Turning a Brick-and-Mortar Mainstay Into An Online Phenom

  • ClientParty City
  • IndustryConsumer Product
  • ServicesCustomer Experience · Marketing · Technology
  • CapabilitiesContent strategy · Opportunity Analysis · Feature Prioritization

Enhancing Party City's E-commerce Amid Pandemic Challenges

Party City boasts a massive physical footprint, operating a staggering 900 retail locations.

The pandemic’s impact on this brick-and-mortar heavy business expedited the need for Party City to rev investments in e-commerce.

Key Takeaways

01

Enhanced e-commerce boosts customer engagement

02

Advanced backend enables real-time management

03

Digital transformation accelerates business growth

Transforming Party City's Digital Shopping Experience

Our task was to re-platform their digital experience, launching a newly redesigned website that optimized and systematized these personalized, non-linear shopping options.

Party City shopping isn’t one-track, necessitating complex user flows and features.Here’s why: customers can pick up products in-store or curbside, get products shipped, schedule delivery of a gift at a specific time, or any combination of the three—within a single order. Customers can also build personalized collections of products, from color-coordinated tableware and streamers to hand-picked balloon bouquets, design custom invitations, and much more.

A User-Friendly, Feature-Rich Platform with Advanced Backend Capabilities

To ensure ease of use and understanding, we tested to continually validate and iterate on our designs and usability.

The back-end we built is also fluid and feature-reach, enabling real-time inventory management, scheduled seasonal content, and sophisticated personalization.

The new site is expected to launch in Q3 2022.We’re geared up for a celebration.

What We Did

01

eCommerce

Enhanced online shopping experience for customers.

02

Platform

Developed a robust backend to support scalability.

03

Website

Launched a user-friendly interface for easy navigation.

04

Customer Experience

Improved service with personalized recommendations.

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