Improving website performance for a leading clothing retailer
A leading clothing retailer's site performance issues were hurting user experience and limiting their ability to scale. New Elevation delivered a Progressive Web Application across the homepage, search, and PLP using a headless architecture, improving performance, scalability, and the foundation for future technology integration.
The Challenge
The client needed maintenance and upgrades to optimize their site performance, addressing issues with overall website efficiency.
Our client was having trouble with their site performance, which was impacting user experience and operational efficiency. They required a comprehensive solution to address these issues, including necessary maintenance and upgrades to optimize the site. This involved not only improving the current performance but also ensuring scalability and flexibility for future growth and technology integration.
Our Approach
New Elevation developed and delivered a Progressive Web Application (PWA) for key site areas, improving performance and scalability.
The New Elevation team took a hybrid approach to develop and deliver the Progressive Web Application (PWA) for the home page, search, and the product listing page (PLP). Following an agile methodology, the team created epics and user stories to map out how they wanted the PWA to function. Key solutions provided by New Elevation included:
An up & running VM for extracting JSON data from the homepage
Implementation of a headless architecture for the homepage using REACT components
Development of frontend components for Home page, Search, and PLP (product listing page)
Creation of REST APIs for various endpoints on the home page
The Results
The client achieved improved scalability, flexibility, and performance, with successful integration of new technologies and enhanced digital infrastructure.
The client achieved notable outcomes, including enhanced scalability and flexibility in composing and delivering components. Performance improvements were realized through the effective implementation of REST APIs. The website’s scalability was significantly increased, allowing for seamless integration with new technologies and tools. Additionally, the successful implementation of offline and background operation functionalities further contributed to the overall advancements in the client’s digital infrastructure.
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