Costs and workflows

€119,00 EUR
Sale price  €119,00 EUR Regular price 

Which costs can you reduce and which tasks can you simplify while maintaining store performance and customer service? 

We examine a selected workflow together with the expenses, apps and staff activities needed to complete it. 
We establish what your store pays for, where work is repeated and which changes could reduce costs while retaining essential functions.

You receive evidence-based recommendations on what to retain, remove, simplify or automate, taking implementation and maintenance costs into account. 
We agree the delivery date before starting, after checking the available information.

Key value

Lower the cost of completing work while preserving its outcome: accurate data, timely order handling and delivery on your promises to customers.

Free up owner and staff time spent on repetitive tasks and corrections while retaining control over decisions that require human judgement.

Choose changes based on their overall cost and expected benefit, including transition, training and ongoing maintenance.

Questions the audit will answer

Each answer includes its supporting evidence. If an estimate depends on unknown task frequency or handling time, we identify what needs measuring.

Which payments and staff activities support the selected workflow, and which expenses have no demonstrated benefit?

Where is information entered twice, work repeated or progress held up by approvals with no clear purpose?

Which paid app functions are used, and what would the store lose by removing them?

Could the work be simplified or handled using capabilities you already pay for, without buying another service?

Which operations are worth automating, and where should staff retain review and decision authority?

Would a cheaper option cause delays, errors, extra manual work or inconvenience for customers?

How much could payments fall and how much time could be freed up at the relevant volume of work?

What would the transition cost, and under what conditions would it pay back?

What should change first, and which measures would verify savings and continued service quality?

What happens after you order

1

Tell us about your store

Send your store URL and describe the costs or activities you want to review. You can write, send a voice message or discuss the task with us.

2

Define the scope

Together, we select one workflow for detailed assessment and define its trigger, outcome, participants, connected services and data period.

3

Review the workflow

We ask for a demonstration of a working case, relevant payments and workload information. We speak with the owner and the person doing the work if they are different people.

4

Get your assessment

We deliver the report and hold one review of the recommendations. Your team can implement the changes, or you can commission IceStoreGroup separately.

Who the service is for

Launching a new store

A new store choosing its operating setup and seeking to avoid unnecessary recurring costs. Calculations use planned workload and are identified as forecasts.

Preparing for growth

An established store reviewing the cost of familiar ways of working, even when sales and the product range are unchanged.

Expanding or entering a new market

A store preparing for more work, a change of service provider or automation.

Planning store changes

An owner seeking less involvement in repetitive operations while keeping the store under control.

What the audit covers

01

How the work actually happens

We follow the selected workflow from the event that starts it to a verifiable outcome. It could cover order handling, product and stock updates, dispatch preparation, returns or a customer enquiry. The workflow is agreed before the assessment begins.

We compare the owner’s description with the operator’s demonstration: who takes each action, where data moves, what causes waiting and how exceptions are handled. We identify repeated entry, unnecessary handovers and corrections. The report explains which steps could be removed or combined and who should be responsible for the outcome.
02

Payments and functions in use

We review subscriptions, plans, usage charges and contractor services connected to the workflow. We compare invoices with the functions used, applicable limits and dependencies elsewhere in the store.

We examine overlapping paid capabilities and the actual consequences of changing a plan or service. Infrequent use alone does not make a function unnecessary: we consider its role during faults, returns and workload peaks. Each reviewed expense receives a recommendation with an explanation of its consequences.
03

Staff time and the cost of corrections

Using the demonstration, available records and operator input, we assess task frequency, handling time and rework. We separate active work from waiting and one-off activities from recurring operations. Staff estimates are not presented as measured results.

We explain which operations consume time and why. Hours freed up are shown separately from reductions in cash payments: spare staff capacity does not automatically reduce payroll costs.
04

Simplification and justified automation

We compare keeping the current setup with changing the sequence of work, using capabilities already available or switching services. We check each option against the store’s plan, data and connected systems.

For automation, we define the trigger, required data, expected outcome, checks and response to errors. We consider the operator’s work and establish which decisions they need to control. When a task is infrequent or requires judgement, keeping it manual may be more economical than development.
05

The economics of switching

We compare recurring payments and staff effort before and after a proposed change at the same workload. We account for setup, data migration, training, temporary overlap between services and ongoing maintenance. Shared costs are allocated only on an explained basis, and savings are not counted twice.

Cash savings reflect the change in payments over the same period. We estimate payback where recurring savings are positive and transition costs are known. The estimated value of time freed up is shown separately at an agreed rate. If evidence is incomplete, we provide a range with assumptions or identify the measurements needed.
06

Maintaining store performance

For each option, we identify what must be preserved: essential functions, data accuracy, handling times and promised service terms. We check whether lower costs would shift extra work to customers or another part of the team.

