Above The Fray

Above The Fray

Research profile
API Development Custom Ecommerce Development Ecommerce Consulting and Strategy
Portland, Oregon, United States

Company Overview

Above The Fray is a Portland-headquartered ecommerce agency focused on complex digital commerce for manufacturers, distributors and growth-oriented brands. Its work spans ecommerce strategy, UX and design, platform development, systems integration, performance and digital marketing across Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source, BigCommerce, Shopify and Shopware. The agency operates with a distributed international team and publishes detailed commerce case studies.

Expertise & Capabilities

Core Expertise

Primary platforms, services and industries.

Platforms
Adobe Commerce BigCommerce Magento Shopify Shopware
Services
API Development Custom Ecommerce Development Ecommerce Consulting and Strategy Ecommerce Marketing Strategy Ecommerce UX/UI Design
Industries
Consumer Products Industrial and Manufacturing Retail

Commerce & Technology

Business models, capabilities, integrations and technical stack.

Business Models
B2B B2B2C B2C
Commerce Capabilities
Headless Commerce Multi-store

Clients & Delivery

Who the company works with and how engagements are delivered.

Client Focus
Enterprise Mid-market
Additional Locations
Rijswijk, Netherlands - Office Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom - Office Florence, Tuscany, Italy - Office Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Office

Trust & Experience

Partnerships, certifications, awards and selected clients.

Notable Clients
gearUp Sports L.H. Dottie GloryBee The Crab Place B&B Manufacturing

Case Studies

1 case study
gearUp Sports ecommerce case study by Above The Fray on Adobe Commerce

gearUp Sports – Adobe Commerce and headless product configurator

Above The Fray rebuilt gearUp Sports around Adobe Commerce with a headless product configurator and automated operating workflows designed for scale.

ClientgearUp Sports IndustryApparel and Fashion PlatformAdobe Commerce

Services: Ecommerce Consulting and Strategy, Custom Ecommerce Development, ERP Integration, API Development

Integrations: Microsoft Dynamics, RabbitMQ

Challenge

Manual workflows and a heavily customized OpenCart platform constrained store launches, proofing and ERP-connected operations.

Solution

The agency introduced Adobe Commerce Cloud, systems architecture changes, automation and a React-based headless product configurator integrated with Microsoft Dynamics.

Results

The official case study reports proofing reduced from 3-5 days to minutes and 50+ team stores launched daily, with capacity designed for 1,000+ per week.

View original case study

Profile researched: September 2026