CASE STUDY · SHOPIFY ECOMMERCE
Shopify store for Ste. Emilion Church Goods
A long-established church goods supplier, serving parishes since 1992, with a Shopify storefront built for a specialized catalog and the rules that come with it.
- Client
- Ste. Emilion Church Goods
- Platform
- Shopify
- Services
- Store design, catalog, shipping setup, ongoing care
01 / THE CHALLENGE
What they needed
Church goods are not a typical online catalog. Many items are made to order or ship directly from specialty vendors, sacramental wine can only be sold to parishes, religious organizations and clergy, and customers need to find the right vestment, vessel or statue quickly in a large, specialized catalog.
02 / THE SOLUTION
What we built
- A refined Shopify theme with a reverent, image-led homepage, clear catalog and brand navigation, and staged draft themes so changes could be previewed before going live.
- Product discovery improvements: organized collections, improved product galleries and dedicated collections such as Correlative Appointments.
- Shipping rules for vendor-shipped and freight items, including an acknowledgment customers must accept at checkout when shipping is quoted after purchase.
- Special-order items stay available to purchase instead of showing “sold out,” and wine sales follow the store’s eligibility and delivery rules.
- Ongoing care: catalog and pricing updates, policy wording and analytics reviews.
03 / THE OUTCOME
Where it landed
- A storefront that matches the store’s long-standing reputation with parishes and clergy.
- Clearer shopping for made-to-order and vendor-shipped products, with fewer surprises at checkout.
- A dependable, ongoing partner for updates as the catalog grows.
