KeraFactor: Two Storefronts Rebuilt in Place, Twice the Conversion Rate

A success story from a dual audience brand where the platform did not need to move. Both storefronts were rebuilt on customized Shopify themes with no migration, and the DTC conversion rate climbed from 1.44 percent to 3.08 percent, with orders up 176 percent and revenue up 78 percent, on far smaller traffic growth.

Kerafactor dual site rebuild success story hero, Atelier Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus

Client

KeraFactor

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Ongoing

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KeraFactor: Two Storefronts Rebuilt in Place, Twice the Conversion Rate

A success story from a dual audience brand where the platform did not need to move. Both storefronts were rebuilt on customized Shopify themes with no migration, and the DTC conversion rate climbed from 1.44 percent to 3.08 percent, with orders up 176 percent and revenue up 78 percent, on far smaller traffic growth.

Kerafactor dual site rebuild success story hero, Atelier Commerce, Shopify and Shopify Plus

Client

KeraFactor

Duration

Ongoing

Date

This is what a focused theme rebuild and ongoing CRO does when it is done right. Not a reset. A multiplier.

Michael J. McBride, Founder and CEO of Atelier Commerce, on the Kerafactor dual site rebuild

Michael J. McBride

Founder and CEO, Atelier Commerce

BUILT WITH

Shopify, DTC platform behind the Kerafactor consumer storefront rebuild

This is what a focused theme rebuild and ongoing CRO does when it is done right. Not a reset. A multiplier.

Michael J. McBride, Founder and CEO of Atelier Commerce, on the Kerafactor dual site rebuild

Michael J. McBride

Founder and CEO, Atelier Commerce

BUILT WITH

Shopify, DTC platform behind the Kerafactor consumer storefront rebuild

A wholesale buyer opens the reorder cart on a Tuesday and the case count is already right. A consumer shopper on the other storefront taps into a product page at eleven at night, sees the review count near the fold, taps size, taps buy, and is out of checkout in a minute. Neither shopper thought about the theme they were using. That is the point. Two storefronts, rebuilt in place, on the same platform, and the DTC conversion rate more than doubled inside a year.

A wholesale buyer opens the reorder cart on a Tuesday and the case count is already right. A consumer shopper on the other storefront taps into a product page at eleven at night, sees the review count near the fold, taps size, taps buy, and is out of checkout in a minute. Neither shopper thought about the theme they were using. That is the point. Two storefronts, rebuilt in place, on the same platform, and the DTC conversion rate more than doubled inside a year.

Kerafactor rebuild scorecard: 1.44 to 3.08 percent conversion rate, +176 percent orders, +78 percent revenue, 47x program return

Two storefronts underperforming the brand behind them

Kerafactor runs two storefronts on Shopify: a DTC site for consumers researching hair regrowth and a B2B site for dermatologist offices and clinician distributors reordering. Both were underperforming the brand behind them. The DTC conversion rate sat at 1.44 percent, roughly half of what a well built store in this category should hold. The B2B channel had no experience tuned to how a wholesale buyer actually reorders, so a customer who knew exactly what she wanted still had to work for it. The goal was to fix both without the cost or the risk of a platform migration.

The picture we drew was two tailored builds under one program. A DTC experience tuned to convert: cleaner hierarchy, faster pages, before and after imagery near the fold, review counts and clinician endorsements sitting where a first time researcher would look for them, a streamlined path from product page to cart to checkout. A B2B experience built for reorder behavior: SKU counts remembered, case sizes preset, distributor pricing surfaced honestly, wholesale reorder in one click when the interval hits. No replatform, no data loss, no downtime drama. Ongoing CRO after launch, so the sites keep climbing rather than settling at the first plateau.

Two storefronts underperforming the brand behind them

Kerafactor runs two storefronts on Shopify: a DTC site for consumers researching hair regrowth and a B2B site for dermatologist offices and clinician distributors reordering. Both were underperforming the brand behind them. The DTC conversion rate sat at 1.44 percent, roughly half of what a well built store in this category should hold. The B2B channel had no experience tuned to how a wholesale buyer actually reorders, so a customer who knew exactly what she wanted still had to work for it. The goal was to fix both without the cost or the risk of a platform migration.

The picture we drew was two tailored builds under one program. A DTC experience tuned to convert: cleaner hierarchy, faster pages, before and after imagery near the fold, review counts and clinician endorsements sitting where a first time researcher would look for them, a streamlined path from product page to cart to checkout. A B2B experience built for reorder behavior: SKU counts remembered, case sizes preset, distributor pricing surfaced honestly, wholesale reorder in one click when the interval hits. No replatform, no data loss, no downtime drama. Ongoing CRO after launch, so the sites keep climbing rather than settling at the first plateau.

Kerafactor DTC and B2B storefronts rebuilt in place on customized Shopify and Shopify Plus themes
Kerafactor DTC and B2B storefronts rebuilt in place on customized Shopify and Shopify Plus themes

Two builds in place, then continuous refinement

Both storefronts were rebuilt on customized Shopify themes without migration, and a CRO retainer picked up the day after launch to keep the conversion curve climbing.

The DTC theme was rebuilt around a first time researcher and a returning buyer at once. The product page carries the review count, the before and after evidence, the peptide chemistry, and the clinician endorsement without shouting any of them. The cart and checkout were tightened so a buyer decided in one place. On the B2B side, a wholesale storefront was built from scratch on Shopify Plus, with login redirects that keep a professional buyer out of consumer flows, saved case sizes, and one click reorder pegged to the account's real cadence. After launch, the CRO retainer ran continuous tests on hierarchy, page speed, and the small copy choices at the moment of decision, and both sites kept climbing month over month. Orders grew nearly six times faster than traffic. That gap is the experience doing the work.

Two builds in place, then continuous refinement

Both storefronts were rebuilt on customized Shopify themes without migration, and a CRO retainer picked up the day after launch to keep the conversion curve climbing.

The DTC theme was rebuilt around a first time researcher and a returning buyer at once. The product page carries the review count, the before and after evidence, the peptide chemistry, and the clinician endorsement without shouting any of them. The cart and checkout were tightened so a buyer decided in one place. On the B2B side, a wholesale storefront was built from scratch on Shopify Plus, with login redirects that keep a professional buyer out of consumer flows, saved case sizes, and one click reorder pegged to the account's real cadence. After launch, the CRO retainer ran continuous tests on hierarchy, page speed, and the small copy choices at the moment of decision, and both sites kept climbing month over month. Orders grew nearly six times faster than traffic. That gap is the experience doing the work.

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Our approach brings marketing, experience, and retention into alignment so each stage of the journey performs with greater precision. Reach out and begin your journey with us.

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