Introducing Frntkey: A Better Way to Build Commerce Frontends

With a rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape, modern businesses require flexibility in the frontend, power in the backend, and a faster path from idea to launch.

Frntkey was founded on a simple idea: launching and scaling e-commerce should not require rebuilding everything from scratch.

Instead of lengthy projects, unclear budgets, and restrictive templates, Frntkey provides a structured frontend foundation that helps brands move faster while staying in control of their design and experience.

How Frntkey fits into modern commerce architectures

Commerce architectures are becoming more modular, with businesses combining different systems instead of relying on a single platform.

This creates flexibility, yet also more complexity, especially in the frontend.

Frntkey is built to handle that layer.

It integrates with platforms like Norce Commerce and Shopware, using Storyblok as the CMS and connecting to a curated set of commerce services.

This gives teams a frontend that is faster to launch and easier to maintain.

Capabilities

Frntkey is built on a headless architecture, separating presentation from commerce logic. This allows teams to work more independently and move faster.

With Frntkey, businesses can:

  • Create and edit content using modular content blocks

  • Customize layouts, fonts, and brand elements without theme limitations

  • Schedule campaigns and manage time-based content

  • Use AI-powered tools for translation

  • Launch in multiple markets with language and currency support

  • Improve UX and conversion using established design patterns

Norce or Shopware handles the core commerce functionality – products, pricing, promotions, checkout, and order management.

Pre-built functionality

Frntkey is not a blank canvas. Core functionality is already in place.

The solution includes:

  • Core pages such as home, category, product, cart, and checkout

  • Advanced search and filtering

  • Wishlist and related products

  • Store locator

  • B2B features including customer-specific pricing, reorder, and quick order

It also comes prepared with integrations for search, CRM, shipping, user-generated content, and personalization.

This allows businesses to launch with a structured setup instead of assembling everything from scratch.


Why this approach works

Many e-commerce projects slow down for the same reasons: too much custom work, disconnected tools, and repeated rebuilding.

Frntkey addresses this with a more structured approach to frontend delivery. It reduces rework, shortens timelines, makes the setup easier to manage over time.

It’s based on practical project experience and a clear understanding of where complexity typically increases.

Commerce will continue to evolve, and frontend requirements will change with it. That shouldn’t require rebuilding everything every few years.


Frntkey provides a stable foundation that can grow and adapt over time.


Viktoriia Beskina
Brand & Digital Designer