How WIRO Helped Dutch Barn Vodka Increase Subscriptions Through Customer Experience Optimisation

Overview

Dutch Barn Vodka is a premium British vodka brand co-founded by comedian Ricky Gervais, combining quality craftsmanship with a distinctive brand personality. As the business looked to grow its direct-to-consumer offering, it wanted to improve the customer journey, increase subscription uptake and create a more intuitive shopping experience.

WIRO partnered with Dutch Barn Vodka to conduct a comprehensive customer experience audit before developing a strategic optimisation roadmap. The project focused on refining the end-to-end eCommerce journey, with particular attention given to subscriptions, product discovery and Product Detail Page (PDP) performance.

Client Objectives & Growth Goals

Dutch Barn wanted to optimise its eCommerce experience to support subscription growth and improve the overall customer journey.

The project's objectives included:

  • Conduct a comprehensive Customer Experience (CX) audit.
  • Develop a prioritised optimisation roadmap.
  • Improve navigation and site signposting.
  • Enhance collection pages and product filtering.
  • Redesign Product Detail Pages (PDPs) and buy boxes.
  • Increase subscription conversions.
  • Create a more seamless customer journey across the Shopify store.
Challenges

While Dutch Barn had established a strong brand identity, there were opportunities to improve how customers discovered products and progressed through the purchasing journey.

The audit identified several areas where navigation, collection pages and Product Detail Pages could be refined to reduce friction and better support subscription purchases. The objective was to create a clearer, more intuitive eCommerce experience while encouraging more customers to choose the subscription option.

WIRO's Approach & Process

WIRO began the project with a comprehensive customer experience audit, reviewing the existing eCommerce journey and identifying opportunities to improve usability and conversion.

Using the findings, we developed a prioritised roadmap that guided the implementation of key customer experience improvements.

CX Audit & Roadmap

Our audit outlined a series of recommendations designed to strengthen the eCommerce experience, providing Dutch Barn with a clear roadmap for optimisation before development work began.

Navigation & Signposting

We reworked the site's navigation and signposting to help customers browse the store more easily and discover products with fewer points of friction.

Collection Pages & Filtering

Collection pages were refined with improved filtering and clearer product organisation, creating a more intuitive browsing experience.

Product Detail Page & Buy Box Optimisation

We redesigned key elements of the Product Detail Pages, with a particular focus on the buy box and subscription experience.

The improvements made subscription options more prominent and simplified the purchasing journey, encouraging customers to choose recurring purchases over one-off orders.

Results Achieved

The customer experience improvements delivered measurable growth in subscription performance.

Key outcomes included:

  • Comprehensive customer experience audit.
  • Prioritised optimisation roadmap.
  • Navigation and signposting overhaul.
  • Improved collection pages and product filtering.
  • Product Detail Page and buy box redesign with a focus on subscriptions.
  • +51.8% increase in subscriptions, supported by the customer experience improvements and the "Win Ricky Gervais Tour Tickets" subscription incentive.
Increase in AOV
Increase in LTV
51.8 %
Increase in conversion

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