A fast-growing D2C beauty brand was capped by a 1.8s slower-than-competitor LCP on Shopify. Mobile conversion was 1.4% vs the 3% industry benchmark. Migration risk made the team hesitate.
Built a custom Next.js + Shopify Storefront API headless front-end with edge caching, image optimization, and a redesigned mobile checkout. Migrated SEO, redirects, and analytics with zero ranking loss.
- Mobile conversion grew from 1.4% to 3.2%
- LCP dropped from 3.8s to 0.9s on 4G
- +18% average order value via redesigned PDP
- SEO traffic preserved 100% — no ranking dips