Steve Madden: Shopify Plus Storefront
Shopify Plus storefront development for a leading fashion DTC brand, custom theme architecture, complex catalog UX and enterprise delivery standards at a Premier Shopify Plus agency.
- Role
- Shopify Lead Developer
- Client
- Steve Madden
- Timeline
- May 2024 to Jun 2025
- Type
- Shopify Plus · Custom Theme
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Steve Madden: Shopify Plus Storefront
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Overview
Shopify Plus storefront development for a leading fashion DTC brand, custom theme architecture, complex catalog UX and enterprise delivery standards at a Premier Shopify Plus agency.
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The challenge
Deliver a high-performance, maintainable Shopify Plus theme for a complex fashion catalog, multiple templates, strict brand UX and enterprise quality gates.
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My role
- Owned theme architecture across homepage, product, collection, cart and checkout extensions
- Led modular Liquid structure with reusable sections and performance-first assets
- Coordinated implementation with engineers and client stakeholders
- Code reviews, development standards and production readiness
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What I built
- Custom Shopify Plus theme architecture and production templates
- Reusable section and snippet library
- Checkout and theme app extension integration points
- CI/CD pipeline for theme deployment
Modular Online Store 2.0 architecture, metafields and metaobjects for structured content, Shopify Markets for localization, PIM/DAM integration and CI/CD for theme deployment.
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Technology
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Outcome
- Production Shopify Plus storefront with performance-optimized custom theme (90+ Lighthouse on optimized builds)
- Localized storefronts via Shopify Markets
- PIM and DAM integration across PDP, PLP and extension surfaces