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Case study · Ecommerce · Client

A Shopify store built for 8,000 costumes and one deadline.

Spooky Costumes sells Halloween costumes, masks, wigs and decor from brands like Fun World, Rubie's and Disguise. We rebuilt and optimized the store, and connected it to its suppliers with EDI, so shoppers find the right costume, see real stock, and get it before October 31.

Client

Spooky Costumes

Sector

Seasonal costume retail

Engagement

Site rebuild, optimization and EDI

Scope

Custom Shopify theme, SEO, collections, sizing help, EDI inventory and order routing

01

The brief

The catalog is large and the selling window is short. Most demand lands in the weeks before Halloween, so the store has to help people decide quickly and make shipping times obvious.

02

Catalog architecture

More than 8,000 products sit in 140 collections, organized by who is dressing, by character and theme, and by accessory. Each collection opens with a short buying guide and closes with an FAQ and related ideas, so it can rank on its own and send shoppers on to the next good option.

Catalog model

Illustrative

Storefront

Shop by person

Adults and kids

Couples and pets

Shop by idea

Characters and themes

Collection guides and FAQ

Operations

Supplier EDI inventory sync

Order routing to suppliers

Structured data layer · Organization · WebSite · FAQPage · Product · BreadcrumbList

03

Sizing at the point of sale

Costume sizes vary by brand, so every product page carries its own sizing help: how sizes work, what to check before ordering, and how to measure chest, waist, hips, height, inseam and head. Shipping and returns answers sit on the same page.

04

Supplier EDI and order routing

Behind the storefront, we built EDI connections to the costume suppliers. Inventory flows into the store automatically and each order routes to the supplier that holds the stock, so shoppers see what is really available in peak season. Seasonal messaging on the front end, from the Halloween date to ship times and expedited checkout, tells them what will arrive in time.

Store performance on request

Traffic and sales figures are shared in a walkthrough.

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