diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 5bc0631..6ddc626 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 // App shell — loads the session, applies the entry-routing rule (SD-0001 §6.5), and renders
-// the matching screen. SLICE-2 covers the unauthenticated doors (Landing/SignIn) and a
-// signed-in placeholder; the real create-storefront/admin screens land in SLICE-3.
+// the matching screen. The rule is exhaustive: no state lands nowhere (BUC-4). The verify
+// response carries the same shape as /me, so onAuthed feeds the session directly.
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { getMe, type VerifyResult } from "./api";
+import { getMe, type StorefrontResult, type VerifyResult } from "./api";
 import { routeFor, type SessionState } from "./routing";
+import Admin from "./screens/Admin";
+import CreateStorefront from "./screens/CreateStorefront";
 import Landing from "./screens/Landing";
 import SignIn from "./screens/SignIn";
-import SignedIn from "./screens/SignedIn";
 
 type Door = "signup" | "login";
+type Welcome = "new" | "back" | null;
 
 export default function App() {
   const [session, setSession] = useState<SessionState | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [door, setDoor] = useState<Door | null>(null);
-  const [justCreated, setJustCreated] = useState(false);
+  const [welcome, setWelcome] = useState<Welcome>(null);
 
   async function reload() {
     setLoading(true);
@@ -26,7 +28,15 @@ export default function App() {
     void reload();
   }, []);
 
-  if (loading) return <main>Loading…</main>;
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="screen screen--plain">
+        <main className="screen__main">
+          <p className="note">Loading…</p>
+        </main>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
 
   const route = routeFor(session ?? { account: null, storefront: null });
 
@@ -35,13 +45,11 @@ export default function App() {
       return (
         <SignIn
           door={door}
-          onBack={() => {
-            setDoor(null);
-          }}
+          onBack={() => setDoor(null)}
           onAuthed={(result: VerifyResult) => {
-            setJustCreated(result.created);
+            setWelcome(result.created ? "new" : "back");
             setDoor(null);
-            void reload();
+            setSession({ account: result.account, storefront: result.storefront });
           }}
         />
       );
@@ -49,16 +57,35 @@ export default function App() {
     return <Landing onGetStarted={() => setDoor("signup")} onLogIn={() => setDoor("login")} />;
   }
 
-  // route is "create-storefront" or "admin" — both are SLICE-3 screens; SLICE-2 shows the
-  // signed-in placeholder so sign-out (PUC-9) is reachable.
+  const email = session!.account!.email;
+
+  function signedOut() {
+    setWelcome(null);
+    setDoor(null);
+    setSession(null);
+  }
+
+  if (route === "create-storefront") {
+    return (
+      <CreateStorefront
+        email={email}
+        welcome={welcome}
+        onCreated={(sf: StorefrontResult) => {
+          setWelcome(null);
+          setSession({ account: { email }, storefront: sf });
+        }}
+        onAlreadyOwns={() => void reload()}
+        onSignedOut={signedOut}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
-    <SignedIn
-      email={session!.account!.email}
-      created={justCreated}
-      onSignedOut={() => {
-        setJustCreated(false);
-        void reload();
-      }}
+    <Admin
+      storefrontName={session!.storefront!.name}
+      email={email}
+      welcome={welcome}
+      onSignedOut={signedOut}
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/Admin.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/Admin.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aac9afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/Admin.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Admin shell (SD-0001 §5.4) — the storefront's stable home; honestly empty this release
+// (PUC-8; PUC-9 sign-out). Renders from /me alone: storefront name + signed-in email. No
+// zeroed metric tiles, no locked-feature teasers (OHM: Agency & Anti-Manipulation).
+// Visuals per the ui/designs export (hf-admin).
+import { logout } from "../api";
+import { AccountChip, Banner, Eyebrow, Screen, TopBar } from "../ui/kit";
+
+interface Props {
+  storefrontName: string;
+  email: string;
+  welcome: "new" | "back" | null;
+  onSignedOut: () => void;
+}
+
+export default function Admin({ storefrontName, email, welcome, onSignedOut }: Props) {
+  async function signOut() {
+    await logout();
+    onSignedOut();
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Screen plain>
+      <TopBar
+        left={
+          <span className="storeid">
+            <img src="/brand/mark-tile.svg" width={24} height={24} alt="" />
+            <span className="storeid__col">
+              <span className="storeid__name">{storefrontName}</span>
+              <span className="storeid__sub">ecomm storefront</span>
+            </span>
+          </span>
+        }
+        right={<AccountChip email={email} onSignOut={signOut} />}
+      />
+      <main className="screen__main">
+        <div className="empty">
+          {welcome && (
+            <div style={{ marginBottom: 24, width: "100%" }}>
+              <Banner tone="info" title={welcome === "new" ? "Welcome to ecomm" : "Welcome back"}>
+                {welcome === "new"
+                  ? "A new account was created for this email."
+                  : "Signed in to your existing account."}
+              </Banner>
+            </div>
+          )}
+          <div className="empty__seal" aria-hidden="true">
+            <img src="/brand/mark-mono-gold.svg" width={36} height={36} alt="" />
+          </div>
+          <Eyebrow>Your storefront</Eyebrow>
+          <h1>{storefrontName}</h1>
+          <p className="empty__copy">
+            There's nothing to manage yet — and that's a finished state, not a missing one.
+            Catalog, orders, and settings will appear here as ecomm grows.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </main>
+    </Screen>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/SignedIn.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/SignedIn.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index af3b8bd..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/screens/SignedIn.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// SLICE-2 placeholder for the signed-in surfaces (create-storefront, admin) that land in
-// SLICE-3. It honestly states what's next and makes PUC-9 sign-out reachable now. No
-// fabricated capability (INV-9).
-import { logout } from "../api";
-
-interface Props {
-  email: string;
-  created: boolean;
-  onSignedOut: () => void;
-}
-
-export default function SignedIn({ email, created, onSignedOut }: Props) {
-  async function signOut() {
-    await logout();
-    onSignedOut();
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <main>
-      <header>
-        <strong>ecomm</strong>
-        <span>{email}</span>
-        <button type="button" onClick={signOut}>
-          Sign out
-        </button>
-      </header>
-      <section>
-        <h1>{created ? "Welcome to ecomm" : "Welcome back"}</h1>
-        <p>You're signed in as {email}.</p>
-        <p>Creating your storefront arrives in the next slice. Nothing else is needed yet.</p>
-      </section>
-    </main>
-  );
-}