The report defines post-implementation checks: what to compare before and after, which exceptions to test and when to return to the previous setup. For dispatch, measures could include preparation time, error rate, meeting deadlines and notification accuracy. The measures are selected for the workflow under review.

What you receive

A workflow map and related cost record

A map of the current operation showing participants, data transfers, exceptions and repeated work. The cost record connects each payment to a function and staff effort to an operation and its frequency. Sources, the observation period and missing information are identified.

An option comparison and estimated benefits

For justified options, we specify what to retain or change, which functions remain and the cost of transition and continued operation. Expected payment changes, time freed up, payback conditions and customer service risks are shown separately.

A sequence of changes and outcome checks

Each recommendation states the finding, its evidence, the specific change, expected benefit and verification method. We identify dependencies and the order of actions, distinguishing configuration changes, operational decisions and development. We deliver an electronic report and hold one review with the owner.

Benefits after implementing the recommendations

Lower costs and less manual work

Agreed changes may reduce recurring costs, duplicate entry and rework, freeing time for customer service or store development. The workflow evidence determines which of these outcomes are achievable.

Measurable, sustainable savings

Savings are checked at comparable volumes and mixes of work. Payments and staff time are assessed alongside deadlines, errors and service quality. Lower spending caused by unfulfilled orders, poorer service or shifting work to customers does not count as a successful outcome.

Evidence-based decisions

The audit provides a basis for change and a way to verify it. Actual savings arise after implementation. Where the required functions are already delivered at a justified cost, retaining the current setup will be a valid conclusion.

Service scope and limits

One Shopify store and one workflow from an agreed trigger to its outcome, including documented exceptions. We examine the apps, payments and data transfers connected to that workflow.

Before starting, we record participants, services, working cases to review and the period covered by invoices and operations. Geography and selling terms are considered where they affect the workflow.

We use supplied invoices, exports, available records, discussion and a demonstration. Reviewing every order, extended time tracking and examining every store workflow are excluded.

The price includes the assessment, an electronic report with recommendations and one review. Corrections needed to bring the report into line with the agreed scope are included; new workflows and changed starting conditions require separate agreement.

Implementation, service cancellation, data migration, development, staff training, maintenance and actual follow-up verification are commissioned separately. The verification method is included in the report.

The service excludes accounting, tax and legal reviews, a full company financial model and advertising campaign performance analysis. In-depth code and integration investigations are agreed separately.

How we work

A structured process from defining your priorities to delivering clear, actionable recommendations.

01

Define the scope

Define the cost reduction objective, workflow boundaries and functions that must be retained.

02

Collect and validate evidence

Gather payment and operational evidence and check its completeness and comparability.

03

Identify inefficiencies

Identify causes of repeated work and compare applicable ways to change the workflow.

04

Assess costs and risks

Assess expected economic benefits, transition costs and service risks, then define verifiable outcome conditions.

05

Deliver actionable recommendations

Deliver the report and explain which actions are justified, which checks are needed and the order in which to proceed.

Frequently asked questions

Will you simply find apps to uninstall?

We assess expenses alongside staff work and required functions. A cheaper subscription can increase manual work; the assessment accounts for this.

Can I order an audit if I run the store alone?

Yes. We assess your time too, including repeated tasks, checks and switching between services.

What if the store is new and has no operating history?

We assess the planned setup and forecast workload. Estimated savings are identified as a forecast to be checked after launch.

Do I need to choose a workflow in advance?

Describe the costs or activities you want to review. We help define one workflow for assessment before the audit starts.

Is automation or AI mandatory?

No. Recommendations depend on benefit and total cost. Simplifying how people work may produce a better result.

How will you check that quality is maintained?

The audit records the functions and measures to preserve and describes the checks. Actual verification after implementation is agreed separately.

Do you guarantee a specific saving?

No. We estimate benefits using verified evidence and identify assumptions. If changing the workflow is not worthwhile, we explain why.

Does EUR 119 include implementation?

The price covers one workflow audit, a report and one review. Implementation can be commissioned separately or handled by your team.

Access and security

We use agreed exports, demonstrations and access with the minimum permissions required. Customer examples are anonymised. We do not request passwords or recovery codes. During the audit, we do not change settings, disable apps or execute charges or refunds.

Price and terms

The service price is EUR 119. We agree the assessment scope and report delivery date before starting. Applicable taxes and third-party costs are specified when ordering. Additional work requires agreement on scope, price and timing.

Why IceStoreGroup

We work with Shopify stores, apps, integrations and analytics. We assess each change together with its implementation and ongoing maintenance. Recommendations explain the benefit to the owner and preserve the ability to fulfil commitments to customers.

About us

Request an audit

Send your store URL and tell us which costs or activities you want to review. A voice message is welcome. 

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