When Toys R Us Australia (ASX:TOY) decided to transition from their on-premise OS Commerce platform and move to Shopify Plus before the BFCM and Christmas sales rush, they came to the Digital Mavens because of our end-to-end e-commerce expertise and dedicated Ecommerce Copilot support services.
This strategic and critical move aimed to enhance their online presence, re-architect their ebusiness operations to the cloud, and boost their overall e-commerce performance. The added challenge was to plan, design, build, integrate, test, and deploy in 3 months to meet the the critical toys sales periods of BFCM and Christmas.
Our Role in the Project:
At Digital Mavens, we worked directly with the CEO, COO, and partnered with the internal teams to managed the entire re-platforming process, ensuring a seamless transition and thorough e-commerce deployment.
Our responsibilities included:
- Ecommerce Strategy
- UX Design
- Information Architecture & Taxonomy
- Supporting Ranging and Catalogue Management
- Shopify Plus Template Selection and Customisations
- UI Design and Branding
- Shopify Plus Development and Store Set-up
- App Installation and Integrations
- Supporting MYOB and .WMS Backend Integrations
- Testing
- Fraud Management Set-up
- Redirections of Thousands of SKUs and Pages
- SEO
- Email Marketing and Customer Nurture
- Google Analytics, GTM, Shopping, and Ads
- Performance Analytics, Insights and Reporting
- Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO)
- Supporting Content Management
- Supporting Pricing, Promotions and Marketing
Results
Our holistic approach and expert execution ensured that Toys R Us Australia successfully transitioned to Shopify Plus: with improved functionality, an enhanced user experience, improved operational efficiency and with an immediate positive impact on sales growth. The project set up a solid foundation for their continued growth and success in the competitive toys e-commerce landscape.