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Kit&Kin, ToMyBaby & Temanovelart

A Multi-Brand E-commerce Transformation: From 12-Second Load Times to Lightning-Fast Performance

100 Performance
100 Accessibility
96 Best Practices
100 SEO
9 days
Record Delivery Time
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Magento 2
Hyvä Theme
Hyvä Checkout
Liquid Framework
Performance Comparison

Core Web Vitals & Performance Metrics

Google's Core Web Vitals metrics are essential to measuring the quality of user experiences. See how our implementation transformed the site's performance scores.

Before

First Contentful Paint (FCP)
Core

Poor - Delayed first paint

1.1s
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
Core

Poor - Delayed loading of main content

12.3s
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
Core

Poor - Unstable, shifting interface

0.87
Total Blocking Time (TBT)

Excessive main thread blocking

90ms
Speed Index (SI)

Slow overall experience

21.1s
Overall PageSpeed Score: 9/100

After

First Contentful Paint (FCP)
Core

Excellent - Instant first paint

0.4s
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
Core

Excellent - Fast content rendering

0.7s
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
Core

Excellent - Perfect layout stability

0.002
Total Blocking Time (TBT)

Zero main thread blocking

20ms
Speed Index (SI)

Extremely fast visual progression

0.6s
Overall PageSpeed Score: 100/100

* Core Web Vitals are Google's user-centric metrics that measure real user experience

Good
Needs Improvement
Poor

Before
Score: 9/100

PageSpeed score before optimization

After
Score: 100/100

PageSpeed score after optimization
Performance Improvement
+91 points

Performance in Action

See how the optimized platform delivers rapid performance across all pages and interactions

Business Results

Years of accumulated technical debt resulted in a platform with 203 third-party modules—many outdated or redundant. We conducted a comprehensive platform optimization: removed 170 problematic modules, rebuilt critical custom functionality with modern code standards, and migrated all three brands to Liquid Framework. The outcome: a complete transformation in just 9 days—from 12-second load times to sub-second performance that immediately generated a 50% increase in orders.

New website launch: September 2025

20x faster

Speed Improvement

From 12.3s to 0.6s load time

100

Page Score

Improved Google PageSpeed Insights score from 9 to 100

50%

Orders Increase

Client noticed a 50% increase in orders

511 to 39

Requests Reduced

Page requests dropped from 511 to 39

13.2MB to 2.4MB

Weight Reduced

Total page weight dropped from 13.2MB to 2.4MB.

9 days

Delivery Time

Record time transformation - just 9 days.

Magento 2
Hyvä Theme
Hyvä Checkout
Liquid Framework

Before vs After See the dramatic transformation in performance

From 12s load time to instant performance with perfect PageSpeed scores

After
After: 0.7s load time
Before
Before: 12.3s load time
Hover to see before & after

See the Difference

The new implementation delivers a faster and smoother experience for users.

"After 10 years of declining performance, LiquidLab delivered a comprehensive platform transformation. They eliminated 170 problematic modules, rebuilt our custom functionality to modern standards, and delivered three high-performance websites in just 9 days. Our customers immediately noticed the improvement, and our orders increased by 50%. This exceeded our expectations."

— Kit&Kin / ToMyBaby / Temanovelart

Project Summary

Three distinct brands operating on a single platform. Over a decade of accumulated technical debt with 203 third-party modules created significant performance challenges. We transformed this multi-website business in just 9 days, optimizing load times from 12 seconds to under 1 second with perfect 100/100 PageSpeed scores—resulting in a 50% increase in orders.

Real-world performance validation: Successfully demonstrated at a festival with approximately 15,000 attendees under challenging network conditions—proving reliability under demanding circumstances.

Comprehensive optimization: Reduced page requests from 511 to just 39 while preserving all products and functionality. Decreased total page weight by 82%—from 13.2MB to 2.4MB.

Advanced image optimization: Achieved 70-80% compression without quality degradation. Product images optimized from 55KB to 8.3KB each.

Business-critical improvement: Transformed a platform with significant load time issues into a high-performance solution that delivers instant response across all interactions.

Multi-Brand Platform Excellence

Three established brands unified on a single, high-performance Magento instance—managing over 25,000 unique products with consistent performance across all touchpoints.

Kit&Kin: Premium eco-friendly nappies, natural skincare, and certified organic baby wear for conscious parents

ToMyBaby: Curated selection of premium kids products, perfumes, professional hair care, and cosmetics

Temanovelart: Complete kids lifestyle destination—room décor, educational toys, feeding essentials, and pregnancy care products

Unified infrastructure: All three distinct brands powered by one highly-optimized Magento instance running Liquid Framework

Enterprise integrations: EuPlatesc.ro and Mollie for payments, Cargus for shipping logistics, Algolia for instant intelligent search

Visual Showcase

Explore the transformation across all three websites

Kit&Kin Homepage

Kit&Kin Homepage

Optimized for performance

Kit&Kin Product Listing Page

Kit&Kin Product Listing Page

Optimized for performance

Kit&Kin Product Detail Page

Kit&Kin Product Detail Page

Optimized for performance

Our Approach A strategic platform transformation that modernized 10 years of accumulated technical debt into a high-performance multi-brand solution in just 9 days.

1

Comprehensive Technical Audit & Analysis

Conducted thorough technical assessment of the existing platform—identifying 203 modules, with 170 contributing to performance degradation. Documented all business-critical functionality to ensure complete feature preservation during transformation.

2

Strategic Optimization & Code Modernization

Systematically removed 170 redundant modules while rebuilding essential custom functionality using clean, optimized code. Updated remaining dependencies to current standards and best practices.

3

Liquid Framework Implementation & Multi-Brand Integration

Deployed Liquid Framework across all three brands, maintaining full business continuity while achieving significant performance improvements. Integrated enterprise payment systems (EuPlatesc.ro, Mollie), shipping logistics (Cargus), and intelligent search (Algolia)—all optimized for optimal response times.

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