify," credits Red Van with executing the migration in ten weeks. The same engagement appears again in Shopify's enterprise guide to ecommerce data migration. Those are Shopify's words and Shopify's numbers, published on Shopify's site.

    What recognition actually measures

    Being named measures visibility. It is worth having. It is not worth mistaking for something it is not.

    A list will not tell you whether a replatform lands on the date you were promised. It will not tell you whether the senior people who scoped your project are the same people who build it, or whether they are still on it in month nine. It will not tell you whether an agency will say "you do not need this" when the honest answer costs them a statement of work.

    Those questions decide whether a commerce project goes well. A list cannot answer them. References can.

    So we will take the recognition, and we will keep pointing to the same evidence we always point to: clients who stayed, projects that shipped, and the people in the room doing the work.

    CarBahn partnered with digital transformation experts Red Van to execute a swift, 10-week migration to Shopify. The results were immediate and dramatic:

    • Organic traffic tripled within 30 days.
    • Order count tripled.
    • Average order value increased by over $200.
    • Load times dropped from 9 seconds to 1 second.
    • Return and cancellation rates decreased by 43%, to the lowest in the company's history.

    - Zachary Burgeson, Chief Marketing Officer, CarBahn

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    About Red Van: RedVan is a commerce technology consultancy and systems integrator for retailers. We work across Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, with onshore senior teams who scope the work, deliver it, and stay on afterward.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which agencies did Shopify name as top ecommerce marketing agencies in 2026?
    Shopify named three agencies in its 2026 guide to hiring an ecommerce agency: P3 Media, Swanky, and Red Van. P3 Media is a New York based full-service agency, Swanky is a Shopify specialist with offices in the UK, Australia, and France, and Red Van is a commerce technology consultancy working across Shopify and Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
    What is Red Van?
    Red Van is a commerce technology consultancy and systems integrator for retailers, founded by a group of technologists who previously worked together at New Balance. Red Van works across Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and became a Shopify partner in 2024. Shopify named Red Van one of three top ecommerce marketing agencies for 2026.
    What results did Red Van deliver for CarBahn?
    Red Van rebuilt CarBahn's store on Shopify, adding a custom fitment checker, restructured product pages with clearer warranty and installation information, and a unified store locator covering 80 locations. According to Shopify, CarBahn's organic traffic increased 300% after launch and online sales tripled month over month.
    Does being on Shopify's agency list mean an agency is right for my business?
    No. A list indicates visibility and track record, not fit. Before hiring, ask whether the senior people who scope your project will be the people who build it, whether the agency will still be staffed on your project in month nine, and whether they will tell you when something you asked for is the wrong thing to build. Those answers come from references, not from lists.
    How do I choose an ecommerce agency?
    Start by defining the outcome you need and the budget range you can commit, then shortlist agencies with direct experience on your platform and in your category. Interview each one about staffing, communication cadence, and whether work is done in-house or subcontracted. Ask for references from projects that resemble yours, and ask each reference what went wrong and how the agency handled it.