Peak-traffic pressure
The platform needed stronger scalability during major sales events and seasonal demand spikes.
Case study · Ecommerce migration
A faster route
from SFCC to Shopify.
An end-to-end ecommerce migration designed to improve speed, handle peak demand and give Fahrrad.de a more flexible foundation for customization, integrations and continued online growth.
The modernization goal
Replace platform friction with a commerce foundation built for momentum.
Fahrrad.de required a more scalable ecommerce platform to improve website performance, manage major sales-event traffic and create greater flexibility for future digital commerce growth.
AFA Technologies migrated the storefront from Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify, covering platform implementation, storefront structure, product presentation, checkout workflows and critical system integrations.
Platform diagnostic
What was slowing the commerce journey?
The existing environment created constraints during high-demand periods and limited the team’s ability to move quickly. The migration needed to resolve customer-facing performance issues without disconnecting the operational systems behind the storefront.
Slow page experiences
Homepage and product-listing load times affected browsing speed and conversion opportunities.
Restricted customization
Limited flexibility made ongoing storefront enhancements and commerce evolution harder.
Connected operations
Payment and order-management workflows had to remain integrated through the transition.
Interactive migration route
Five coordinated stages. One controlled platform move.
Select a stage to see how the migration progressed from platform analysis to a connected Shopify storefront.
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Assess the existing commerce environment
Review the SFCC storefront, performance constraints, customization limitations and operational dependencies that had to be protected during migration.
Solution pillars
A Shopify implementation shaped around speed, flexibility and connected execution.
The program combined ecommerce platform modernization with conversion-focused storefront work and the integrations required to keep transactions and order operations flowing smoothly.
SFCC to Shopify migration
End-to-end transition of the ecommerce storefront to a more flexible and scalable platform.
Performance-focused storefront
Homepage and product-listing improvements designed to reduce loading delays and speed product discovery.
Checkout and conversion experience
Commerce workflows aligned to make browsing and purchase completion smoother for customers.
Payment and OMS integration
Connected payment processing and backend order flow within the new Shopify environment.
Connected architecture
A new storefront without a disconnected backend.
Shopify became the central commerce layer while payment processing and order management remained connected to support smoother transactions and operational continuity.
Customer layerResponsive storefront
DiscoveryHomepage & product listings
ConversionCheckout experience
ShopifyCommerce core
TransactionsPayment provider
OperationsOrder management system
GrowthFuture enhancements
Performance lab
Faster pages create more room for conversion.
Performance improvements were prioritized across the homepage and product-listing experience, helping customers browse products faster and move through the purchase journey more smoothly.
Homepage performanceA streamlined first touchpoint built to load faster and support high-volume campaign traffic.
Measured resultHomepage and product-listing load times reduced by 40%.
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Delivery process
Modernize the platform without losing sight of the customer journey.
01
Audit platform and performance constraints
Identify the scalability, speed and customization issues affecting the existing storefront.
02
Define the Shopify migration blueprint
Map storefront structure, product presentation, checkout flows and system dependencies.
03
Implement the responsive storefront
Build a performance-focused Shopify experience across homepage, listings and purchase touchpoints.
04
Connect payment and order operations
Integrate the payment provider and OMS to support smooth transaction and backend order flow.
05
Optimize for traffic and conversion
Prioritize speed, peak-demand resilience and smoother browsing to strengthen ecommerce performance.
Success metrics
A stronger ecommerce engine, measured in speed and commercial performance.
The migration created a faster and more adaptable Shopify storefront, improved conversion performance and strengthened the operating foundation for future ecommerce growth.
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Faster page loads
Reduction in homepage and product-listing load times.
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Higher conversion rate
Conversion improvement recorded after migration.
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Online sales growth
Increase in online sales revenue.
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Lower cart abandonment
Reduction in cart abandonment rate.
Peak traffic handled without downtime
↗Shopify connected with payment provider and OMS
⛓Move to a faster commerce platform
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