Shopify-powered retailer Do it Center boosts conversion rate 85% after automating personalization strategy

About Do it Center

Do it Center is the leading retailer of home goods in Panama, selling their products both online and in their physical stores. Since the closure of their brick-and-mortar stores during the pandemic, the company has experienced incredible growth in their ecommerce site and have since decided to invest more time and resources to strengthen their online sales channel.

The Challenge

Do it Center’s previous personalization strategy did little to capitalize on growing customer demand. Product recommendations were created manually, and with a catalog of over 28,000 products, it was almost impossible for them to create groupings of complementary products. Do it Center needed an automated way to continue delivering personalization onsite without taking time away from their other business goals.

Do it Center now deploys automated product recommendations on every page of its website and carries out product grouping using Nosto’s Dynamic Bundles feature. To enhance the experience offsite, it’s deployed smart segmentation to launch email and Facebook Ad campaigns tailored to specific customer segments.

The Solution

Do it Center’s Home page showcases product recommendations personalized based on browsing behavior, product views, and previous purchases. As a secondary recommendation, the brand also highlights best sellers – a tactic that helps engage new site visitors.

Each recommendation includes detailed customer reviews, information on shipping/delivery, and applicable discounts.

On Category pages, recommendations are based on what the visitor has viewed recently or in a previous session. For example, if the visitor has viewed a product page showcasing awnings, when they go back to the Category page they’ll see a variety of awnings so that they can choose the product that suits them.

To drive cross-sell opportunities, products in the same category that are viewed together are displayed under “You might also like…” recommendations. These recommendations contain tags that can exclude certain products with specific attributes (such as discounted products or charity donations).

To encourage customers to purchase a set of items typically purchased together and drive average order value, Do it Center displays complementary products, known as Dynamic Bundles, on the Product page. These items are displayed under the headline “Buy them together”.

Do it Center uses pop-ups to notify visitors of sale days, coupons for free delivery or discounts (with a minimum purchase). The example below shows a pop-up with a 10% discount exclusively for the segment of visitors who have viewed the store 5 or more times without making a purchase.

The Results

Do it Center has seen spectacular sales growth since implementing Nosto’s Commerce Experience Platform. Nosto-powered experiences now generate 13% of the retailer’s online sales. Do it Center has also seen:

85% higher conversion rate
74% increase in average visit value
An 8-day investment recovery after implementing Nosto

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