The Fako Bijoux transformation
Fako Bijoux is a Dutch online store offering a wide range of watches, jewelry, gift packaging, accessories, and supplies for creative DIY projects.
Our work with Fako Bijoux started with a code review of its existing Magento store. The store was up and running, but the team wanted a clear picture of the platform’s technical health, its potential risks, and the scope for further development.
The review showed that the foundation could be improved in several areas. That led to a broader partnership: beyond advising, Cream took over technical management and modernized the store step by step.
A code review goes beyond the code
A code review looks at more than individual lines of code. We examine the entire technical foundation of a Magento store, including its structure, security, performance, extensions, and maintainability.
Fako Bijoux’s store worked well day to day, but its technology hadn’t kept pace with the company’s ambitions. The existing frontend left room to improve both the user experience and performance. On top of that, Magento updates and security patches weren’t being applied on a regular basis. The conclusion was clear: the existing environment needed to be modernized and better maintained.
Stabilize first, then modernize
The code review didn’t end with an advisory report. Cream took over technical management of the store and immediately tackled the most important findings.
Our first priority was getting the technical foundation in order. We cleaned up the existing environment, investigated errors and vulnerabilities, and updated the Magento installation.
With that in place, we moved on to modernizing the rest of the platform. That order mattered: new features and a modern frontend only deliver real value when the environment underneath is stable, secure, and maintainable.
A new foundation with Hyvä
Together with Fako Bijoux, we decided to move to Hyvä, implementing Hyvä Theme, Hyvä Checkout, and Hyvä Commerce. The store gained a modern, clean frontend, a user-friendly checkout, and more ways to manage content, navigation, and merchandising efficiently. The result is more than a fresh look. It’s a strong technical foundation that lets Fako Bijoux keep developing its store faster and more easily.
Moving fast in short sprints
We split the project into four one-week sprints. Rather than a lengthy development process, we focused on targeted improvements that delivered results fast.
Alongside the technical migration, we made several functional improvements, including:
- Tiered pricing for more flexible price structures
- Related products to boost cross-selling
- Improved product imports for more efficient management
- Redesigned menu structure for clearer navigation.
Each of these changes makes the store look better, but more importantly, makes it work better for both shoppers and the team behind Fako Bijoux.
Building on a strong foundation, together
Our work with Fako Bijoux started with a code review, but it soon grew into a step-by-step effort to upgrade the store and get it ready for the future. From modernizing the technical foundation to building new features, every improvement had the same goal: a store that performs better, is easier to manage, and has room to grow.
That’s exactly how we like to work at Cream. We don’t just advise from the sidelines. We get involved, help set priorities, and make the improvements ourselves. Fako Bijoux’s store now runs on a modern, stable foundation, and we’ll keep building on it together. After all, a good online store is never finished. It evolves with the ambitions of the brand behind it.
