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Cartwright & Butler

Lilo delivers a stunning Magento-powered eCommerce website with responsive design, elevating Cartwright & Butler’s global brand and driving sales.
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Founded in 1981, Cartwright & Butler is a UK-based specialty food brand renowned for its handcrafted preserves, biscuits, and hampers, rooted in English teatime tradition. Their nostalgic, high-end products create magical gifting moments, making Lilo’s expertise in eCommerce and responsive design the perfect fit to showcase their global appeal.

Cartwright & Butler partnered with Lilo, a leading UK web design agency, to create a modern eCommerce website that reflects their tradition and innovation. Following success in Australia, Japan, and the US, they needed a mobile-friendly platform to engage discerning consumers and streamline product management.

Lilo delivered a Magento-powered solution with a unique hamper calculator, robust analytics, and luxurious design, earning accolades for their creative approach.

Lead Time: 30 Weeks
Sector: Food & Beverage/Retail
Target Type: B2C
Demographic: Food Enthusiasts, Gift Shoppers, Aged 25-65
Website Goal: Enhance brand visibility, boost sales, improve UX, and streamline inventory management
Services: eCommerce Website Design, Responsive Design, UX Development, Web Design, Magento Development, SEO Optimization
Technologies: Magento, PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript/jQuery
Awards: UK eCommerce Awards – Best Food & Beverage Website, Web Excellence Awards
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Outdated Platform Hinders Global Reach

Cartwright & Butler’s existing website struggled to convey its brand and expand globally, leading to several challenges:

  • Dated & Non-Responsive Design: Failed to reflect premium quality and deterred modern consumers, especially on mobile.
  • Complex Navigation: Confusing menus resulted in a poor user experience, negatively impacting conversions and increasing bounce rates.
  • Limited eCommerce Features: Lacked essential tools for efficient sales and inventory management.
  • Poor SEO Visibility: Low rankings for key terms restricted organic traffic and brand exposure.
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Luxurious eCommerce Design

Lilo’s design team collaborated with Cartwright & Butler through workshops to capture their nostalgic brand essence.

Using InVision, we crafted wireframes featuring a luxurious aesthetic with high-resolution product imagery and a warm color palette evoking teatime tradition.

Usability testing refined layouts to ensure a premium experience across devices, while the elegant design elevated brand appeal, driving an 85% increase in goal conversions and reducing bounce rates with a visually stunning interface that resonated with gift shoppers.

Intuitive UX for Seamless Shopping

Lilo’s UX specialists redesigned navigation with clear menus and step-by-step purchase flows, guided by user journey mapping.

Interactive call-to-action buttons and smooth transitions were tested via A/B testing to optimize the path from product discovery to checkout.

The intuitive UX enhanced engagement, driving an 85% increase in goal conversions and supporting a 103% rise in organic traffic by creating a seamless shopping experience that encouraged users to explore and purchase with ease.

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Scope:

  • InVision Wireframe Prototypes
  • Web Development
  • Web Design
  • Bespoke CMS (.NET)
  • UX Optimization
  • Advanced Filtering Options
  • Automated Report Publishing
  • Google Analytics & GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Browser Compatibility Testing

Resources:

  • 1 x Lead Designer
  • 1 x UX Designer
  • 2 x WordPress Developers
  • 1 x .NET Developer
  • 1 x Front-End Developer
  • 2 x Back-End Developer
  • 2 x SEO Specialists
  • 1 x Quality Assurance Tester
  • 1 x Project Manager
Hamper Calculator for Personalization
Lilo developed a bespoke hamper calculator, allowing users to customize gift baskets with preserves and biscuits.

Interactive product selection logic was coded, with usability testing ensuring clarity and integration with Magento for seamless checkout.

Stakeholder feedback refined the tool’s design, resulting in a unique feature that increased conversions by 30%, boosting an 85% goal conversion rise by offering a personalized, engaging shopping experience unmatched by competitors.
Magento Admin Interface

Lilo customized Magento’s admin interface, creating intuitive dashboards for product and order management.

Streamlined inventory updates and multi-user access were tested, with training provided to Cartwright & Butler’s team.

Regular audits ensured compatibility with Magento updates, cutting management time by 40% and supporting a 92% direct traffic rise by enabling rapid product updates and operational efficiency for their global eCommerce operations.

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Google Analytics and eCommerce Tracking

Tracking Integration

Our eCommerce team implemented GA4 and Google Tag Manager, tracking product views, add-to-cart actions, and purchases. Custom dashboards provided real-time insights, integrated with Magento for unified reporting. Monthly reports guided marketing optimizations, fueling data-driven campaigns that increased engagement by 25% and supported a 103% organic traffic increase by enabling targeted strategies to enhance user interaction and drive sales.

Lilo implemented Google Tag Manager alongside GA4 to track user interactions like add-to-cart events and form submissions. Social analytics for campaign insights were configured, integrated with Magento for comprehensive reporting. Monthly dashboards provided actionable data, optimizing engagement by 22% and supporting a 72% user increase by enabling precise marketing adjustments based on user behavior, enhancing the overall eCommerce experience.

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Comprehensive SEO Audit

Lilo’s SEO specialists audited site structure, keywords, and competitors using SEMrush, identifying high-value terms like “luxury hampers UK.”

Content gaps were mapped, and GA4 benchmarks were set to track progress, informing a tailored strategy for global visibility.

The audit drove a 103% increase in organic traffic, enhancing search rankings and laying the foundation for sustained growth in Cartwright & Butler’s online presence.

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Poor Website Architecture
Our team addressed the site’s poor architecture, which caused slow load times and hindered search engine crawling.

We restructured the Magento platform with a flat hierarchy, optimizing URL structures and improving page depth for easier navigation.

Sitemap updates and robots.txt refinements enhanced crawlability, while performance tweaks reduced load times, supporting a 72% user increase and contributing to a 103% organic traffic rise through a more efficient, user-friendly site structure.
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Post-Launch Results

Lilo’s eCommerce and responsive design solution transformed Cartwright & Butler’s digital platform:

  • +103% Increase in organic traffic, driven by SEO enhancements
  • +92% Increase in direct traffic, reflecting stronger brand loyalty
  • +85% Increase in goal conversions, fueled by seamless UX
  • 90% positive feedback, with users praising the site’s elegance
  • 20% increase in repeat purchases, driven by personalized features

Lilo’s expertise in eCommerce and responsive design delivered a stunning, user-friendly platform that elevates Cartwright & Butler’s global brand. The website has boosted sales, traffic, and engagement, cementing their reputation for specialty foods.

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